8/10 Good
Keith
Traveled with family
Oct 2, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A superb location for seeing Biarritz on foot. It is in a quiet town centre square (virtually no cars) with sea views from balconies.
If driving into Biarritz there is a public underground car park just a few yards away. The airport is as close as it could be (20-25 euro taxi fare) but the train station is surprisingly quite a long way (15 -20 euro taxi fare) although plenty of buses.
It does not feel like a 4 star hotel - the first impression of the ground floor is very dark - it was evidently refurbished 10 or so years ago to a style that may have been popular at the time. The dining room is only open for breakfast and the tiny gym probably rarely used. No bar or lounge. Both face the square so when you first arrive It almost seems the hotel is closed. We only ever saw a friendly receptionist who again is hidden away. This feeling is not helped by the tiny lift and narrow commonways (on second floor) needing a new carpet but our room itself was absolutely fine. We had a junior suite - just a large bedroom with settee but on the corner of the hotel so had a door onto the front balcony (sun in morning) and side window which at last gave a feeling of space. Shower room and wc both ok, in fact the shower itself was excellent. Kettle, coffee pod machine, fridge (no mini bar) all ok. All seemed clean as did the room.
Having seen a lot of bad reviews we went with trepidation but the hotel suited our needs due to wonderful location - close to restaurants, beach and little harbour
Keith
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024