Rumah tumpangan di Orleans

I arrived at about 7pm, and was kept waiting in an otherwise empty reception for three or four minutes waiting to be attended. I could see someone sitting at a computer in the office, facing in my direction, but he was really dressed in his casual home attire, not dressed for work, so I assumed he wasn't working on the reception desk. However, after three or four minutes of him watching the computer, he looked up and came to the desk, with no apology, just ”I'm listening to you”. He handed me the key, did not explain anything about the hotel, did not offer me the complimentary drink that comes with being a silver member, and seemed more interested in getting back to his computer. The room was small but clean and comfortable, the bed was comfortable, and it has its own private car park at the rear of the hotel, for €8 per night. It was no more than a five minute stroll to the city centre. Apart from the poor welcome, it was a pleasant stay.

For a three star hotel, it is more or less what I expected. Rooms looked fairly recently renovated, the decor and design are modern and stylish. Don't expect large spaces in the rooms or the bathroom, I guess this is a characteristic of these central blocks of flats. Unfortunately the cleanliness of the bathroom left a lot of room for improvement with uqestionable pieces of hair around the sink, on the towels and in the shower, and layers of calc on the shower door. Some of the room doors can only be shut from the outside by slamming them, that's very unpleasant in the middle of the night, not to mention hearing everything your neighbors do and say. The bed and pillows were pretty uncomfortable for me, too hard for my taste, but some people might find them to be perfect. Reception is closed from 10 PM, and we had the chance to test out the hotel's emergency number (our cards were only programmed for one night, so we weren't able to get into the hotel or our rooms at a little after 10 PM), which was a delight, the night manager responded quickly, was very apologetic and kind, and resolved our issue promptly. Breakfast is quite limited, no vegetables whatsoever, some cold-cuts, jams, eggs, a few types of cheese, bread, pain au chocolat, etc., however the breakfast room looks great. Staff was quite friendly, we opted for the nearby parking lot with a discount from the hotel. Our ticket was validated at the hotel, and we paid for it there, but we did have to pay an additional 2 EUR at the parking lot upon leaving. The location of the hotel is amazing, everything we wanted to see was pretty much at a walking distance.

We arrived late on a stop over. You have to book parking which is small and underground which despite doing was no space for our 4x4. Ended up parking in staff area. No space outside other than 2 or 3 pavement spaces. BE WARNED - The hotel is RIGHT NEXT TO or almost ON the tram. From 5am ish I was woken up every 10 minutes as one went past. The gentleman on the desk was vey helpful and the room was air conditioned and clean. If it had outside parking and not hear the tram would have been much better nights sleep. It’s not in a nice area so nothing to do if you did get there earlier. You’d have to go into the city.

We stopped here a few years ago when passing through Orleans and rather liked it. Yes, it was a budget hotel but it was quite smart in a quirky way. Unfortunately it hasn't aged well. We visited this August and it looked very tired. Our room and the the en suite were both very small. Some staff were friendly, some not so much. It's a convenient location but I wouldn't visit again. Also, beware: It looks like the hotel has an underground car park next to it, but it doesn't belong to the hotel. It belongs to (I think) a health club. Once you've gone down there it isn't that easy to get out again! You have to park on the street.

Au pied du centre commercial place d'arc et dans la superbe rue piétonne avec son tram rue de la république qui donne directement sur la belle place avec la statut de Jeanne-d 'Arc Niveau stationnement , comme toutes les villes place payantes ou courte durée du fait que nous sommes en centre ville. Pas de stationnement prévu pour l'hôtel. Une femme formidable nous as reçu le jour de notre arrivée. L'hôtel est ouvert 24h/24 Petit Candy bar pour les enfants comme pour les adultes, café thé gratuit. Attention boisson fraiche payante. Niveau chambre, propre, grand lit, puis canapé qui se transforme en lit d'une personne, télé qui conviens à la chambre, toilette très petite, et porte casser donc pas de verrou et la porte qui s'ouvre toute seul. Salle de douche très petite, ne pas être dans l'obésité sa pourrait gêner (désolé). Les photos sont souvent pour les chambres VIP, et non pour les 2 autres classes proposés. Matelas pour ma part trop ferme. Pas de petit plus dans la chambre, a part une bouilloire, du café soluble, thé, réfrigérateur avec une bouteille d'eau offerte et coffre fort. Petit déjeuner sous hautes surveillance avec un salarié sur son portable à la porte du réfectoire Petit déj pas assez complet coté salé. Nous avons attendus 15 minutes à l'accueil en bas le matin pour redonner notre carte ainsi que pour faire part de notre observation comme ils nous le demande, 15 minutes plus tard toujours personnes, obligés de laisser la carte sur le fauteuil du salarié du fait qu'on savait pas ou mettre la carte donc personne pour vous dire en revoir. Pas digne d'un 4 étoiles.

Leider war das Zimmer sehr hellhörig, man könnte jedes Geräusch aus dem Nebenzimmer und vom Gang hören. Schlechte Voraussetzung für eine ruhige Nacht! Das Frühstück war gut, auch der Parkplatz im Innenhof gefiel

Empreinte was a stylish, well appointed hotel with a wonderful location and beautiful views right on the Loire River. Parking was in a town garage, very close to the hotel and extensive shopping and dining were all with 5-15 minutes walk. It was a perfect location for touring and learning about the city's history, and the locals were incredibly friendly and inviting. The downstairs bar was an unexpected treat, with a wide selection of drinks, a smaller selection of snacks (although a full European breakfast) and attentive and warm bartenders. We arrived on the day of the release of the 2023 Beaujolais Nouveau and the hotel had a welcome happy hour with complementary glasses of the Beaujolais and heavy hors d'oeuvres--a fantastic welcome on our first night in the City.

Dated looking concrete hotel overlooking the Loire and easy to find if you don’t miss the turning. Excellent and cheap open air parking behind the hotel. A lot of building work going on (pool closed, temporary reception etc.), but we stayed at a weekend so no noise. Large, light room, a bit dated, with huge window and balcony overlooking the Loire, but also overlooking noisy main road and bridge. Luckily double glazing and aircon effective. Good bed, good lighting, including bedside lights but no sockets by the bed. Storage fine. Decent TV with BBC and CNN. Good WiFi. Bathroom good with modern walk in shower. Smart, rather cramped restaurant/breakfast room, with windows screened to hide building work on the pool. Good breakfast selection but very limited dinner menu (4 mains). Food distinctly average but excellent waiters and very professional service. Quite a walk to the old centre, with the cathedral, vast art museum and restaurants. All staff friendly and helpful.