Hotel berhampiran Stade Colette Besson, Dax

We stayed here once before and vowed never to do so again but made a mistake and booked for one night while travelling north to Dieppe. Of course, we recognised the hotel as sson as we saw it; the images do not show the whole story. But first a plauidit for a lovely girl in reception who smiled, spoke better English than I do French. She did not recognise our discount card for the group but managed to find a way to meet the price we were expecting. The first complaint is about parking. there is a little in front of the hotel and none at reception which is a problem on a wet night. There is plenty by the rear rooms but signage is poor so you are likely to find your room, luggage laden, before you discover there is parking just below it! Having visited before we knew not to attempt the restaurant; there is no chef on Sunday evening but the receptionist managed to produce a couple of bottles of beer - there is no bar - which were very welcome. The rooms are very disappointing and not worth even the discounted price we paid. There is a kettle in the room and in our room, two kettle bases which defies logic. There are too few recharge points for today's plethora of electronic devices we use when travelling. The room was passably clean and the notice that there would be a fine for smoking, quite ridiculously high and frankly unenforceable. The final insult was found when using the shower room in the morning - a nasty, although dead bug and then to our horror another on the desk (pictured). Having complained to Campanile on our last visit and received a very poor response we haven't bothered this time and we most certaionly won't be back!

Situé en périphérie de Saint Paul les Dax, l’hôtel est à retenir pour une étape. L’accueil est sympathique et souriant. La chambre est claire et plutôt spacieuse, la literie confortable. Possibilité de prendre un petit déjeuner complet en libre-service. Parking gratuit autour de l’hôtel. Les animaux de compagnie sont acceptés.

Great value for an overnight stop. Friendly staff and comfortable room with Tea/coffee facilities and very clean. Situated on a lake which was obscured by a dome but didn’t bother us. It’s a 15 minute walk to the local supermarkets following the lake. We purchased spit roast chicken and roast potatoes and enjoyed a “picnic” outside the hotel with a lovely bottle of wine. There are also benches around the lake. Very pretty place. Will definitely stay again.

Truthfully the only positive thing I can report is that the staff we met were all very pleasant. We were here for five days, the beds and pillows must have come from the TV set of The Flintstones, they were that hard ! My wife had to go out and buy a soft pillow so she could at least get some sleep. DON'T think this is a hotel with a swimming pool guests can use free! They charge 14 euros for two hours use !!!!!!! I accept spa and thermal rooms would be charged, but for the pool NO ! Breakfast is average, again the staff were jolly and pleasant but truthfully variety at breakfast was nothing more than I would expect from the standard of hotel. The room we booked had twin beds, sofa, TV etc. It also had a small kitchen area but the power to the Microwave and cooker hobs were not connected. There was no kitchen utensils apart from a kettle & two cups. It's 29 degrees outside over the last three days and the hotel airconditioning and the room airconditioning is NOT WORKING. I note this was also the case last august from a previous post by a guest. For the room price there are far better options.......

Au top ! Personnel très sympa et toujours à l'écoute. Chambre propre et spacieuse. Emplacement agréable avec le lac en face. Nous avons eu la chance d'avoir notre balcon donnant devant. Le petit déjeuner est très copieux. Nos vélos ont peu être mis en sécurité dans un local prévu. Nous désirerions nous reposer pendant ces vacances et franchement nous sommes heureux d'avoir trouvé cet endroit idéal pour décompresser. La mer n'est pas très loin à peine 30 min de route et pleins de pistes cyclables.

Dès notre arrivée le personnel est très agréable. L' endroit est situé en pleine campagne c est idéal pour un séjour reposant. Le parc de jeux pour les enfants est vraiment très basique. ( Un toboggan et une balançoire). Le logement est agréable et spacieux.