Escale Côté Sud

Nice design, good location by the beach, nice staff, nice bar with very good ice-cream.

Expensive bar, no mini-bar, small rooms.

Walked in to the cocktail bar at 10pm to be greeted like an old friend and given the key to a room that was smarter than many 5*s I've stayed in. Perfect location, with the old town and its restaurants and the beach both within a minute's walk. Apparently several years since refurbishment but it looks like just a few weeks. Couldn't be described as a 'great' hotel but thoroughly pleasant, smart, cool. A good place to be.

No parking but arrive outside 10-6 and get a free space three minutes away for the duration. The cheapest rooms are about as small as they could be, we'll try to get a sea-view one next time (and there will be a next time!)

the view from the balcony and the proximity to the beach and the town

Friendly and informativ hotel staff. ´Food extremly good. Beds is perhaps not long enough for tall people. Very nice lounge with excdellent view.

L'Escale Cote Sud is more like a boutique hotel. Our room was on the third floor beside the lift and had several unusual features - for example the bath was in the corner of the bedroom. This may seem odd but it worked fine for us. The room had a small and very nice balcony overlooking the street below. Cleaning was very good. We did not try the breakfast. The location was great, right in the centre of town. There was free parking five minutes walk away between the marie and the railway station, though this could get busy. The room was expensive by our standards, but it was the best value available in Ile Rousse for that week near high season.