Regina Hotel

Great hotel right in the middle of Avignon, situated right at the beginning of the pedestrian zone leading up to the Palais des Papes on a quite busy shopping street. Staff is incredibly friendly, I felt immediately welcome and "at home" for the time of my stay. Even though I was hesitant to believe previous reviews, breakfast really is just perfect, a buffet of everything you'd wish for. You should definitely go for it if you plan to stay there! It's offered in a cozy breakfast room, and staff there is also very attentive and helpful. My room was to the back of the hotel, so likely somewhat less noisy than the front-facing ones. Facilities were good, and cleanliness was impeccable. I also enjoyed a lot all the little details they put in place when preparing the room (e.g. artful folding of the towels, nicely arranging the curtains). Wifi was also good, even though speed quite varied across the day. One thing I learned when checking in was that there's a small (unadvertised) rooftop terrace, which you can use 24/7. It only comes with two chairs and a table, but has gorgeous views over Avignon up to the Palais des Papes. Sunrise is a great time to check it out! Overall, I'd highly recommend staying at this hotel!

It were only minor things that could get improved. While the view from my room was nice over trees and onto a nice building on the opposite side, there was some ventilation machinery below my window, which made a buzzing noise 24/7 -- which might not appeal to everyone. Also, the room isn't overly spacious (which was fine for me, though). Some parts of the room seem to have fallen in disrepair lately: the toilet paper holder was broken (and half of it was still hanging on the wall), the lid of the water boiler was broken, and the closet door was missing entirely.