ibis Bordeaux Saint Emilion

Really good experience with the staff both at check-in and breakfast. They were able to help with dinner recommendations late at night and recommended we take advantage of the early bird breakfast when i mentioned we had a early check-out. The room was perfect and as expected. Good value if you are looking to explore St Emilion

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The staff were friendly, the bedrooms clean and comfortable and during a heatwave air con was great. The food was good too.

Unfortunately, the hotel had lots of flies in reception and in areas where food was served. It was not a very pleasant experience in trying to eat your evening meal while waving flies away. It was very off putting and not hygienic due to flies buzzing around the breakfast buffet where breads were not covered. Some foods had cling film over but it was an uphill battle to keep files of the food.

rooms are a typical ibis, clean with air con! Lots of parking, just off the road. A 10 minute drive to St Emilion.

there is no internet. The receptionist had to manually type in my credit card details which made me feel extremely uncomfortable - this is also completely not necessary as we booked via booking.com so payment can be taken securely through them as other hotels do. Furthermore, there were signs everywhere saying about the internet (implying it hadn’t been working for sometime), yet we were never told in advance nor were we offered any reduced rate. Taxis are few and far between and cost between 20-25 euros one way into st Emilion - it’s not walkable! The restaurant next door is as closed even though it states it’s open so your only option is to go to town.