Van der Valk Hotel Saint Aygulf

The main big disappointment and what was not clearly indicated during the booking is that the resort does not have its own beach area - you have to go to a public beach or pay for a private beach - we had to pay for towels and beach beds each day (€.5 per towel per person per day and €30 per person per day for the beach beds). The room was clean, parking available on the premises, which was great. The beach view was ok not a full sea view - it was through the side of the building . The room had soap and shampoo but not hair conditioner - we had to go buy it from the supermarket. They only give a bottle of water per person for the first day, remainder of the trip we had to buy water.

Hotel was very nice overall. There is also parking place belonging to the hotel, which is very convenient.

I don’t even know where to begin. This hotel was a disaster from start to finish. First of all this hotel is in the small village that has a “nursing home” vibes.. you’ll spend 2h on the bus to get places.. The “breakfast” — if you can even call it that. Nothing remotely decent, just a depressing display that made me regret waking up. Then came the front desk staff, which felt more like a scene from a psychological thriller than a hospitality experience. The person checking us in was unhinged — rude, aggressive, talking in circles, and snapping at basic questions. I’ve never encountered such erratic, unprofessional behavior in my life. And as if that weren’t enough, I was hit with multiple hidden charges. Fees that weren’t mentioned at booking, random “service” charges, and some made-up tax I still don’t understand. When I questioned it, the staff gaslit me like I imagined the original booking confirmation. Total scam energy. This place is chaotic, stressful, and a complete ripoff. I left more exhausted than I arrived. Do yourself a favor — spend your money anywhere else.

Been before, and will visit again! Friendly staff, great location, breakfast filling, restaurant exquisite!

We have stayed at the hotel 3 or 4 times before and have already booked for next June/ July 2025. Only minor thing was the shower pressure seemed lower than before.

We had a wonderful three night stay in May. We had a seaview room on the fourth floor (it was accessible so larger than average). It was excellent and well worth the extra money for such a beautiful view. I had read the reviews and knew what to expect about the hotel. I was pleasantly surprised. It's listed as 3 stars on the booking sites, but I think the hotel class is actually 4 stars. It doesn't have many amenities which I think is why it comes out as 3 but I've stayed in 4 star hotels which aren't as nice. Breakfast is as I would have expected. Nice enough and a reasonable selection. You cook your own eggs which I liked, as I'm quite fussy about how I have them. I found that on the Thursday and Friday the room was quiet, but on the Saturday night, there were two weddings in the hotel and you could hear the music until gone 1 am. However, I was well prepared with earplugs, and I never needed them because the noise wasn't enough to disturb me. I loved the 12pm check out and tolerated the 4pm check-in. I think the hotel would accommodate an early check-in if you weren't waiting for a very specific room so I do understand why we had to wait. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Food and drinks are expensive. Three alcoholic drinks and one mocktail came to €42 which isn't unusual for the area but you can definitely eat and drink for cheaper. We didn't eat in the restaurant so can't comment on the food beyond breakfast. We had a lovely stay and I was sad to leave.

As always, Van der Valk lived up to it’s expectations

Amazing breakfast and view, problem there is no bar. You have to go into restuarant and carry your drink yourself to a lounge that is full of families and children playing games. Need to let part of the restuarant be for cocktails before dinner service.

Nice, high quality, great service!

Good clean hotel with

Great room. Great food. Great service . Lovely view

We stayed for one night as part of a road trip in the south of France. Staff were friendly and helpful and spoke excellent English. Maps of nearby sites were great and roman ruins in this area are interesting. Easy to drive into St Tropez or St Maxime from here in a much quieter setting. Clean room with very nice bathroom.

Great location. Great staff. Wonderful affordable.

The hotel staff are professional and helpful. The rooms are clean and nicely remodeled and the hotel grounds are beautiful and well kept. My only complaint is the noise. We could hear everything going on outside our room. The mornings we were woken up by other guest talking or the maid service vacuuming and cleaning rooms at 8 a.m. We were on the first floor and our friends were up on a higher floor and they did not experience the noise level that we did. Overall the hotel was great for the value.

Good quality 4 star Dutch chain hotel. friendly staff. Good buffet breakfast. Room on top floor with large private balcony with sea/marina view. Good car park at rear of hotel.

We only stayed at this hotel for one night and thank god. Upon arrival we were told our room wouldn’t be ready until 4 (even thought our reservation said 3), we asked the hotel to look after our luggage. We were then told to take our own luggage to a room round the back. We have stayed at a lot of hotels, the staff are always more than happy to help. Not in this case! After 4 o clock and going to the room we were greated by the fire alarm. No one seemed to care and let it continue. Turns out it was because our neighbours had had a shower with the door open. What the hell!? Once in the room we discovered how horrendous it was! Completely outdated, dark and dingy with nowhere to move - I had actually paid extra for a better room too!!! I couldn’t wait to get to sleep and move to our next destination, the hotel couldn’t move us even though I had asked. Horay, the morning came. I packed straight away and went to breakfast. This was shocking. No staff to greet and sit you. No staff around at all! You have to cook your own eggs! The hotel did offer us free breakfast as compensation however I wouldn’t have paid the €13 per person they were asking for anyway. There was hardly anything there and far too many people cramped into one little corner of the room. I would rate this hotel 1*

Great for the beach with its own beach bar. As in their pics. Very nice. Hotel itself is basic 4 star. Nice restaurant too. Worth it. Yes.

Good all rounder. Easy to get to, plenty of parking and it looks like the rooms have been refurbished fairly recently. The hotel is close to a lovely sandy beach and there are also places to eat there too.

After a long drive from st Malo we were not greeted with a polite good day, how was ur trip, please enjoy ur stay, need anything ask.. nope just here's ur room keys, there's a map of area & to get instructions for the 2nd car park or hire bikes was awful & we didn't find either as they don't speak good English. You get 1 bottle of water on ur 1st night only ! The chandelier in our tiny over priced room was way too low and me and my husband kept banging our heads it was positioned on the right side over the bed. The bathroom needed re plastering as the ceiling was coming away. The private beach was a joke by the side of a road under a bridge tiny and they charge u €20 for the beds !!! The only good thing about this hotel was the restaurant attached to it, the staff in there were excellent the food was superb. I got a friendlier welcome at our stop over at the Novotel in Bourges! It doesn't take much to be courteous and if u can't be then don't work in the hotel business !!

THE ONLY THING THAT DIDN'T PLEASE ME WAS THE DESIGN OF THE HAND BASIN IN THE BATHROOM. THE SPOUT EXTENDED FROM THE WALL RIGHT OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SINK ABOVE THE PLUG HOLE, SO IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. I HAVE THE SAME ROCA DESIGN AT HOME AND I SUGGEST THEY CHANGE THIS SPOUT FOR A SHORTER ONE. IT LOOKED AESTHETICALLY PLEASING BUT RENDERED THE SINK IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. I THINK IT'S THE SAME IN ALL THE ROOMS. THE RESTAURANT WAS PRETTY GOOD, BUT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW IF BREAKFAST WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL DAYS OF THE STAY ON CHECK-IN, WHICH ISN'T A GOOD IDEA. WE ENDED UP PASSING ON IT AND HAD COFFEE AND CROISSANT ACROSS THE ROAD, WHICH IS INCOME LOST. A MORE FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE TO THIS WOULD PAY DIVIDENDS, I'M SURE.