Très beau gîte avec une magnifique vue sur les montagnes du Mercantour ! Nous y avons passé la nuit en famille a 4. Le dîner était très bon et copieux, les chambres sont corrects avec une douche (les toilettes sont a l'extérieur). Il y a un parking et les chemins de randonnées se trouvent a quelques minutes en voiture.

Un merveilleux déjeuner en famille ! Les petits comme les grands, tout le monde a trouvé le coin sublime et on s’est vraiment régalé. La palette de charcuterie & fromage en entrée était top, les raviolis maison aux 3 viandes et aux épinards sauvages de la montagne sont les meilleurs raviolis que j’ai mangé et la pana cota vanille basilic ???? et son coulis de fruits rouges était délicieuse aussi. C’était super bon, très copieux, servi avec le sourire et sur une magnifique terrasse ensoleillée avec vue sur la vallée des Merveilles. Le Paradis !

Stunning location. Immaculate accommodations. Extraordinary service. Located way up the Gordolasque Valley near the trailhead to the Valley of Marvels, Jean-Paul's Relais is everything good I'd read about Alps trekking accommodations. I was there to dovetail some wolf-tracking with Valley of Marvels petroglyph-viewing: found both in one long day-hike, though by mid-May the upper trails were still significantly snow-covered. The hike turned into a proto-Alpine, route-finding white-knuckler. Bring a good map/gear if you're going in May. As my hiking sandals weren't fit for steep snow-traverses, Jean-Paul loaned me a pair of hiking boots (and packed me a lunch of exceptional local cheese, meats and bread) that made the higher passes accessible: barely. Crampons and an ice axe would have helped. Many of the petroglyphs, including the famous sorcerers, remained buried under snow, but that disappointment was tempered by finding several chamois (they're everywhere) wolf-kills and parallel adult/pup wolf tracks - just 30 miles from the French Riviera. Sun-burned and exhausted, after a hot shower, I was treated to as fine a four-course meal as any I've ever had in the States. I booked the dormitory sleeping option several weeks in advance, and had the dorm to myself. The entire place is spotless. 2 nights, 3 meals: 75 euros. As marvelous as it gets.