Ibis budget Hotels in Bordeaux

It’s called Budget for a reason. Visited for the Rugby World Cup. Shared a twin room with another fan who thankfully was a mate, or it could have been a bit awkward squeezing round the bedroom furniture and sharing the facilities. Good point - fresh towels every day. Bad point - they were only slightly bigger than tea towels. Clean but not very comfortable bed with highly mobile mattress topper and the worst pillow in the world. Weak and cramped shower with a wall mounting which fell off. Air con? Not working initially and not exactly arctic after we complained. Repaired promptly however. Everything cheap when it was new and it isn’t new any more. Breakfast also basic and self service / self clearing. Same every day. Staff tried hard, though. Summary - served a purpose but wouldn’t use it again despite it’s convenient location. OK for a couple of days but you’ll need to set a low bar to avoid being disappointed.

The city center is located across the river, but it is easily accessible by tram, boat, etc. The parking lot was in the basement of Super Carrefour next to the hotel and was spacious. There was a supermarket next to the hotel, so it was very convenient. There is a little distance to Citedvan, but I think you should use a boat. It was also in the range of rental kick boards and rental bicycles, so I was able to use it from the front of the hotel. The rooms are clean and easy to use and the cost performance is very good.

It was spotless clean and all staff was very helpful and efficient and spoke good English. In a very convenient location, 2 minutes away for the tram stop and 35 mins away from the airport. Breakfast was adequate but can be boring after the second time so maybe a bit of variety within the same layout and budget would be good to consider. The room price was vfm given the prices in Bordeaux and the mattress, pillows and duvet of high standards and new. The only downside was the very small room, contrary to the official Hôtel website that shows a much more spacious and pleasant room. What we all had, 6 rooms in total even if had booked the triple and the double rooms as sold, we all got tiny bedrooms that you could hardly pass through if you are a bigger than average person. When I asked the receptionist about it he very abruptly said I can refund you right now and go find another hotel if you like.I actually felt offended and undermined as an Accor client which I book a lot around the world and trust. I even felt sorry the hotel staff that have to put up with these complaints from most guests as otherwise they were all polite. I would appreciate if the hotel photos were updated to realistic photos. We stayed for four nights, 6 rooms so that was not addressed properly rather than suppressed and ignored. We expect better than this and an official reply please. I also found it very disturbing to not be able to book under another person’s name on the official Hôtel website so I had to keep all 6 rooms under my name and credit card and spend more than half an hour upon check in to sort out names and payments for each. I could have easier booked vie other third party providers but they were sold out for our given dates as the Accor site still had rooms available. Mille merci

Ideally located close to the A10 (as demonstrated by the mix of fellow guests) and surrounded by various dining options, although mostly hotel restaurants or uninspiring chains. Spacious, comfortable room, bathroom small but clean and adequate. We had to book at relatively short notice and because of this, it was slightly overpriced. Not impressed that what was presumably a fire alarm was set off twice during the night: no controlling staff presence, and we never discovered the reason. I guess we were unlucky to be there at this time, but it could indicate a problem at management level. Unable to sleep again after that, not great with a 10 hour drive to follow.