Ibis Styles Bordeaux Begles Arena

The hotel was pleasant although situated quite far from the main part of Bordeaux which was a shame as the walk to the centre was ok in the day light but a bit unnerving at night. The room was basic and sadly didn’t have tea and coffee facilities. That said the air con was amazing and worked well to keep the room nicely cold. We had an initial problem with the room that we had as the key card wouldn’t work however we got moved to a different room and after that we had no problems. Breakfast the following morning was good and made up for no tea or coffee in the rooms

After storm Ciaran put paid to our Plymouth ferry crossing, we crossed to France at the crack of dawn to drive to our destination, Estepona. After driving 12 hrs in rain and hail we took a chance and booked the Ibis Styles Bordeaux Begles, en route as it accepted dogs, had parking and a kettle in the room. (Amazing how many hotels haven’t). Our expectations were no more than that. We found the recommended restaurant on-site was closed for Halloween and arrived dejected. However the receptionist, Zergane was a breath of fresh air! So friendly, so helpful and after settling in our room, ordered us takeaway pizzas whilst setting up-a table and organising our drinks! Good selection of wines by the way. We had a lovely evening. How things work out! The hotel itself is modern and clean (albeit easy to miss) and the breakfast was one of the nicest I’ve had in a long time. Freshly squeezed orange juice and a large selection of everything fresh you could wish for. So heads up to the staff and especially Zergane Hamza who, to his credit wouldn’t even take a gratuity. He’ll go a long way in his hospitality career and we wish him the best of luck.

Very comfortable and quiet room, great view over the Garonne. Plenty of power points. An easy ten-minute walk to the tram stop with connections to all of Bordeaux. Plenty of choice for Breakfast and excellent coffee.