ibis Styles Carcassonne La Cité 3 stars

The hotel is a bit of a trek from the centre of Carcassonne, so a taxi is your best option. The hotel is well appointed, decent beds, sufficient breakfast. A good little bar which stays open late. Good pool with ample sunbeds. Yes, I would recommend.

We were made feel very welcome by the friendly staff, Gabriella, Alex, Adil and Gail made our stay great in your excellent hospitality. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your hotel and I will be back in the future with my family, cheers Glenn M., Dublin, Ireland.

Overall this establishment was tired, all though you can see it was just painted and it was bright, the furniture and the lay out if the furniture and its age did not male the room welcoming. The staff the ladies that is was warm and welcoming, more than I can say for the guy on the bar. Wine from a cask was not a good start.

We travelled around France by rail with 3 children this summer and for our children this hotel was the highlight of their trip! There were lots of little touches that the children absolutely loved such as the giant chess boards in the entrance, the water refill station and the castle themed decorations. We were extremely lucky with our bedroom as we had an outside terrace and could go straight out of our patio doors to access the swimming pool. The swimming pool was wonderful in the August heatwave. The hotel was a bit of a trek from the station by foot so would recommend a taxi or bus if travelling by rail. Otherwise it is a great location. Family rooms are brilliant as they sleep 5 people with a double bed, a set of bunk beds and an extra single bed. We absolutely loved this room. We hadn't planned to eat in the restaurant but we did as we ran out of time to go elsewhere and found the food so good that we then chose to eat there the second night too! Breakfast was good too. Staff were lovely throughout the hotel. We were very impressed with the lack of single use plastic and how environmentally friendly the hotel appeared to be. I definitely recommend this hotel if you have children. My children still talk about it a few months on which is why I thought I'd better add my review now!!

Pros: Very clean & very good value. Quiet area. Easy, 10 minute walk to the castle where there are numerous good restaurants. Friendly & obliging staff. Free, unlimited tea & coffee in the reception area. Cons: Breakfast is a bit of a free-for-all with (especially) children touching open breads etc. The actual old town is a good 20 mins walk further on from the castle so @ half an hour in total. No English speaking news channel - would expect at least CNN or BBC World Service in view of multi-national guests.