LA DIMORA HÔTEL & SPA ^{* * * *}

This should have been a five star review as this hotel is a gem. Beautiful architecture and furniture, tasteful art and decorative touches, immaculate landscaping and lovely open spaces. Our room was well appointed and comfortable, and very quiet – slept like a baby.
However, their restaurant is a disaster. Overly long and complicated menu, many dishes, many ingredients. Was May, not high season, so only two other couples dined that evening. I wanted a simple garden salad to start, which they could not do (a first for a French restaurant) so I skipped the first course in anticipation of my 330 g côte de veau. My wife had the tuna tartare, while the fish was fresh the flavor was completely lost to other ingredients, tasted raspberry sauce more. For her main she had the seafood pasta, which came out as a dark unidentifiable sludge over noodles, vague unpleasant fishy flavor. It was like they mashed and boiled a week of leftovers. She could not finish it. And my veal came out not au pointe but overcooked gray, dry, and clearly much smaller than advertised – I know what 3/4 pound of steak looks like. My guess is this was the old stinky piece of veal that needed to either be thrown away or cooked thoroughly, and the chef guessed that the American would not notice the difference. Very wrong, I sent it back and given their three strikes, just had bread and wine.
The problem is entirely self-inflicted – the menu is too complex to keep fresh ingredients and prepare properly for so few guests outside of peak season. Fire the chef – there is no way a competent professional did not know what he/she put on that plate for me was dreck. And simplify the menu, fewer and fresher ingredients, focus on flavor vs showing off – and I would happily pay same price for the ambience. But their lack of ability or interest to serve a decent meal ruined our evening. Nearby, Cigale serves delicious traditional Corsican fare - La Dimora would do well to emulate.

Returned after a 7 year absence to find it reassuringly the same. Lovely room with small terrace - in fact the same one we stayed in last time. Very helpful & friendly staff.||It's extremely quiet & peaceful & the pool area is lovely. Dinner very good. We won't hesitate to return again.

Superbe écrin de luxe dans l'arrière pays de St Florent. Piscine e chauffée et jacuzzi entourés de verdure et bordé par un bar lounge très sympa. Chambre spacieuse et bien décorée. Personnel très agréable et très pro. Petite déception pour la restauration pas au même standing que le reste de l'hôtel. A conseiller sans hésitation pour un séjour zen et luxe.

Très belle adresse pour séjourner près de St Florent. Excellents accueil et service. Très bon petit-déjeuner avec des produits locaux.

J’ai eu la chance de séjourner dans cette magnifique maison. Un hôtel magnifique avec une superbe piscine chauffée. La chambre est très bien décoré avec du mobilier de marque. Le service est impeccable avec pleins de petites attentions. Le déjeuner était excellent avec des tops produits locaux.|Un grand merci pour cette expérience