Mercure Rochefort la Corderie Royale

We enjoyed our stay here despite travel time to the hotel being much longer than given on AA Route Finder France. We arrived hot and tired. Road access was barred from the postcode given by Brittany Ferries, so we had to first find the hotel on foot in order to get directions to the free car park. We were fortunate enough to get the last spot. Despite this rocky start we felt very well looked after. The weather was in our favour and we spent some time sunbathing poolside, we walked into town and beside the estuary, (perhaps not the prettiest of views) but the Corderoi Royale was most impressive. We loved the Nuxe honey shower gel provided in the shower, a real highlight. We had two comfortable, quiet nights here. We visited on a weekend and the hotel was extremely busy so our future trips to France and Spain will be aimed at midweek breaks

Would have given 5* but on arrival we discovered that the aircon was faulty and it was 33°C+. After a long drive through Brittany and the Loire Valley, we were hot and exhausted and very unamused to be told of the issue. The reception could have displayed more sympathy, and offering to move us to a budget hotel in their chain around the corner was not really a sensible option for a long stay customer. This was not just an overnight stop and I had booked a 4*! In the end, however, it transpired that the aircon in our room came on in the evening and we were able to sleep very well. For the following days, it was switched off during the day whilst the engineers worked on the system but back on late afternoon which was absolutely fine. The reception needed better information about which rooms were affected by the serious system fault and which weren’t! The staff are all very welcoming and helpful. The restaurant menu is limited, presumably they don’t expect longer stay customers (we are staying 6 nights) but well prepared and tasty. The wine menu is reasonably priced per bottle. The room is comfortable but has a slightly freaky large portrait of a famous admiral overlooking the bed and what appears to be a colonial era plantation view behind the bed (inappropriate now??). The lighting in the room needs to be brighter as we can hardly see in the wardrobe area. The only real criticism is that the toilet is separate from the bathroom in a tiny space akin to a public toilet. There’s little room to get in and close the door behind you (ours doesn’t actually lock but not a major issue). Overall, we would thoroughly recommend - the ambience is restful and classy. The breakfast choice is amazing with lovely staff. The town is pretty with lots of history. Worth a visit.

Beautiful hotel in historical building.

Memorable experience. We stayed 2 nights and thoroughly enjoyed the environment, the setting and the quality of service.

The hotel was very nice, however our meal at the hotel dinning room was subpar. We were very disappointed in the quality of the food and the service. Someone forgot our order and we waited over two hours for our dinner to arrive. We saw people seated after us get meals and no one came to explain or apologize. Once the food arrived it was bland and cold.

Chilled Hotel Beautiful air conditioned hotel with a pool, in a great setting around the old Naval dockyard. Ideally situated to visit Royan and La Rochelle.