3-Star Hotels in Montpellier

The room was as spacious as advertised. Bed area separate from living area. Small bathroom but the good thing was WC and bathroom were separate. Compact but fairly well-equipped kitchen also completely separate from living area. Room was at the side of the building so only view was over a lane way, at least there was a nice balcony. Covered market over the road had pretty much everything needed for self-catering, including one of Montpellier's best wine stores. Close to CBD but not ideal for walking, fortunately the tram is right outside, frequent and inexpensive. Staff were quite good. But some simple requests weren't able to be met (eg. I asked for an extra pillow but there were none available). OK, but didn't feel quite as well looked after as we might have hoped.

All aspects were good. The location was good, close to the central train station and three tram stops away. The hotel was clean and the staff was friendly. Except for the last night when the door card didn't work.

Suite à une mauvaise expérience il y atout juste 1 an (chambre 111 qui était déplorable), la direction du groupe nous avait dédommagé de 30€...à dépenser dans un Campanile. Nous avons donc choisi de tenter 1 an après l'expérience dans le même hôtel en se disant que peut être cet hôtel se serait amélioré...Mauvais choix! Nous devions y loger 14 nuits. A notre arrivée, nous avions reçu la chambre 106 qui était, il est vrai, relativement correcte. Sauf qu'au moment de se doucher, nos serviettes étaient trempées...suite à une fuite de la chambre du dessus. Le mur était imbibé d'eau et ruisselait sur la moquette de la chambre. Nous l'avons donc signalé à la réception (merci Caroline pour votre gentillesse et votre réactivité) et nous avons pu, le soir même, changer de chambre. Nous allions immédiatement le regretter...étant revenu tardivement d'une ballade, nous avons changé de chambre vers 22h pour la chambre 15. Les mots me manquent pour décrire cette chambre : insalubre me paraît le plus juste, moquettes tachées et sales (si vous marchez pied nus, vous les retrouverez noires dans la baignoire), odeur nauséabonde dans la chambre, climatisation en panne, signes religieux tailladé au cutter sur la tête de lit et le summum en dessous du lit...des cafards! Ça a été de trop pour nous et nous sommes donc retourné pour la nuit dans la chambre 106 puisque nous n'avions pas encore rendu la clé tout en le signalant à l'accueil de nuit qui ne trouva mieux d'autre à dire que ”désolé”. Évidement, la climatisation de la chambre 106.etait elle aussi tombée en panne. Bref, nous avons annulé dès le lendemain matin les 12 nuits restantes et nous ne remettrons plus jamais les pieds dans un Campanile. Malgré un mail envoyé à la direction de l'hôtel le 15 août, ce département n'a même pas pris la peine de nous répondre ne serait-ce que pour s'excuser. Bref, lamentable et il faudrait revoir le mode d'attribution des étoiles car 3 étoiles pour des chambres répugnantes est juste un scandale. (Toutes les photos sont bien entendu disponibles).

I really liked my experience at the Royal Hotel. The room was very beautiful, spacious and finely furnished. I found a bit difficult that there was no WiFi and the signal on my phone was so low that was impossible to load even social networks. For this reason, I worked from the lobby with my computer. It’s a nice and quiet space. I appreciated also the tea and cookies that were offered in the afternoon in the lobby. The hotel is conveniently located next to the train station, restaurants and a supermarket.

The room was super noisy, lots of doors banging in the morning, and I guess everybody in the rooms above me was wearing stiletto heals on the wooden floors in the early morning hours! Impossible to have a late relaxing morning. The staff was super friendly, with one exception: With my loyalty card I am being offered a free drink. I ordered a beer and the bar tender was about to pour it, when his supervisor barged in and she said ”if he doesn't pay he only gets a small one !” How pathetic is that ? Breakfast was ok and the bed, as always in Ibis, super comfortable.

We stayed here on a whim after rerouting our trip. We did not know much about the area, but wanted to be near the city center. Montpellier is a university town with a very vibrant college crowd. This hotel is an easy walk to the main sights in Montpellier and to some great restaurants. The room had a great layout, was very comfortable, and with the option of a decent breakfast offering. We had a car and parking was available on site, which was wonderful after some of the parking issues we had elsewhere. Would not hesitate to recommend.

The hotel was lovely and the facilities were great. Our family had enough room to be comfortable and everything was clean and tastefully decorated. The location was perfect for travellers with the the main train station across the street and trams in front of the hotel, travel couldn't be easier. Even with transport right there we had a great night's sleep due to the double glazed windows.

The taxi from the Gare St Roche to the hotel took 20 minutes and cost 20 euros. (We later walked back to the station which was only a kilometre away) We arrived at the hotel at 1pm hoping we may be able to check in early. Instead we were advised to store our luggage at the hotel as check in was not until 4pm. This was deflating as it was a really hot day. There was little empathy shown by the staff. We checked in after 4pm and were advised what was prohibited plus a deposit of 250 euro was required. This was surprising as we were only staying for 13 hours. The room was ok with a tiny shower that was difficult to move in, a small kitchenette and 2 single beds pushed together. Staff were friendly but inflexible. The rate was reasonable but factor in taxi & public transport costs. Walking down the corridor to the room requires going through 4 or 5 doors where the lights go on after you go through the door and the earlier lights go off. It is eerie and reminded me of the kid in The Shining. Not a bad hotel, but not customer focused and a bit far from the centre of a very ordinary town.

The location is really great...on a quiet street in pedestrian part of town adjacent to Place de Comedie, but only 3 minutes walk from the Garage de Comedie. So it was easy to get to after parking and so nicely situated that we didn't take our car out during the 3 days we stayed there. We could walk everywhere in Montpellier to enjoy the sites, and had many many restaurants to choose from in Place de Comedie. The room and everything in it were very nice, bed super comfortable, and helpful staff.

This is not a fancy hotel. Nor is it like most of the Best Westerns you've encountered. The furnishings and finishings are dated (definitely) and maybe even a very tiny bit threadbare here and there. BUT ... I loved staying here. It was clean, quiet; the people are nice, and it's small enough that you absolutely will get treated as a human being and not an account number. The building is charming. The street is charming. The nearby restaurants and other businesses are great (Visit Le Panier D'Aimé around the corner). And there is nothing but good things to say about Montpellier's old city centre. We would not stay anywhere but here while in this city. We are here frequently and have tried apartment rentals etc. This is the best. BTW, if you arrive by car, the public parking, a few steps away on Rue Foch and opposite the enormous Cour d'Appel, is not only convenient but reasonably priced (be aware (1) that the pedestrian entrance to the garage is tricky to find if you don't realize that you must take the stairs which are located across the street (Rue Foch) from the automobile access. The stairs descend into an opening in the plaza in front of the Cour d'Appel. Down those stairs there is an elevator to the garage, and (2) when you exit with your car, you will find yourself popping out in an underpass, below the Rue Foch and Arc de Triomphe and onto the underpass section of Blvd Prof Louis Valleton--disorienting if you aren't expecting it, because your nav system will not wake up until you get out from all of underground and underpass environment. I would rate this hotel a '5' except that I realize it gives an impression of being a bit 'down-market.' On the other hand, the rates are very reasonable; Voilå! An extra dinner out! Another 'BTW': our room was on the back, overlooking the courtyard and Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, which was nice ... you could ask.