Hôtel Échappée en Baie - Chambres climatisées -Parking privé gratuit dont forfaits bornes électriques réservable

L’accueil , l’emplacement, le calme .

Rien

Lovely property located just up the hill from the town but a very easy, short walk down to the waterside. The staff were incredibly helpful and the hotel itself was clean and beautifully decorated. Free parking was a bonus.

Nothing

Breakfast good although expensive

Would like fresh milk for tea in the room

Good, secure car parking. Comfortable bed.

This hotel, which had opened as recently as June 2022, seemed to me to be to be a seriously missed opportunity to offer an unusual and comfortable boutique hotel. It is rather like staying in a serviced apartment as there is effectively hardly any personal staff involvement. Returning to the hotel after dinner (when incidentally the key card failed to let me into the night entrance until the concierge arrived to sort it out) was like entering a morgue as it felt so deserted and unwelcoming. The hotel, which had clearly been renovated and decorated prior to being opened just a few months beforehand, has some serious shortcomings in terms of design and atmosphere. The bedroom had many shortcomings - bedside light control hard to find and out of reach from the bed; the reclaimed antique basin had no plug and also had both of the taps marked “cold” in English (which is misleading and dangerous as the hot water is very hot indeed); bedside table was wobbly with loose legs; the one chair provided was too low to be able to write at the desk table. No kettle was provided in spite of it being indicated on the booking form. In spite of multiple efforts I was unable to make the Nespresso coffee machine work. No shelf or tray for products in the shower which was not a power shower. Small but annoying difference in the floor levels of the bedroom and bathroom. It is surprising that designers or owners never seem to stay in one of the bedrooms so that they are aware of these kinds of shortcomings! Breakfast the first morning was incredibly uncomfortable as the dining area was very cold indeed and none of the radiators were working. The scrambled eggs arrived before I had even started to eat my cereal! It seems a real shame that this attractive building which has been converted at obviously considerable expense into what is described as a boutique hotel should so completely fail to offer a friendly, welcoming and comfortable place in which to stay.