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Just great to find such a lovely little hotel outside Bordeaux so that I didn't have to drive into the city and battle with the traffic and parking problems. The hotel itself is quite charming with a cobbled courtyard and private parking to the front of the building. The room was very comfortable with all the necessary accessories of ensuite shower room and loo, internet and cable TV. The restaurant is just charming and cosy and I didn't feel awkward dining on my own. Imaginative menu - I had skewers of scallops in a coconut and lime sauce with julienne of vegetables - just delicious. The cheese platter was served on a slate and was a perfect end to a light meal. The staff were friendly and attentive and all in all I had a very pleasant nights stay on my long journey up to the channel ferry of Caen.

We picked this hotel because it has a spa, and we had planned a relaxing couple's weekend. Little did we know that the spa needs to be booked in advanced as it is not exclusively for hotel guests, we rocked up sfter breakfast expecting to be able to use it but it turned out to be fully booked. I would not have minded it too much, if it wasn't that I asked for the opening times at the main reception the night before and there was no mention of the requirement to book in advanced. Breakfast was overpriced and the quality of the sausages and bacon was poor. My local greasy spoon serves a full english for around £5 and their product is superior in every way. The pastries were nice though. If all you want is a continental brekky, I suppose it would suffice, but presonaly I wish we had taken a walk to any nearby café instead... if only we had known that we could not go to the spa right after having breakfast. The room was clean, heating/air conditioning worked as it should and we had a sea view. The beds (twin beds) were confortable and the first night we slept very well. The second night there was a wedding celebration at the hotel restaurant and I was woken up by screaming drunks a couple of times. The staff treated us very well and were very helpful and pleasant to talk to, ceratinly an assets to the hotel.

The Hotel is nicely situated in a fairly quiet residential area and next to a lovely grassy park adjoining the promenade/coastal path leading to the beach and main town. The Hotel does have its own car park for a charge, which is fairly typical, but even in late July when it was quite busy we were able to park for free on the road just across from the front of the Hotel or in a small free public car park a short distance up the hill. Our room was fairly spacious and nicely laid out although in general the air conditioning wasn't brilliant and we were glad that we took our travel kettle as there is no coffee/tea making facilities in the rooms (again fairly typical in Spain I believe). The staff that we engaged with were all very friendly and helpful and I would definitely stay there again.