L'Escale Plage

The hotel was perfect for what we were looking for. It was right on the sand. We could hear the waves at night from our bed. The only problem was no A/C....we requested a corner room for the cross breeze but that didn’t help it was still hard to sleep. We would go back it’s beautiful! Just bring a fan 😁

I thought long and hard about this review. There are so many negatives that I could write about the property: it's hot, very hot! No air con and no fans. Our first night we thought we were going to die! The rooms and furnishings are very basic, the shower area could do with re-configuring to make it more usable.For us, it brought to mind a Butlins holiday camp and that's not a good thing! However... The location is unbeatable, just steps from the beautiful beach and an easy walk to some fabulous restaurants. Oh, what an amazing feeling to go for a run each morning and then jump into the cooling sea! The sound of the waves to lull you to sleep is just fantastic. Breakfast is good value and the staff are friendly and helpful. So, improvements could be made, it could have a big makeover and be an amazing place. But then, we almost certainly wouldn't be able to afford to stay in it so don't change!

Nice hotel, very clean and tidy. Staff very attentive and helpful. Breakfast very good. Pool area and pool itself fantastic. Slight walk of say 25 minutes downhill to the town and beach area - probably would recommend a car - plenty of parking available at hotel.

The really great thing about the place is the location, literally right on the beach. Walking to the quaint town centre of Algajola takes 6-7 minutes along the beach or on the road. Right at the railroad crossing near the entrance to the "hotel" there is a small convenience shop where you can get fresh bread in the morning. From Algajola rail station you can catch the train to Calvi and l'Il Rousse. The accomodation consists of rows of prefabricated concrete (or a similar material) huts with minimalistic interior. The essentials, bed and bathroom where very good and everything felt very clean. The door to the room leads directly outside, stepping on sand immediately. Making sure to brush the sand off your feet and regularly sweep the floor with the supplied broom is an important routine to keep the room tidy. There is a ceiling fan, but no air conditioning. However, if you keep the shade down on the single window, the room kept remarkably cool though the sun was out all day and outside daytime temperature exceeded 30 degrees C Each room has a small shaded porch with a table and chairs. There is a reception and a breakfast room, where you can choose to buy a basic continental breakfast. We preferred to make our own breakfast on our porch. The receptionist and cleaning staff where friendly and efficient. Due to the wonderful location I would definitely recommend the hotel, but you have to accept that accomodation is pretty basic. A few notes on the negative side There where no cupboard or pegs to hang clothes on. This could easily be added by the hotel and would make the room more practical No A/C, but as mentioned, it was not too warm

a few feet from water, nice sea breeze and teh noise of waves ! it muts be hot in august in the prefab for the window is small and opens just a narrow space, there is a ceiling fan: rooms are clean and simple, no tv, but NOISY with loud foreign tongues ! each bungalow has table and chairs but too close to neighbours:people sort of camp there, bringing stuff from cars and vans but no kitchen: I LEFT BECAUSE OF NEIGHBOURS