http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:21:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/21/131855/708 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Hospitalet1.JPG" class="top"><p> Cradled in the hills between the town of Narbonne and the Mediterranean beaches in France&#146;s Languedoc region, the <a href="http://www.gerard-bertrand.com/rubriqueshospitalet,hospitalet,en.html"><b>Chateau L&#146;Hospitalet</b></a> is a hotel, restaurant, winery and visitor center all in one.<p>L&#146;Hospitalet is the brainchild of former rugby star, Gerard Bertrand, who took over his family&#146;s winemaking business. The hotel has 22 rooms with rates starting at 72 euros (no meals), though some of the suites can cost upwards of 300 euros. Rooms come with satellite flatscreen televisions, a little sitting area, desk, and full bathrooms. Everything is colorful, but understated and uncluttered. The bathrooms are large for Europe, and the showers have the best water pressure in France. The only drawback is that some of the EricRosen 2009-05-21T15:54:32-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/