Hôtel des Halles

Very comfortable hotel situated a nice stroll from the historic centre. The staff couldn’t be more helpful. Room with everything needed, including air conditioning this hot summer, and a very comfy bed. Only downside - wasps on the breakfast terrace attracted by the jam!

AVOID. They are inefficient and have overcharged me. I was previously booked in another hotel, and was moved to this one. I now have been billed for the first hotel that was overbooked PLUS this hotel, who got my credit card details from the other hotel and they have used this not just for my room but for 2 others without my permission. I am now claiming a refund via my credit card company. AVOID. Inefficient and refusing to help.

This hotel was selected by Byways Travel no-fly company. It is an easy walk from the Gare and also close the market area of Dijon, with shops and restaurants. The hotel is in an old road but has the feeling of a completely new structure. The design is minimalist/ funky, with nice bedrooms and bathrooms, reception, lift and dining room opening onto an enclosed courtyard. Perfect hotel.

A great place, a warm welcome from the receptionist and a perfect stay – what else do you expect. The rooms are spacious enough, the bed is cozy and the cleaning of the rooms was well done. The hotel ground is very nice and the patio for breakfast is a big plus. Unfortunately the hotel management has a weird policy for the two patios and where the breakfast can be served. Since there are two spacious areas only one is opened in the morning for sitting outside. Since most of the guests wanted to go outside the tables were occupied quite soon. Instead of opening the other patio are getting told that that one is only for having a quick coffee. This policy does not make sense at all and also other guests which arrived later than us did not understand why tables outside should stay empty when both patios are close to the kitchen. That missing logic leads us to decrease the number of giving 5 points in TripAdvisor. The breakfast itself is okay but there is not a huge choice compared to other buffets we had in the past for the same money. One choice of juice, small bread choice, no eggs. Slightly disappointing. However, the location of the hotel is a big plus to discover Dijon. So 4 points out of 5 can be given.

Great location, a short walk from Les Halles with lots of restaurants. We had breakfast at Cafe de l'Industrie which is a great spot. We had a delicious dinner at Chez Copain near Les Halles. Friendly reception staff and very helpful. Parking is in a public underground about 500 meters from the hotel. The hotel gives you tickets for entry and exit. Very quiet for the two nights we were there. The AC is excellent. The safe is tiny, didn’t even fit an iPad. No fridge. The room, though spotless, is Spartan and small. This review would have been a 5 but the bathroom needs attention. Some of the grout in the shower looks “rusty”, though there was no mould. There was a lot of dust on the skirting boards. The shower cubicle was fine.

This is a nice hotel, although the air conditioning struggled to keep the temperature down, and we had an odd noise, probably a pump related to the water/shower systems, which we failed to get the staff to look into with any great enthusiasm. It went off repeatedly during the night. We had got a "superior' room, which we assumed would mean it was better than some of the standard rooms. It turned out to mean just that it was a tiny bit bigger, hardly noticeable. Also, the door to the bathroom/toilet, was a wooden, sliding door, that did not lock properly into position, so no sound proofing and barely visual privacy, as the door did not properly cover the opening to the bathroom when in the 'closed' position. Otherwise, it was a nice room, well appointed, and the staff were helpful, providing us with ice in the evenings - we were surprised that a 'superior' room did not have a fridge. And breakfast was really good, in a nice dining room, with an option to take breakfast outside on the terrace, albeit menaced by wasps! It was a good location, on a tram route which went to the station, saving us the cost and hassle of a taxi when we left.