La Petite Folie

This place was just magical. Gorgeous accommodations, friendly staff, charming private garden, in the heart of one of France's most beautiful places - Honfleur. Just a 5 minute walk to the stunning harbor, I can't recommend this place enough to anyone traveling in Normandy. There is also free parking nearby if you're doing day trips.

A lovely boutique apartment-hotel in a great location with wonderful hosts. If you want to experience the heart of old Honfleur, this is the place to stay. Garden, folly and terrace are all great places to read a book and watch the world go by. Can park nearby for free - handy as town is mainly pedestrian. I strongly recommend the breakfast too - delivered in a basket to your room.

We had a large and comfortable room on the second floor. We were met by Valerie who was most helpful in explaining everything that we needed to know, including recommendations for where to eat. There is a beautiful private garden at the rear with a little tea house - hence the name 'La Petite Folie'. This was rather more expensive than we would usually pay, but justified by the exceptional quality of the accommodation. The bedroom has some kitchen facilities built-in, but I doubt that many people use them. Our only minor gripe was that our room ('Michel Serrault') had no shower, only a bath with a shower hose.

We stopped off at La Petit Folie for one night. It was about a 30 minute drive from Le Havre in a really lovely location. We were fortunate enough to have the lovely room at the top. It was very nicely decorated and had lovely automatic velux windows and blinds and was bright and airy. There is really good air con/heating. The bathroom had Rituals shampoo and body wash which was a lovely treat. Very comfortable bed and there is a little kitchen in the room.

Wow. What a find. From the initial communication, to the friendliest of welcomes by Valerie, this superb boutique hotel shows that great things come in small packages! Our room (the Claude Monet) was beautifully furnished and well equipped for a short stay. Make sure you make use of the lovely tea room and terrace lounge chairs in the delightful gardens. The hotel is only 5 minutes walk from ample free parking at Boulevard George V, a 2 minute stroll to the heart of Honfleur and a pleasant 15 minute walk to the beach (where there is a lovely little beach bar and restaurant).

I cannot rate this place highly enough! From arrival to departure the whole holiday was gorgeous. The building and our apartment (we stayed in Charles Baudelaire room!) was so pretty and stylish, with lovely details and furniture. The bed was super comfy and kitchenette perfect for cooking - though we mainly ate out at the BILLIONS of restaurants and cafes in Honfleur! Location was also brilliant, you could come in the garden entrance (the garden was lush and felt so secluded and peaceful!)- which overlooked the public park, with the sea behind that, or you could come in the street side entrance, which led you immediately onto a cobbled pretty side road with shops cafes and restaurants further up going into the harbour itself! Apartment was cleaned daily which was a bonus, and you can order breakfast to your room (continental). We had shuttered windows and curtains which were great for blocking out light for sleeping, and when the windows were closed it was silent. I was worried about noise at night, but we slept with the windows open as there was very little noise past 10pm (and I’m a light sleeper!) - and you can always close the windows and have the fan on instead. Valerie and Sucro who run the place were brilliant and so friendly. I can’t rate Valerie’s cakes highly enough- which she bakes daily. We also enjoyed the little orangery in the garden where you can sit and chill out and have coffee/tea or sunbathe on the loungers up there! All in all, we thought it was one of the best places we’ve stayed, they’ve thought of everything, and really good value for money. We WILL BE BACK!