Hotel berhampiran Fosse des Dîmes, Jouy-le-Potier

Booked last minute for one night to break up the road trip home, paid £160ish for the privilege. Positives: Receptionist and barman were friendly, room was very spacious and linen clean. Negatives: Cheap uncomfortable bed, room may be spacious but feels soulless due to no pictures on the walls and furniture felt more appropriate for a hostel. Overall the room was clean until you look at the bathroom floor which was utterly filthy, more like something you’d see in a public WC. Very large but very old Samsung TV’s, not connected to WiFi so couldn’t log in to Netflix or even screen mirror from phone, so French TV it’ll be to relax then….oh and despite having two TV’s in the room one had to be unplugged as the remote worked both at the same time, genius. Finally the hotel corridors smell like an EasyJet flight returning from Magaluf (I imagine). Thoughts and msg to Mercure; Just because it’s a ‘business’ hotel doesn’t mean customers don’t want home comforts, buy some more pillows, pictures for the walls and upgrade the 10 year old TV’s. While you’re at it how about a headboard covered in fabric & foam so you can sit up comfortably in bed?? Finally I think it’s great that French hotels are so pro-dogs, we really struggle to find places to stay in England with ours but if your going to let people bring them you have to expect accidents so perhaps having your corridor carpets professionally cleaned once in a while might help to ensure the smell of caca goes away??? Peace.

This is the worst hotel I have ever seen. Two years ago during Covid it was excellent largely due to the Receptionist Melody. Two years later and the staff were ignorant and extremely unhelpful. The front door was locked when we came back (at 9.50) after having a meal. We couldn’t open the front and nobody came to help. Luckily another guest came and he had to phone his friend inside the hotel to let him in. While this was happening the night manager looked at us and simply walked away. The hotel was filthy and in a very poor state. The carpets were filthy and our room looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in two years. We paid for a gluten free breakfast that never materialised. They should demolish the place and re-build it. I would give it no stars if I could.

Nous revenons d’une nuit passée au Novotel de la gare , situé juste en face de celle-ci . Très bel hôtel , maintenant bien fini et largement à la hauteur des autres Novotel . Notre chambre exécutive était grande et très belle, literie top et salle de douche également , avec peignoirs, WC séparé (dans toutes les chambres). Seul le plafond, effectivement, ne fait pas fini, mais c’est un détail … Petit déjeuner de qualité, personnel réactif et accueillant . Piscine chauffée, grande, mais à débordement sur 2 côtes et demi … du coup de l’eau partout et peu d’endroits pour poser ses affaires… 3 transats et 2 banquettes à disposition ! C’est la seule critique, mais il y a une piscine couverte, chauffée et c’est déjà un plus très appréciable . On est à pieds près de restaurants, commerces et à deux pas de la cathédrale et de l’hôtel Groslot qu’il faut absolument aller voir . Bref , on a beaucoup aimé !! Et reviendrons…

Gorgeous dining experience indeed. This is gourmet food prepared by a very creative chef. Most definitely worth the trip there. The setting is just magnificent, decorated with ancient furniture and the big park around it makes it possible to walk in the beautiful Sologne forest. A swimming pool, tennis court, minigolf and even a sauna offer plenty of amenities.