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Catastrophique ! L'hôtel est très mal insonorisé. Un évènement d'entreprise a eu lieu ce soir là (lundi soir) sans avoir privatisé l'ensemble de l'hôtel. Résultat : énorme bringue jusqu'à 1h30 du matin .... la configuration du site fait que cette soirée s'est déroulée au centre du site et les chambres donnent toutes dessus en arc de cercle dans d'autres bâtiments. Ces chambres ne sont pas du tout insonorisées (bruit des voitures du personnel certainement qui passent au pied des bâtiments...) .... pour le reste : literie, chambre et petit déjeuner corrects. à fuir donc si vous cherchez le calme

The environment is good, suitable for business trips and leisure stays, self-service hotel, the price is very cheap, and you can make some food yourself. For those who have lived abroad for a long time, they are not suitable for western food and are suitable for living!

Some strong points: the air conditioning which works quite well, the location of the residence. On the other hand, the accommodation was dirty when we arrived: I reported it to reception (windows, toilets, smell of tobacco and dusty floor!): we were told sorry we are understaffed with no other solution... And it's impossible to have a vacuum cleaner because there simply isn't one! In addition, very few accessories in the accommodation. And a few more surprises: no outlet in the microwave housing, only one very dirty pan and the swimming pool closed at the end of the stay because supposedly an organism passed through and the water was not up to standard. In short, unless there is a major renovation program, we will look for another residence if we come back to the area.

The hotel itself was ok. And the breakfast spread was quite nice. But a couple of problems: when we got to the room there was no toilet paper (or facial tissues). We picked some TP up from the front desk. Then when we went out, we put the “do not disturb” sign out. They came in anyway and remade the bed, but still didn’t bring any facial tissues. But the worst thing is we scheduled a shuttle to the nearby Vitrolles train station for 8:40. The train on Sat comes once an hour, so should have been plenty of time to catch the 9am train. Well the shuttle didn’t show up until about 8:54, and we missed the train. Tue annoying thing is I asked the front desk lady when the shuttle would arrive and she told me two minutes. If it had really been two minutes we would have made it. Or if she told me it would be late we could have walked (it’s like a 10- minute walk). Instead I’m sitting here waiting for an hour for the next train, so I figured I would write a review with all this extra time…

This hotel is very nice if you have a car to get around. Free Parking. Bedrooms fine and quiet. Good outside grounds. Reception staff all helpful. Breakfast I thought was good. Especially liked you can juice your own oranges in the morning and fresh fruit salad not tinned.

I was looking for a comfortable airport hotel to rest after a long flight and wait for my wife to join me the next day. Glad I chose this hotel for a number of reasons. The shuttle service was quick and efficient. They recognized my Hilton status, gave me a room upgrade and allowed me to check in a couple hours early which was great. The room was very comfortable and obviously had just been updated, unlike most of the other airport hotels that seem to be older. It was also surprisingly quiet, with a beautiful garden and surroundings that made me forget we were so close to the airport. I barely heard any noise and I believe the flight path makes the planes land and take off on the other side of the airport. There is also a lovely wetlands preserve right next to the hotel. The path is a bit hard to find but it's just a few feet before the entrance to the Ibis. I had nice morning run and evening stroll around the lake, something I never expected for an airport hotel. I had lunch and dinner at the restaurant and it was pretty good, though the lunch menu is extremely limited and they had nothing for vegetarians so I had to convince them to make me something off menu which they did. Dinner had a bigger menu and a couple of vegetarian choices. Food was tasty and they had a decent wine and beer menu. Prices were pretty reasonable for a hotel restaurant. Breakfast the next morning was a small buffet that covered all the basics, with freshly baked breads and pastries as one would expect in France. The service level of every person I dealt with was high. Usually airport hotel staff are rude and unhelpful but these guys were great. I will note however that the other reviews that mentioned no ventilation in the rooms were correct at least when I was there. I actually called the hotel the day before I arrived because I hate hot rooms and the receptionist assured me that the AC system was on but when I got there that wasn't the case. Not sure whether it's a technical limitation of their system or an attempt to save money but the room thermostats do nothing at this time of year. However it turned out the weather was perfect and the window could be cracked to get some fresh air so it was a non-issue for me and I was comfortable. just something to be aware of if you come on hot day and they still don't have a working AC system. All in all this place exceeded my expectations for an airport hotel and was the perfect choice for me.