Hôtel Au Lion D'or

I arrived for a concert having gotten lost and having to abandon my plan to stop in Sèes and was very hungry. The night before I had no dinner as in the town all the cafes and restaurants were full. Maybe it was because I was hungry but can you imagine at 3:45 on a Sunday afternoon being welcomed in and offered what the proprietors were having as it was closed? A great glass of white wine and a large plate of various classic salads. I love pickled beets salad (with a touch of cream) and grated carrot salad and it was one of the best I ever had along with the egg, ham and gherkin potato salad... they even brought water for my dog - and asked if everything was okay... okay? It’s a tidy spotless place and the food is home made, delicious and very fresh and prepared to high standards - simply done but light and delicious but it was the reception and kindness of the proprietors that made it five star. They could teach a lot of five and six star hotels that I have stayed in about hospitality and then some.