ATHOME RESIDENCE ET SPA — Hotel in La Rochelle

Not awful, but not good. We took this as a late booking as it was the middle of summer holidays so naturally La Rochelle didn't have much availability. The room was expensive for what we had, and felt as though everything had been done on a budget (one small bottle of water between two guests for a two night stay? Really?) We didn't mind too much as it was a place to sleep, however we were unable to sleep as the traffic noise from the road was so loud I thought our bed had been teleported onto the motorway. Close the window I hear you say? Unfortunately this is not an option as the rooms are so unbelievably hot, and have no air-conditioning. (We visited for two days around 23 degrees and rainy), so can only imagine what this must be like at other times. Neither of us are smokers, therefore we also didn't appreciate the second hand smoke coming in through the windows from neighbouring balconies, so it was also fairly pointless paying a little extra for a 'superior studio' that came with a balcony that we couldn't enjoy. Also the curtains were completely transparent and we could see our neighbours sat on their balcony from our bed, so not exactly private. Same went for the room itself as the walls I assume were made out of papier mache and we could actually hear a phone conversation through the wall (through the telephone, not the person this side!). One last issue was that the free parking advertised does not fit everyone in, so when we arrived we were told, yeah it's there, but it's probably full....so just find a space on another street. We were lucky and found a space nearby, but out on the road, and not the advertised private hotel car park. ||||On the plus side, there was really no need to move the car from the hotel as it was a very nice 10 min walk into town. There is also a nice boat for drinks and tapas on the way...

Not awful, but not good. We took this as a late booking as it was the middle of summer holidays so naturally La Rochelle didn't have much availability. The room was expensive for what we had, and felt as though everything had been done on a budget (one small bottle of water between two guests for a two night stay? Really?) We didn't mind too much as it was a place to sleep, however we were unable to sleep as the traffic noise from the road was so loud I thought our bed had been teleported onto the motorway. Close the window I hear you say? Unfortunately this is not an option as the rooms are so unbelievably hot, and have no air-conditioning. (We visited for two days around 23 degrees and rainy), so can only imagine what this must be like at other times. Neither of us are smokers, therefore we also didn't appreciate the second hand smoke coming in through the windows from neighbouring balconies, so it was also fairly pointless paying a little extra for a 'superior studio' that came with a balcony that we couldn't enjoy. Also the curtains were completely transparent and we could see our neighbours sat on their balcony from our bed, so not exactly private. Same went for the room itself as the walls I assume were made out of papier mache and we could actually hear a phone conversation through the wall (through the telephone, not the person this side!). One last issue was that the free parking advertised does not fit everyone in, so when we arrived we were told, yeah it's there, but it's probably full....so just find a space on another street. We were lucky and found a space nearby, but out on the road, and not the advertised private hotel car park.

On the plus side, there was really no need to move the car from the hotel as it was a very nice 10 min walk into town. There is also a nice boat for drinks and tapas on the way...

We stayed here as stop number two en-route back to Euro-tunnel. x3 people sharing the room. ||Absolutely spotless from a cleaning perspective. Great nights sleep (bed top draw) and a proper single bed provided. Walk in wet room, shower no bath obviously. ||Decent kitchenette providing everything one would for self-catering. Tea & a small bottle of water provided .||Parking is entered via a barriered entrance adjacent to the venue. Interestingly we arrived late pm c.1600hrs, busy but plenty of space, within an hour or so full! Those with an EV will have access to charging points (x3 or 4 available) I would imagine in peak summer the car park will fill up with guests cars quickly.||Breakfast plentiful & catering for all tastes. (really good) as I state in the title property is excellent & would make a good base for those wishing to stay longer than one night!||However, the local area specifically near McDonalds is not the place to be! It is definitely worth the effort to take the 15 minute stroll to the harbor area the main town area - which is far nicer. ||The staff at the hotel friendly, helpful and multi-lingual. ||Would I stay here again, yes but would avoid the...