Name: Les Jardins De La Madrague
Address: Ajaccio, FR
Price range: From $155

Les Jardins De La Madrague, AjaccioLes Jardins De La Madrague in Ajaccio, France has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 5 of 20 hotels we score in Ajaccio. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 3.9. Rooms from about $155 a night (cached, not a live quote).Les Jardins de la Madrague is a small, family-run three-star hotel with 16 rooms on the Route de la Canonica in Lucciana, Corsica, about five kilometres from Bastia Poretta Airport. It stands in a rural spot between the sea and the mountains, with a garden, swimming pool, tennis court and free on-site parking. Rooms are spacious, decorated in a modern style and look out over the garden, and a buffet breakfast with homemade Corsican items is served each morning. Borgo Golf Club and the Church of Canonica are a short drive away, with beaches around La Marana within fifteen kilometres. It suits travellers wanting a quiet base near the airport, though there is no restaurant on site.What stands out

Friendly family-run hotel with 16 rooms

Spacious rooms with garden views

Homemade Corsican buffet breakfast

Pool, tennis court and free parking

Watch out for

No restaurant on site

Some rooms have awkward deep baths

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