The hotel was delightful and public areas really stylish, nothing 'generic' about it. You're always greeted with a warm welcome. Nice inside and outside comfortable bar area. Dinner was superb, both times we ate there, very high standard food. The view is fabulous from the terrace and I found this very relaxing. We both had a massage and an hour in the spa, both were good. The room was bright, clean and comfortable. The swimming pool is an odd semicircular and I didn't enjoy it so much due to all the insects in it. The grounds are beautiful, lots of flowers. I'd rcommend the Route de Cretes and Aqua Rond in the gorge, from Castellane, as well as Moustiers. Lots of walks from Le PAlud but too hot for us.