Best Western Hôtel du Lavarin

Hotel description

Best Western Hôtel du Lavarin is situated in Avignon, one km (half a mile) from the TGV train station and 2.5 km (1.5 miles) from the ramparts, the Palais des Papes and the Pont d’Avignon.

The Best Western Hôtel du Lavarin offers comfortable and air conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi access. There is secure parking, bike rental and babysitting services upon request.

The hotel’s garden has olive and plane trees, and a private outdoor swimming pool. Breakfast and other meals are served with the taste of Provence, in the restaurant, patio or garden.

There is a bus stop opposite the hotel to easily transport you Avignon's historic centre. Gorges of Uzes, the Pont du Gard and Le Mont Ventoux are a 30-minute drive away. Friendly staff can also arrange a local tour operator for you.

• 3.8/10 Kenneth Mature couple

  port elgin, ontario, Canada
  November 4, 2011

  No heat in room. Expensive breakfast.room phones cut off in evenings.

• 5/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  Jersey
  September 22, 2011

  Rooms were noisy, you could hear people in the rooms all around using the wc. Poorly built new extension to the hotel. £15 taxi ride in to the city as the hotel is a bit way out of the city

• 6.3/10 Georgios Young couple

  ATHENS, Greece
  July 28, 2011

  Nice and quiet location, luscious breakfast.

  The staff did not speak english, no elevator, high prices for water and beverages, the bathroom and the window curtains did not work properly.

• 8.3/10 Anonymous Family with older children

  U.S.A.
  April 29, 2011

  The upgraded double room with pullout sofa was small but remodeled and clean. We were pleased it was 100% non-smoking. Staff was very kind and helpful.

  Small rooms. Should include breakfast for the price.

• 7.1/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  September 20, 2011

  The garden and pool for relaxing after busy days sightseeing

  Neighbourhood around hotel

• 7.9/10 Dorothy Group of friends

  Mt Lawley, Australia
  September 20, 2011

  This Hotel supplied our needs for the one night we stayed. We were on a quick journey through France as part of a much longer european tour.

  We were not familiar with the city or the railway stations and therefore picked the wrong hotel for the railway station we came in at however, it was good for the station we fom which we left.

• 9.2/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  U.S.A.
  September 19, 2011

  Front desk lady had a great attitude and was very helpful Gated location with the nice quite park, good food, and easy parking was a top seller for the very crowded Avignon.

  If you don't have a car, this is not a good location since you need a taxi to go to city center and taxis are very scarce in Avignon to my surprise. One night we waited for almost 40 minutes to get a taxi to come back from the historic town to the hotel. This is not a reflection on the quality of the hotel, just on its location.

• 7.1/10 Greg Family with older children

  Rosemere, Canada
  August 20, 2011

  The staff was excellent - very helpful.

  The room need to be refreshed. The air conditioning system was not able to keep the room at a comfortable temperature level.

• 8.3/10 Christine Mature couple

  Sidcup, Kent, United Kingdom
  July 31, 2011

  Good for visiting Avignon. Nice pool and gardens. Clean, small & friendly. Rooms well designed. Staff helpful and supportive. God value for the city visit and the right kind of location for us, it being a reasonable walk from the hustle and bustle of the city and the off festival. Easy for getting onto major roads for day trips out by car. It was like having a 2-centre holiday.

  Dinner menu small and inflexible.

• 6.3/10 William Mature couple

  Wellington, New Zealand
  July 30, 2011

  The hotel is secure, within gated grounds. It has a dining-room offering breakfasts (expensive) and night dining indoors or either on the terrace or in the gardens. It has a lovely swimming pool which is secured by child-proof fencing, with lounging plenty of pool-side furniture.

  The rooms boasted "Air Conditioning" but we found it poor, and were unable to get it cool enough for sleep. The room was also very small with barely enough room to leave a bag open. The small bathroom had a shower over the bath, but no safety (grab) rail.

• 7.5/10 Shuyuan Young couple

  SHANGHAI, China
  July 25, 2011

  the room is big among french hotels, and it is clean,the facilities are good

  the hotels has two floors, you need to carry baggage yourself by climbing the stairs;the biggest diadvantage is location,it is too far to center ville,we can only visit center ville and have dinner there by taxi,it costs 10 euro each time,so the location is not convinient.

• 6.3/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  July 10, 2011

  The setting with the garden

  Room 12. glass door to the toilet is a bad concept. Should be a light over the mirror. Cupboards too shallow to take clothes. Menu was the same for the 7 days we were there.

• 8.3/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  U.S.A.
  September 21, 2011

  Le jardin is delightful and the staff extremely courteous and helpful. We stayed here our first night in France and found it very welcoming and well-situated.

• 9.6/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  U.S.A.
  September 20, 2011

  I chose this place because I was arriving late and needed to be near the train station. For this it was perfect. The rooms are a bit old but totally adequate. The public spaces were really nice. It is kind of in the middle of nowhere, kind of suburban office space or something (not sure). But you turn into the gate and it is like a little oasis with a nice lobby, very good restaurant, and really nice pool area. I never made it to Avignon proper and not sure how it is in terms of proximity but for practicality of the train station I love this little place.

• 9.6/10 Terence Young couple

  Ossining, U.S.A.
  August 10, 2011

  Very easy access to highways and tgv station. Easy access to Reception from parking lot and to rooms. Staff very friendly and helpful; spoke very good English. Published menu doesn't offer good option for a simple, light meal or breakfast, but staff was happy to accommodate us with pricing option.

  For our needs, location was ideal. However, some travelers might prefer closer proximity to historic city center.

• 10/10 Harold Group of friends

  Bedale, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
  August 7, 2011

  the hotel was clean and tidy - the rooms were spotless and quite spacious. The staff were friendly and helpful, the location was within an easy taxi ride of the TGV station. In all, an excellent hotel.

  Not having a lift was a minor irritation but we were only on the first floor so this was not too inconvenient.

• 9.6/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  July 5, 2011

  The staff were very friendly and welcoming and took a personal interest in us. Our room was beautifully laid out, very clean and again very welcoming. The food, especially dinner, was very good, and imaginatively presented. There was a good bus service into Avignon which we were happy to use. It was also nice to escape the city in the evening and relax in the hotel.

  We were disappointed that, although bbc World was listed as one of the channels on our tv, we were unable to access this. Otherwise no other complaints!

• 9.6/10 Sam Mature couple

  Bradenton, U.S.A.
  April 27, 2011

  The manager and staff were very helpful allowing us to stay an extra day in a deluxe room (very nice!). All the staff were very friendly and considerate of our very limited French. The breakfasts and one dinner we had at the hotel were excellent. The facilities are modern well designed, and well kept. I would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to experience wonderful French hospitality.

  The only drawback was distance to town but the bus (#3) runs frequently and a cab is only a few Euros.

• 9.6/10 Isack Group of friends

  Kiryat Uno, Israel
  October 23, 2011

  Hello The most modern hotel with parking arranged in an inner courtyard. The design of the rooms very nice large rooms and spacious. Very good relationship very gracious guests. Lobby design is very pretty too. In short recommend this hotel.

  The only thing that bothers is the distance from downtown but you have a vehicle distance is not an issue

• 8.3/10 Jennifer Group of friends

  Southampton, United Kingdom
  October 6, 2011

  The garden and terrace plus helpful staff

• 9.2/10 Robert Mature couple

  brunswick, Australia
  October 3, 2011

  Staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is spotlessly clean and very comfortable. There is a lovely pool and garden area which the restaurant overlooks. Meals were very enjoyable.

  We thought the breakfast at 14 euro was a bit overpriced; it was nice but not out of the ordinary.

• 9.2/10 Normand Mature couple

  Ile bizard, Canada
  September 29, 2011

  Staff very nice and helpful. Free parking, coffee maker and fridge in room. Very very nice room!!! Breakfast expensive but very good (great selection). Free wi-fi in room working very well.

  We had to take the car from the hotel to Avignon (only a few minutes) but it is always nice not to have to pay for a parking...

• 8.3/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  September 6, 2011

  Well thought out operation with properly trained staff and good facilities.

• 10/10 Lewis Mature couple

  Portsmouth, United Kingdom
  September 3, 2011

  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It was very convenient for bus routes (Avignon has an excellent public transport system with very friendly and helpful drivers) and being a little way out of Avignon was peaceful and relaxing. All of the staff were friendly, helpful, spoke excellent English and made our stay a very happy one. The hotel was very clean, the swimming pool excellent and the food we had was very good quality. We would recommend this hotel to anyone. Well done Hotel du Lavarin

• 8.8/10 Dave Family with older children

  Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy
  September 2, 2011

  Hotel Staff were excellent. The pool was ver nicde. The location was good.