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This review is based on the hotel being a 4* spa hotel. It's more like a 3*. Based on the price and rating, it falls short of what you pay for & what you get. The location is excellent - best in the area and there is no competition, so for that, it's worth it's 4*. It's well staffed and most staff are helpful & attentive. We had lunch on the terrace on a sunny day, and the service then wasn't the best. Different waiters came each time, so they didn't know who had ordered what. Usually in France we notice they always do and that's what sets French service apart from others. Not the case here - the wrong dishes were brought, there was some confusion and the sharing dishes we did order all arrived at different times. It was rather lacking and felt disjointed. We had to ask for drinks twice and that was also confusing. We had breakfast every day. Decent enough - but the layout of the breakfast, especially in the corner where the bread and jams were made it congested there. They have the guest reception/greeting desk in the same corner, rather than right at the door as you enter, so it was rather confusing for those on their first day, wondering where the staff member was. A simple rearrangement would solve this. We had the best room - the suite. Usually, I'd expect some extra items in a suite, like complementary drinks, fruit - I've even had reserved tables at breakfast, reflecting the premium price of a suite (especially in high season). There was nothing. Each day we had to ask for the water to be replenished and there was nothing else in the fridge. There was tea/coffee but no milk. We could have asked for milk from the bar. Remember this is a suite in a 4*... on the ferry over, in their premier cabins, we had better service. It left me wondering where the extra money (and it was a lot) went, other than a bigger room. The room was nice. The toilet was very small, though and getting in and out takes careful planning as the door opens inwards. Astonishingly - there were no USB ports in the room. The 3* budget hotel I use for work has these, as did the basic cabin on the ferry over, but none here. I do have an adapter but did't imagine I'd need it in a hotel of this level, so left it behind. This can easily be solved. Charging phones/cameras became a chore. The view was nice, but the windows are very small and narrow. I had to stoop to see the view, or sot down and stretch up. The spa was OK. The steam room wasn't working for a while and I couldn't find any staff for some time. Someone else reported it, but it never returned to proper service. It had been OK the previous day. They do let children in the spa, which is something I'd change. A spa is supposed to be a place to relax and putting up with other people's children is often not conductive to that. In summary, it's a pleasant hotel, with nice staff and I would stay again if in the area, however, for the price and rating, it does fall short. I wouldn't bother with the suite.

This hotel was so ideally situated to visit the Normandy beaches. We had a room with really tall windows that actually opened and overlooked the Ocean. The room was recently remodelled and super clean. The hotel managers/owners were really helpful and gave great suggestions on how to organize our day trips. The main street of the sweet town was just 2 blocks away and we were able to rent bikes to enjoy the bike/walking path that run along the shores from town to town. Oh, and the hotel breakfast and cocktail bar was great!

A beautiful discovery Visiting family, discovery of this pretty little cocoon Charming hotel, very clean Stay in renovated room 12, immaculate comfortable bedding and feeling of being in a cocoon above the sea street with exterior decorations and double beds balconies A real bubble of air The owners very welcoming the breakfast is fresh and complete I will come back and thank you again An address that deserves to be known

Ask for ground floor room because the upstairs rooms haven’t been renovated. The toilet didn’t work and it was old and tired looking. Room 31. We asked to be moved. Room 2 is great. Good value. Excellent restaurant next door for lunch and dinner. Hotel has very nice staff. Breakfast excellently presented. Even decaf coffee! Nice little pool and place to rest in garden. Loved our stay for five days.

In all my years in the travel industry, I have never experienced anything like it! Myself and a colleague arrived at the hotel from a Brittany Ferry service from Portsmouth at about 4.00pm and found reception had closed and entry to the hotel not available as the doors were locked. The only way to access ones room was to obtain a code from using the bank of machines in the pre-lobby area instructions for which were mainly in French. The system would not accept the '*******' reservation number and you had to speak to a remote 'Help' centre who found the reservations and gave you their own 9 digit reservation number which you had to input and then use the debit card machine again in the porch area to pay for the room in full. Once you had completed this onerous task you were given a second 6 digit number which allowed you to open the door and access the hotel. This same code was used to open your room door. All very complicated and annoying with a queue of other ferry travellers behind you. The rooms were VERY basic with linoleum on the floor and no soap in the washbasin area of the bathroom. There was no restaurant and the only positive thing was the buffet breakfast the next morning. B&B Hotels are apparently a chain of over 300 properties and given the dreadful check-in experience, both myself and colleague said we would avoid ever using B&B Hotels Group in the future.