Arbre Vert
- December 2, 2004
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Wasatch from heber ctity, Utah
Arbre Vert hotel and restaurant is a classic example of the middle range of small (22 rooms) family run French hotels. The hotel has been a family business at the same location for four generations, since 1800. There are hotels like this all over France, and if you want to ‘go native’, these are the places to do it. But Arbre Vert is a standout for this type of hotel. What sets Arbre Vert apart from the rest is it’s location in a quiet side street directly across from the town square in very quiet little village that is the most attractive little village in France.
It’s an old building, and an old hotel, although regularly renovated. Rooms sizes tend toward typical European smallness, sometimes the floors creaked, but the bed was comfy and nothing was amiss. We liked it, but we liked the Remparts, just a couple blocks away a tiny little better for the views from the rooms and the dark wood decor. However, Remparts is a bit out of the old town. It’s a short drive or just a few blocks walk, but Arbre Vert is right in the old town center, and there is a lot to be said for staying there which makes it easy to take a stroll through town,
which we do before diner, after diner, before breakfast, and after breakfast. Kayserberg is one of the great places to amble through, and it is small, so the walk is refreshing. It won’t wear you out.
It was easy to find parking just across the street. The town square, across the street from the hotel, also seems to double as the town’s main parking lot. As there is a restaurant in the hotel, a deal is offered on room and diner (half pension).
Entering Kayserberg from the general direction of Colmar, follow the main street, Rue General de Gaulle, around a sharp bend, cross the river, and the town square is on the right in a couple blocks. The main street forms one side of the square. For the Arbre Vert, take the first right hand turn marking the sides of the square perpendicular to the main street. Or, if you drive around all four sides of the square, you will come to it.
From journal Route de Vin Alsace, France