ibis Bordeaux Centre Mériadeck

This ibis is quite like a French ibis in that they are often a bit more run down than those in other European countries. This applied to our rooms, which showed a bit of noticeable inconsistent DIY/bricolage in terms of their maintenance. However, the location was very handy for the city centre and public transport. The staff were generally ok, with the barman being particularly pleasant and helpful. The parking was a bit hair-raising to get in and out of but at least there were spaces available when we needed them.

I tried to like this place, but it let itself down in lots of areas. Good: Mostly friendly and helpful staff. Attempt at contemporary design. Fairly centrally located. Bad: Hotel carpark full and hard to drive around park public one nearby. Fire alarm at midnight - false alarm. Coffee undrinkable at breakfast, and unhelpful staff member who couldn’t find cold milk for coffee - didn’t seem to care what I wanted. Rest of food at breakfast not very tasty or appealing - old congealed scrambled egg. Poor tasting bacon. Crowded breakfast room. Noisy bar. It’s attempt at style looses lots of comfort. Room clean but shabby - peeling paint. No sockets for phones next to bed. Noisy hardly working air conditioning unit, in room for some reason on the floor. Noisy street noise if you open a window. Lifts often too busy to get, and so found I often had to walk down stairs. Cheapish, but not good value. There must be better options. Avoiding Ibis hotels now. There is a budget option next door, and I hate to think what you get there.

Good Location, refurbished Rooms. Breakfast Room too small, it was hard to find a free table. Nice littel Terrasse to sit outside. Easy access to tram and busses. 5 minutes walk to the center of the city.

The hotel location is great, easy to be in the city center in a few minutes, and there is a direct bus to/from the airport. We were there for a conference trip for 5 nights. The staff was very polite and helpful with providing information, iron, and room arrangements. Breakfast was mediocre with limited options. There were lots of fruit options but they were either unripe or already off. There was no fridge in the room. Also, there was a party at the hotel on a Wednesday night (perhaps because it was the night before Bastille day) which made it a bit noisy and difficult to sleep.

Great and modern hotel. Helpful staff - receptionist ordered a taxi for us, prepared an early breakfast for us at 5 am. Amazing breakfast with local products. Close to the city center, a bus stop, where the bus to the airport stops, is near, a tram stop was almost in front of the hotel.