Le Bellevue

August 2018 - 5 nights - I needed a place to stay with my 2 daughters so we rented a standard studio for 3. The room was simple, clean and spacious, the bathroom was very adequate, and the kitchen was very well equipped (2x hobs, fridge microwave, toaster, coffee machine & kettle). The mattresses are firm, we slept really well! The local buses stop outside the hotel door - both for the train station or the city centre, very handy! Finally I don't think that previous reviewers ever stayed in a 2 star hotel for this price before, expecting a 4-star standard seems unreasonable. To answer some of the negative comments here are my comments: 1) this is a small local hotel, and as such the staff do not speak English. This is not unusual or surprising that IN FRANCE, they will only speak French in a small family-run hotel. 2) price - it was made very clear to us at check in that breakfast was not included and that there is a local tax to pay per day. 3) the hotel DOES have a breakfast room. I was so annoyed to read that people expect full English breakfast. While some big hotel have been able to offer this in recent years, it is not custom to serve FEB in France, anywhere else (hence the name "continental" breakfast). 4) smoking - there was a cigarette smell in the corridor one evening. I asked the manager about this, and he explained as per regulations, the hotel is non-smoking throughout. He has slipped notes under doors and reminded customers verbally, but what else can he do? Again it is a small hotel with no impressive security staff, and he cannot turn business away... As an extra note about France, you will see many people enjoying breaking the law (while driving, smoking on train platforms etc), it is a little like a national sport!

Good private parking around the back of the hotel, just off a main street. Theres not a lot in the local area post 9pm - within reasonable walking distance anyway. The staff are helpful, however my room was cold and looked like a student bedsit. Breakfast was included in the price I paid, but it was fairly basic but welcome. I was on a euro-trip therefore only stopped here for 1 night, arriving late and leaving early so didn't get chance to investigate much about the property or the area.

Great service, nice flexible and helpful staff. No english but the french of the receptionist is easy to understand. Spacious apartment for family with 3 children was very clean and exceeded expectations for this price.