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Reviews of ibis La Rochelle Centre Historique Hotel

3 out of 5
ibis La Rochelle Centre Historique Hotel
1 Rue Fleuriau, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 108 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 156 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 352 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 352 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centre of town. Very good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philippe, Surrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is very well located and the staff is friendly and helpful. They should indicate that the closest parking is at Place de Verdun, so you can go there directly instead of getting lost in the small streets and fighting with signage that doesn’t match your GPS. The rooms are very small and the bathroom tiny. You’d expect more from Ibis for the price…

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Perfect location for the historic centre, only a 5 minute level walk to the old streets, shops. Another 5 min walk to the harbour side.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Magali

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopover
A very good position in the town centre, easy access to the harbour area bars and restaurants. Great for a stopover or longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, location.
Beautiful clean and quiet hotel in the centre of town. Short walk no matter where you want to go. This is as convenient as it gets.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location being close to Place sur Verdun and buses as we left car at airport.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for visiting the town on foot and for getting buses both into town and to Ile de Ré, airport, etc - the main bus transport hub, Place de Verdun, is 2 mins walk away. Room was clean, hotel was quiet (my room was at the back overlooking a courtyard, but the street at the front is quiet too, not much traffic as it's a side street, not a main road), staff were efficient. I was travelling solo and had a standard double room - fine for one person but would have been a bit of a squeeze for two. Bathroom was very small. No minibar or coffee/tea making facility but they do 24 hour room service on a reasonably priced basic food and drink menu.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfied
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Malgorzata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very average
Hotel is in the city centre. Rooms are very small and there is no kettle to make cup of tea.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ken, Richmond,North Yorkshire,UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great little hotel, excellent location
Great place to stay on a budget, really good value for money and extremely well located. Staff very friendly and efficient, definitely will use again next time in La Rochelle.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

John, wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Pleasant staff ,clean room , central location. Lots of cafes and bars nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Annual meeting
A lads trip to watch some rugby and explore the city and area. Very hectic but pleasant

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely basic hotel
Went to La Rochelle to watch a rugby match (we lost!). Hotel basic, but clean and friendly. Room small, but had everything we wanted except no way to make a light night drink. Breakfast extra, but worth it. Parking about 150m away in underground parking, cheap and secure. La Rochelle is charming, and the people very friendly. There was a Christmas market in the nearby square, which was interesting, and really shows how much of a "Rugby town" it is - all the stalls were flying the colours of the local Rugby team, and there were beers featuring players of the team on the labels. The local museum is virtually opposite. Although our room was right over the hotel entrance, it was really quiet at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget hotel, good location.
Too bad air conditioning was shut off for the season! Was much too hot in room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Edel, Dublin, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
The hotel is very well located close to the. Bus station and markets. It's a short walk from the harbour and restaurants. The rooms are clean but very small. We didn't have breakfast so I can't comment on it.

8/10 Good

Denis, Eastbourne UK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A handy place to stay
Close to all amenities and easy walking distance from all the sites. This has been the third time we have stayed here and yes, I would go stay again.

8/10 Good

Jeremiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.
Good value hotel with great breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Peter, Leeds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La Rochelle
Last two nights of our holiday. Great location in the centre of La Rochelle and dead easy for the bus to the airport - 20 mins and 1euro per person.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay in La Rochelle
Nice hotel located in the city centre , very friendly bi- lingual staff , free parking about 400m away

8/10 Good

John, Worthing, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Handy for everything
You get what you pay for. Excellent value for a 2 night stay. Good breakfast, good staff

10/10 Excellent

Darren, Herts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nicely located clean friendly hotel
I stayed here for 1 day as I had an early-ish flight from La Rochelle airport. In the old part of town so convenient for museums, shops, the harbour and restaurants/bars. CLean comortable room. A little on the small size but I didn't spend much time in it. short walk to the Place de Verdun to pick up the airport bus and buses to the Ile de Re. Friendly helpful staff who assisted in whatever I asked for.

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey, Bedfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, comfortable, but pricey breakfast
Stayed two nights in the Mercure St Emillion as part of a flying trip around France. Very comfortable hotel, well appointed, clean rooms, no complaints at all. The hotel is on the edge of the old town, next to the river, so about 10 minutes walk into the town square. Only comment I would make is the breakfast which was €15, way too expensive. I walked into town and bought coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice and croissant for just €4.10 from a town centre cafe !

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, West Sussex, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal hotel for a night stop in La Rochelle
Hotel is in a very convenient location close to the bus station and market with local restaurants and an easy walk to the harbour. Room simple but nice and clean.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good value for money
Decent hotel, but difficult to park nearby

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

6/10 Okay

cath, croydon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Conveniently located budget hotel
A comfortable base from which to explore La Rochelle

6/10 Okay

Adam

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, centrally located hotel at a good price
A simple hotel for a reasonable price in a central location. Not worth having the breakfast as you can better and cheaper in the cafes around Vieux Port.

8/10 Good

Anne, Leeds, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant budget hotel.
Nothing out of the ordinary but just what you would expect from a hotel which is part of this chain. Clean, comfortable en-suite room which was quite small but adequate for our needs. The buffet breakfast was good value at 9 euros. We arrived very early and asked if we could leave our luggage but we were told our room was ready so were able to check in, which was good service and much appreciated. The hotel is on Rue Fleuriau which is opposite the cathedral and a stone's throw from the Place Verdun - ideally situated for the number 7 bus to and from the airport, which is a bargain at 1.30 euro a journey! The Tourist Office has a map and self guided walking tour of La Rochelle for 20 cents. A day trip to Ile de Re (number 3 green line bus from Place Verdun) costs 5 euros for a day ticket which allows as many hop on / hop off stops as you can manage was a good way to see a bit more of the area. Again, info from the tourist office.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good for an en-route nightstop
Free wi-fi in rooms was a bonus. All perfectly adequate with the availability of a reasonable breakfast.

8/10 Good

Holly, Poitiers, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Generally happy with Ibis.
Air conditioning was not functioning. Bedding was uncomfortable. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. The cleanliness was pleasing.

8/10 Good

Richard, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good standard hotel for a short stay
This Ibis hotel is now called Centre Historique on the Ibis website rather than Vielle Ville. It was cheaper than the two other Ibis hotels in La Rochelle, which are on the harbour, but this one is only 5 mins walk away.

2/10 Terrible

Sarah V

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic
If you need somewhere in a good location then go here. But the room Itself isn't great. Dodgy decor, tiny rough towels, hand/face/body wash that has been used by the last guy (not face-safe unless you like burning eyes). Our room was next to the breakfast room so it stank in the morning and was very noisy. The shower had a semi-opaque window so that you could see in (ish) from the communal area. Not comfortable.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Anne, Birmingham, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not easy to find on market day!
There are most confusingly THREE hotels with the name of Ibis in La Rochelle, and when there is a market in town you cannot drive down Rue Fleuriau where our hotel is situated. We spent over an hour an a half driving round town by sat nav and getting conflicting directions before finding a way to walk the last hundred yards or so. The hotel itself was absolutely fine!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is old-fashioned but clean, comfortable and friendly. It's about 10 minutes by bus from the financial district and 1-2 hundred dollars cheaper than the big hotels. A short

4/10 Poor

Drew, LA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
San Remo Hotel in San Francisco
This is a low budget hotel. If you get a good price, it is good enough. It is clean, rooms are small with no frills. Toilets and showers are outside at the end of each hall. If you don't like that idea, don't go. I didn't mind that. But when I went, SF was packed and so I had to pay a lot more than normal a night for this place. Too much. But if it was half what I paid, its a good way to stay in SF on a low budget.. Location is a mile or two from the center of town but only 4 blocks from the coast and Embargadero. Easy to get a bus right to downtown or convention center. One bus, lots of service and you are at the convention center.

8/10 Good

beverly, uk

does what it says on the tin
fairly young reception staff - polo shirts is the uniform so you get the picture. They were pretty laid back but courteous at check in and helpful if you asked them anything, so as long as you dont expect a high degree of professionalism you wont be disappointed. Having said that they did what was asked of them so cant complain. Hotel is basic, compact and functional - that includes reception, breakfast room and our room. The bathroom was clean and the bed was comfy but we didnt go to la rochelle to spend time in the hotel - it was just a base to explore the town and we slept well at night there. the buffet breakfast is pretty good value compared to local cafes - all you can eat, and the staff keep the supplies topped up and again are friendly enough. Being in the middle of the town there is no parking but a 5 min walk away is a multistorey and we parked all day and overnight at very reasonable rates. This hotel's best feature is location. Right in the heart of the town, down a quiet little historic street, we walked easily around the town and over to the harbour. Its location really couldnt be beaten at the price we paid, and because of that it is excellent value for money - allowing you to spend a bit extra in the restaurants.

8/10 Good

Vanina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Agreable et tres bien place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Loïc

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

marie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
chambre simple et bien pensée,petites lampes de lecture,douche trés bonne.quartier commerçant et pratique pour le shopping,personne de l'acceuil trés agréable,et au petit déjeuner aussi. Mais pas bien dormi car OREILLERS INCONFORTABLES qui chauffent la téte et les oreilles!!!!dommage car le lit est trés bon!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bien
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Le personnel est très gentil et serviable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Solange

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

miguel

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Norah

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Dominique

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
La chambre est minuscule, mais la salle de bain est encore pire . C’est très compliqué pour descendre de la douche. La porte de douche ouvrante est étroite (environ 35cm) et l’autre est fixe. J’ai payé 138€74 pour une chambre qui correspond plutôt à un formule1! De plus l’accessibilité est compliquée pas de place de stationnement sans que nous en soyons prévenus.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023