Central Hotel

No public rooftop terrace Stylishly decorated with a nice mix of the old stone building and new modern details. AC was remotely managed, so the room was very hot (it was set to 20C, but it was way more hot than that). We chose the hotel because of the location and the rooftop terrace. The location was indeed great, right next to the old parts of the town, but I was really disappointed when I discovered that there were no publicly available rooftop terrace, even though it was listed as a hotel feature.

Nearly excellent but a few little tweaks needed I really liked my room - it had a sofa for me to munch away on snacks as I watched the TV. Could have done with a mini fridge, but it did have a small safe and extra pillows. It was also clean and had enough soap and towels. Nîmes is small so the hotel is close to the tourist bit and across the road from a carrefour. It is getting a weee bit away from the station. But there were a few downsides. The man on reception didn’t speak English, which is fine (I’m not one of THOSE people) but he claimed to not understand my French. My French is not that bad when I’m talking phrase book and standard questions: I got a questioning look when I asked for plain coffee, which I had to elaborate as with no milk or sugar, for breakfast and again when I asked for a glass of tap water. Trying to establish whether I’d settled my bill in full when I checked out was a bit of an ordeal. I had no idea what was going on. The other downside for me was, I’m afraid, the other guests. It’s a very small hotel and people have to take the stairs as there’s no lift (another point to bear in mind if you have any luggage that’s remotely heavy, because you’ll need your own muscle power). For some reason, all the other guests seemed to bellow as they climbed the one or two flights. No idea why. Be quiet people. To be fair, the hotel is also at fault about this, as they need a few little posters here and there asking everyone to be more considerate and make less noise. Nearly excellent.