It would be a real shame if the long running HC series were to come to an end, but based upon the evidence of this instalment in the series, it would appear so. The tracks do not flow well, the song choices curious (but not interesting) and the usual slick appeal has been lost.
I am under no illusions that the marketing behind the Hotel Costes compilations has sold its chilled out 'frenchness' to me very well, and the Hotel Costes series has kept me entertained and chilled for over a decade, but unless the series can return at least to the standard of instalment 11 and earlier, then perhaps it is now time to hang up the 'decks' and perhaps leave us with the Number 2 - Number 12 legacy intact.