No frills but great value, location, super friendly and helpful staff. Quite loud at times due to the proximity to one of the main streets just back from the beach, be sure to keep the window closed to reduce noise. Would recommend or possibly return if on a budget in an expensive location More

I arrived in St Maxieme late in the evening after driving across France and checked into this hotel. The charge was 55 euros for the nigh,t in March, and it is designated a 3 star - so I expected a reasonable standard. However, the place was shabby with wood chip on the walls with a poor attempt to modernise and... More

Le Chardon Bleu is a great hotel in the heart of Ste Maxime. Both owners Mr and Mme Kozak are extremely nice and attentive - they greeted us at the door as we were coming, knowing exactly who we were! All rooms are air conditioned and each has a little fridge. The hotel does not have parking but there are... More

This is a great hotel, its right in the middle of St Maxime, close to the shops, markets and beach. The hotel had all the amenties you might need, when we arrived the owner was extremely pleasant. He noticed our poor French speaking and spoke in very good English to us instead (thank goodness!). Our room was fairly basic but... More

Hotel le Chardon Bleu is quite a find among "two star" European hotels. It's very clean, and has spacious rooms & bathrooms (rare in Europe). The price was also very affordable! Monseiur Kozak, who runs the hotel, is very friendly and accomodating. The 7-euro breakfast was convenient and plenty to fill us up. The location is also great-- right in... More

This is a truly nice hotel. The rooms almost all have balconies or a terrace, they are very clean and well maintained, the location is GREAT, very near the beaches and the pedestrian zone of the center, and the owners are very nice and helpful. There was a refrigerator in the room, and the room was airconditioned. Breakfast was nice.... More

We stayed in Hotel Le Chardon Bleu on June 17, 2004 and booked two rooms for one night. This is an owner-operated hotel and therefore the rooms were immacutely clean and well maintained. We usually get rid of the bedspread the first time we walked into any hotels, but in this hotel we got the clean and white afghan instead... More