Novotel Dijon Sud 4 stars

Spent 3 nights here in March and after reading previous reviews my expectations were low The hotel is not perfect but the poor reviews were wrong Lets start with what was not good: Location - Dijon has an excellent light-rail network. This hotel is far from the nearest light-rail station. From the bus stop opposite the hotel it takes over ten minutes to the nearest station, which is also very far from the city center. Its a large sprawling hotel - my room was a two minute walk from the dining room - there are three floors and no elevators The gym was an almost pleasant surprise. I didn’t see it advertised, so was very happy when I found it existed. Woke early planning a good run on the treadmill. The treadmill is dead. Did stationary bike instead… The shower -bath combination is not good. You need to stand right up against the head of the bath cos the water pressure is so weak, yet somehow you cannot avoid drenching the floor due to one of those half-wall shower windows that simply don’t contain the splash Now the good things Breakfast - excellent! The layout and choice of hard or lounge chairs is great. The selection and quality of foods is very good. Staff helpful and friendly. The coffee machine delivers a goods selection of great coffee. Pancake machine quick and good. The management may want to take some friendly advice and change the softly shrieking 50’s jazz music in the dining room for something a little more neutral. The hotel is spotlessly clean in the rooms and in the public areas The towels are thick and heavy and really clean The staff are unobtrusively friendly and helpful Everything you may need is there - comfortable beds with extra pillows on the shelf. Good free user-friendly wifi. Good quality large flat screen tv with good selection of channels (With good wifi who needs a tv anyway) Small fridge in the room that works AC unable to comment - didn’t need to use There are scattered tables in all the corridors with coldwater dispensers and free high quality coffee machines and fruit baskets. One gets the impression that hotel is trying to go the extra mile to ensure your satisfaction - what more could you ask for?

We stayed 3 nights at this property. Very friendly staff. Clean and decent size rooms. We ate at the restaurant one evening and the food was quite good I thought.

Always stop here to for a trip to the south of France

Passing through to The Alps, the room was cramped and tired-looking. We were surprised to read there had been a renovation in 2019! Surely, no modern bathroom does not have a toilet?! Doors required slamming to close and furniture was being moved in the room above from 08.00 hrs onwards. Very noisy! Restaurant meal was of very average quality. Over-cooked pasta was inedible. On the plus side all staff inc the receptionist, bar-staff and restaurant waiters/waitresses were charming and trying their best in a very dated, tired hotel.

Excellent food, easy to book online, Convenient, clean and tidy.