Hotel in zona Espace Encan, La Rochelle

Gorgeous boutique hotel right on Vieux port making it in the heart of the buzz around the port but noise wasn’t an issue at all. Everything was accessible and within a few minutes walk. Bus from the airport stopped right outside the hotel, train station is a 5 minute walk away. Room is v small and a bit cluttered but view from the room made up for it. Didn’t have a balcony (a few rooms have) but we loved looking out our window at the buzz around the port and watching the entertainment. It was spotlessly clean and was cleaned daily. Bathroom was bright and had great lighting, a rare in some hotels where you can barely see without turning all all lights. Minibar including water, coke and iced tea included which was a nice touch. Also got a plate of macarons and a little welcome card which again was lovely. Safe also included free of charge. Beds were very comfortable and plenty of sockets to charge phones etc. Staff were wonderful and so friendly. Didn’t have breakfast as there are so many places to chose from in the city. La Rochelle was amazing and I will hopefully come back and would have no hesitation in staying in La Tour de Nesle again.

Really was a teeny, tiny room and sleeping in a cupboard describes it extremely well, having said that it was ideal for a quick one night stay for 2 adults, don’t think I would like to have stayed any longer as not much storage, but the storage they had was quite effective. The bed was large enough and very comfortable but as someone said, the mattress protector was very cheap quality and made the bed so very hot, also the air conditioning was not that brilliant but it had been in the high 30 at the time of our stay so may have been that the air con could not cope with the heat. We actually slept on top of the duvet, solving the problem of the hot mattress protector and used the bottom sheet as a cover. Ibis really could do with sorting this problem out as it is not ideal. We felt the hotel was in a quiet position, felt safe and we did not have any problems with noisy street noise or noisy neighbours. The shower was very good. Not a lot of street parking but we managed to get in and it felt quite safe to leave the car, worked out at €4 for 2 hours and free between the hours of 12-2 and 6pm - 9am in the morning, free all day Sunday. There is one delivery space that you can pull in at for 10 mins if dropping luggage off and if available, but bare in mind this is a one way street so you can not block it with your car for unloading purposes. The Verdun car park is quite close by, maybe a 5-10 minute walk and apparently only €1 for the day at the weekend. The day we arrived it was torrential rain so we were glad of the street parking. Did not have breakfast as lots of bars and boulangeries nearby. Check in and out was 12pm. The staff were friendly and helpful, they also have luggage storage. One tip, just be careful with travel adaptors, the charging points are sort of upside down behind a kind of light baffle affair and very easy to unplug your devise and leave the adaptor behind….anyone wanting one you will find ours in room 107!

Arrived after cycling in the rain for most of the day so we were a bit dirty. The reception staff were not very welcoming and made me feel uncomfortable. The secure bicycle parking was outside in the car park and not even under cover. Whilst the room was nice and the bed comfortable the shower was poorly designed. The shower cubicle was tiny and the doors opened inward so getting in and out was difficult. The vent was in a cubicle next to the shower and did not do anything to remove steam. There was black mould on the ceiling above the shower and the tiles had been painted and this was peeling off. This is a very overpriced hotel for what it offers, there are other hotel chains that offer better quality and better value for money. It is located about 1.5 kilometres from the old town and there was nothing close by.

My familycand I stayed here for a couple of nights. We are a fanily of 4 and stayed in 1 rrom The two main things going for this hotel are the secure car park and the location. The car park has decent sized spaces and is gated at night. Location: It's a 5 to 10 minute walk into the port. The beach is also walkable in 5 to 10 minutes. The staff were very friendly, too. The rooms are a bit dated. The aircon does work, but it isn’t powerful. You need to shut the curtains when it's sunny, so the aircon has a chance of keeping the room cool. The bar/restaurant is pleasant enough. The breakfast was okay but we though it was quite expensive for what it is. 18 euro per adult. One of the days we went to a local cafe and spent half as much. The toilet is on its own and has no basin or sanitiser. This means you touch 5 door handles before you can wash your hands. Yuk! Maybe we are fusy. The TV was good, decent storage and a good fridge. The room was too small for 4, really. We only slept in there, so it was no big deal. It would have been fine for 2 or 3 people. All things considered, we would stay here again.

Ottimo! Il servizio è sensazionale bene. Le camere sono pulite, abbastanza grande con piccola cucina e frigorifero. La piscina è molto mantenuta e c'è un bar in piscina. Il giorno più caldo dell'Europa, questo hotel è stato il nostro salvataggio. Abbiamo avuto un problema con l'auto il personale era super gentile e ci ha aiutato a portare la nostra auto fino al garage. Il bar è ben dotato e si ottiene anche informazioni professionali per bere. Abbiamo utilizzato il sito di benessere con sauna, sauna a vapore e massaggio. Ci sono state solo esperienze positive. Il personale è tutti in singolo modo multilingue. Ottimo! Ci piace tornare. 

Il mio hotel preferito in un recente viaggio in Francia. Le camere sono di dimensioni belle e si sentono nuovi, puliti e di lusso. Il colazione, anche se un po’ costoso, era molto buono con le uova più bellamente scramblete, e tutti gli altri oggetti che si aspettavano per un buffet per colazione. L'hotel è in una buona posizione a pochi isolati dalla cattedrale e a circa 10 minuti a piedi da tutti i bar e ristoranti acquatici. Per me, un risultato inaspettato è il 'Bunker Museum' se siete interessati alla WWII. Suggerimento: circa 12 minuti a piedi a nord è la patisseria 'Reveur de Pain' - assicuratevi di avere la giusta, perché c'è almeno un'altra patisseria che passerete Prima di arrivare lì, non si deve perdere Reveur de Pain.(Puoi anche guidare lì se hai una macchina.) Oh, sì, il parcheggio più conveniente per l'hotel è se puoi ottenere il posto all'aperto a Place Verdun. Se è pieno, puoi andare al più costoso lot interno, e poi muovere la tua macchina più tardi.