Hotel berhampiran Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux

A very pleasant place to stay for 3 adults in a very convenient location for pedestrian access to the city, with a tram very near the hotel for simple access to the airport. Staff were very helpful and the room was pleasant; the fridge and dishwasher were very useful during our stay. The sheets covering the single sofabed could be improved upon but this did not detract significantly from our stay. Would recommend and would certainly stay again.

El punto fuerte de este hotel es la ubicación , la atención del personal y lo silencioso que es . El punto débil es el desayuno que incluye, una sugerencia para mejorar es poner microondas para calentar la leche cuando no quieres utilizar las máquinas de café , y quizá algún cacao que no sea el que viene en la máquina . Fruta escasa y zumos no naturales.

I will start with the location of the hotel is very central and well located for shopping and cafes. The suites themselves are very average for the price. You are paying premium prices to stay at Hotel Cardinal, and the facilities aren’t representative of the price paid. The prestige suite smelt like sewage our entire stay, I notified the hotel staff of this three times in our 5 night stay and their solution was to open the windows and spray perfume. It was the start of July and hot you need to be able to shut the windows and utilise the airconditioning without being suffocated by the smell of sewage. As per the booking we also booked for a double sofa bed in the living area, we were provided with a single camp bed. Relatives also stayed in one of the downstairs suites and like many previous reviews said the sofa bed was awful and very uncomfortable. I can see managements response is this hasn’t happened before in other reviews otherwise it would have been addressed. But it clearly has as the complaints remain the same. You will get much better value in a similar location at an air bnb. All in all a very disappointing stay. The suites are also not functional; two bathrooms and one toilet. The staff are pleasant but no solution was provided when I notified them of the awful smell. And from previous reviews this is nothing new. When contacting them post our visit to see what could be done a return stay was offered as compensation which was a nice gesture but we won’t be returning to Bordeaux and often people travel to a place to experience it once. I wouldn’t recommend staying here for the functionality and the facilities, it is a lot of money and not reflective of the price. The staff were pleasant.

Very good spacious layout, and even came with a kitchenette, especially useful when staying on sun or public holiday where restaurants are not opened, like in my case. Great location and I can access tram B and A less than 100m away. I stayed for 5 nights, and the only issue I had was that the bed if on the loft, which has poor air circulation, so I kept waking up due to stuffiness and sometimes in sweat even though the main floor was a cool 18 degrees and outside is about 12 degrees. If they would install a fan in the loft that will help a lot. Otherwise, a great place to recommend!

Spent a few days recently in Hotel Gambetta , Found it to be a basic hotel but also cosy and friendly. Nice breakfast and pleasant friendly helpful staff . It's very well located and central , very easy to navigate the old town on foot , Tram stop just around the corner if needed , we walked everywhere and loved Bordeaux , can't wait to go back again . Only grip was our room was front of hotel , on a busy street which was noisy at night and was woken from sleep a few times. Having said that I would stay there again and can't wait to book it again soon.

How to describe this? It’s a tall corner building with a fairly narrow staircase leading up to ( I think ) 3 bedrooms, one on each floor. We occupied the first and 2nd floors and I didn’t look any higher! The rooms were large and stylishly decorated. The toilet is open to the room, albeit tucked discreetly into a corner, so I think you’d want to be a good friend of your travelling companion. The rooms themselves were very comfortable ( though I would have liked extra pillows and as the host isn’t on site I couldn’t ask), and the place itself is well situated. An easy walk into the city centre and near some good bars and restaurants. Continental breakfast was absolutely fine. Taxi from Bordeaux airport cost us £50. Tram back cost less than £7 for all 4 of us. The tram stop is very near and straightforward ( change line at Porte Bourgogne) so that’s what I would recommend.

Wonderful stay - the place has funky feel - everyone was so friendly and helpful. Location is great and the rooftop bar and restaurant was perfect and so welcome after a long day sightseeing to come back and have a drink before retiring. Would definitely go back.