Ibis Saint-Dié-Des-Vosges

We have just spent 5 nights in north & east France in 5 different hotels, all of ‘apparently’ similar quality and the comparison has been quite interesting. Of the 5, two were Ibis Hotels charging considerably more than the Campanile chain, but you do get a larger room for the money. However regarding facilities they’re probably not much different and the extra £35 a night wasn’t worth it. This hotel is in a convenient location close to the town, but parking on the main road was a bit hit and miss, though there was a public carpark a hundred metres or so along the road. The size of our room was reasonable but the tiny window made it feel dark and claustrophobic and it definitely smelt of smoke! There was no door catch of any kind on the ensuite door so it wouldn’t stay in the closed position and maintenance was needed on the shower hose to stop water leaking out everywhere. However lots of towels were supplied. Disappointingly there were no tea/coffee making facilities. We found the memory foam topper to the mattress hot and uncomfortable. Overnight there was a lot of noise from the stairwell, corridors, the road outside and from neighbouring rooms, indicating the building was probably of a metal frame construction. A change to room doors that close quietly without the need to slam them would be of HUGE benefit. The breakfast buffet was reasonable but we didn’t sample the restaurant food in the evening.

Chambre confortable que se soit en été ou en hiver. Excellent petit déjeuner avec du choix personnel très aimable

Nous avons logé pour une nuit dans cet hôtel. Il y avait de la moisissure (voir photos) dans certains coins de la chambre. Nous avons passé une mauvaise nuit car la chambre donnait sur la rue et nous entendions tout ce qu’il s’y passait, isolation phonique totalement absente, nous entendions tout ce qui se passe dans l’hôtel. Seuls points positifs : ménage impeccable et un accueil très sympathique en arrivant. Et le petit-déjeuner est bien.