Domaine de Peretti Della Rocca

We had dinner at Spartera, the table d'été of the Domaine. The setting was gorgeous and merits the highest marks, it was wonderful to eat watching a lovely sunset over the vineyard. The cuisine sadly confirmed - and it was my fifth trip to the island - there is not a single place where you can have decent meal in the whole of Corsica. And of course it was completely overpriced. Service was very poor, with the usual susceptibility so typical of the locals. Food was bland, poorly cooked, appallingly presented - some of it barely edible. And don't even think of criticising anything as you may well run into trouble, the locals are so sensitive you would hardly believe you are the customer. This actually easily explains why Corsica must be the worse place for food in the whole Mediterranean: since the locals don't accept criticism, they never improve. It is a bit like the local charcuterie which they insist on serving with skin or rind attached and in the thickest possible cuts - inedible to all civilised humans except probably the proudest Corsican shepherds but…. you are supposed to love it! Since it is, after all, a vineyard I can say we tried a few wines on offer and would pick Jules as the ok wine from the estate. Nothing to write home about. Certainly not worth the detour. To summarise: setting 9/10, service 2/10, cuisine 2/10, value for money appalling - absurdly overpriced. A place ideal for stopover glass of water.

Nous sommes arrivés et repartis de nuit, donc il ne nous est pas possible de vraiment donner un avis sur les extérieurs. Par contre, nous avons logé dans une bergerie - nous étions 5 - et c'était très agréable. La décoration des pièces, le confort des lits, le fait que chaque chambre avait sa propre salle-de-bains ont été très appréciés par tous. Et enfin, la cheminée où nous avons pu faire un feu était, comme le dit l'expression, la cerise sur le gâteau. Nous nous y sommes tout de suite sentis très à l'aise, détendus. Nous avions également la vue sur la terrasse et la piscine. Nous avons été accueillis par le propriétaire qui était très sympathique et d'une grande disponibilité. Nous y retournerons très cetainement.

Hotel di una bellezza stratosferica. Potresti stare seduto a guardare le vigne per ore. Merita il viaggio sicuramente per la bellezza dei luoghi ed il gusto negli arredi. Le camere sono molto belle ed ampie. Note negative: l ristorante non è all'altezza del luogo, la cena è stata mediocre, inoltre la colazione, in un albergo di quella categoria e costo, dovrebbe essere inclusa (peraltro il prezzo della colazione è veramente alto per quanto viene offerto). Un vero peccato, altrimenti sarebbe un posto perfetto. Per il resto nulla da dire.