ibis Styles Bordeaux Saint Médard

We stayed here whilst visiting Bordeaux for the weekend and loved it. It's only a 15 min drive from the airport in a lovely suburb with plenty of restaurants, a super market and a weekly market. The staff were all so accommodating and friendly, the room was basic but clean, comfortable and with everything you need, and the continental breakfast buffet was excellent, with a lot of choice. There is also a bus stop just opposite that takes you into Bordeaux city centre and runs regularly. It's the perfect spot for visiting the city and its surroundings.

The room was cold and diffcult to make warmer ! The climatisation was old and noisy ! The mirror in the bathroom is not enough lighted ! The space in the room, the wifi, the location and the breakfast was good !

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Arrived on a Easter Sunday evening and the restaurant was closed (we were not told this). Following a basic bar snack, our room was clean, but very basic. Air conditioning was required as a must on booking, this wasn’t working and no other room available. Breakfast was included in the rate - this was a joke! Croissants, coffee, warm ham and old fruit. I’ve never paid 10 euros for a Luke warm coffee and a dry croissant before.

I'm writing this in english beacuse it's intended to a north american audience (although french people will surely understand it as their language is slowly converting to english !!!) Location: about 8km from the Bordeaux airport. But don't venture without a GPS as it is impossible to find without one... Hotel: in a typical french suburb. It's in a relatively smalll building with a few offices and commercial spaces. Limited (free) parking around the building and in few spaces reserved for the hotel in the underground parking (beware: there is an access to the hotel in the underground parking, but it is closed. You'll have to wander around with your luggage to get out of the underground parking and walk your way outside to the main entrance of the hotel. Not welcoming at all with 2 large suitcases and on a rainy day...No explanation at the front office. It's closed. That's it !) . Very limited restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel. Room: v-e-r-y small compared to north american standards. Pretty small size for Europe too. No seating in the room (!), except for a small cushioned space on a shelf along the wall. Very small bathroom. I would say everything is very functionnal for sleeping. Not for living. Very clean. Good bedding. No ventilation at all, as the management turned off the ventilation unit of all rooms (that's what we were told when asking why the ventilation unit was not working...) Breakfast: included with the rate. Typical french breakfast buffet. General experience: typical of a low-mid-range business european chain hotel. You should go there to have a good (one-)night sleep before or after a flight.