Domaine Gaogaia

The hotel itself is lovely. The room was cute and clean. Not as much grounds around the hotel as I expected. The pool, the main reason I booked the hotel was closed. It did not say on the website the pool would be closed when I booked my stay. The hotel and restaurant seem to have a disconnect. It seems that the restaurant is more important than the hotel. Having to book reservations for meals at the restaurant a month prior to arrival was annoying as when exploring a new place you want to have some flexibility in when you want to eat. I booked a lunch for the Sunday I was there and the day I arrived I received an email that the menu had changed and the only option for lunch was a four course sharing type meal for 49 euro. I cannot eat a four course meal for lunch. I asked if there was any way they could accommodate 1 person and just one dish. No, not possible. I did not have a car so asked if there were any restaurants within walking distance open. They gave me directions to a small village about a 20 min walk away. Walk to town thru a field get somewhat lost but whatever find it eventually. NOTHING is open in this village because it is Sunday. They could have let me in on this small point! After waking around for an hour trying to find anything open I headed back. During my walk back an elderly man asked if I needed help and then ended up trying to kiss and grope me. After getting away from him I continued on my way but after many more hours than planned away from the hotel I needed to use a washroom and had to go in the field. When I got back to the hotel all I wanted to do was go for a swim and relax by the pool. Sorry it’s closed. Argh!! I was fairly rude to the staff that told me this which I feel badly about but after having nothing to eat, being accosted by a creepy old French guy and having to use a field as a washroom I was at my wits end. Moral of the story don’t stay at this place unless you have a car to drive to other places if you don’t want to eat at the hotel.