The name. In the centre of France, on the roof of the world, Hotel de la Plage. When I arrived, guests were embarking on a fishing trip. Curiously interesting but it is surviving, no, thriving 90 years after it was established. A hidden jewel well worth making a detour towards if you find yourself even 50km away.

I can assure you, there is nothing not to like about this hotel. I was travelling, but I could have delayed my return home to stay longer here. The owner takes great pride in design and decor during the winter months so all clients can benefit from her modern creature comforts. Her work is astounding.

It is a lovely property overlooking the river called Lignon. There is parking on the premise. It is walking distance to the main street. Nature around is very lush.

The lady manager was not the friendliest, but breakfast was prepared on time with very fresh baguette!

Hard to find but once here superb. Great helpful check in, garage for motorcycles , excellent wi fi and easy walk to centre for dinner. Breakfast good and property in first rate order, recently refurbished to a high standard and very comfortable.

Hard to say , not much could have been better, very happy , good place to stay.

Friendly staff, very nice room, very good breakfast.

Hard to navigate with a car; staff inaccessible at times. But very helpful when there.

Beautiful small hotel well maintained

Great building and location. the owners kindly let me park my motorcycle in their garage overnight. breakfast was lovely with homemade preserves and yogurt.

Very nice small hotel in Le Chambon with tons of personality. The room was super clean, breakfast fabulous and our hosts were helpful and charming. I highly recommend this place.

The shower was a bit small so a bit difficult for a big guy but a very minor thing

Kind staff. A very good breakfast buffet

Good location, calm, very friendly reception. Excellent breakfast with homemade food

Breakfast is outrageously good - local produce and some really interesting things, dinner also good. Nice views over the valley.

Staff are friendly but speak little to no English - about the same as my French. What really irritated was that the reception is not 24 hour, and there is no way to contact them. If you are catching the Lyons-Heathrow flight, for example, there is no one on reception that early (07.00) on a Sunday. I know it's out of season, and no Frenchman in his right mind would be up that early... but not making any concessions to international guests isn't a great look.