Brit Hotel Tours Sud – Le Cheops — Hotel in Tours

I'm from Florida and Travel often. A global customer sent me to their Tours, France location for 2 nights. Hotel was $117 Euros a night food inlcluded. Customer's local contact recommended this hotel, but I found afterwards it's part of group of botique hotels all independently owned and he was earning points staying here. Overall I found the room fine, no bugs, very clean, smaller as is normal in Europe, but price was very low. ||||Building||I couldn't figure out how to work the AC (many homes/hotels don't have AC in France), but is was cool outside so I just opened the very large window and enjoyed the fresh air. Most US hotels the windows don't open. The hotel is part of a very large older 7 story building. Small apartments circle it on both sides, and shops occupy the first floors. The building is U shipped the hotel owning the bottom of the U. The middle of the U is a nice park where mothers bring children to play, and after school children play (basketball included).The rest of the building is all small apartments. A car-park is under that. The lobby has a large door leading to the Restaurant. The lobby has some small chair/couch to enjoy the Bar (also sells coffe). Food was excellent in my view. Hotel is in the middle of a middle/lower class neighborhood full of 7 story apartments and common houses, think suburbs. The hallway LED lights turn on when you step out of the elevator to save money. The elevator was in good condition and large enough for 3-4 people. There was one large European tour buses parked in front (older German visitors I think going to wineries I bet). I had WiFi in my room that was very good. I was able to use Skype for audio calls but not video calls home (not enough bandwidth). There is table near checkin with travel brochures/pamplets full of place to go visit. ||||Area||A couple of nice takeout pizza places are within walking distance (I loved Allo Pizza), 7 Eleven type places, small grocery store (lots of local wines), post office, I didn't try Atmosphere nearby it looked nice, in 2014 the Trolley will run adjacent to property around the city (it's been built here but the Trolley is still under construction in other parts of the city). I couldn't read enough French to try taking any of the many buses/downtown to see anything of interest. I had arrived downtown via SNCF and loved see the outdoor Cafes etc. I took a Taxi for $20 Euros to the hotel. I walked about 3 miles each night from the hotel through local neighborhoods, and was never questioned but once, asking if I "liked to smoke pot" once they found out I didn't speak French. I saw police cars several times making their rounds, they waved hello. The lobby staff spoke adequate English, I only asked simple questions, never directions, etc. I recommend if staying here you arrange a bicycle to be at the hotel before arriving, or expect to pay for Taxis, or learn enough French to take a bus.||||Overall I would have looked for something closer to downtown Tours myself for a nightlife, bars, etc. This place was very quiet, and excellent for...

We stayed here a couple of years ago as a stopover on the way to Southwest France. The surroundings are somewhat run down, the rooms and food were merely OK, but the staff were very friendly and helpful, and had very serviceable English.||We repeated the trip this year and were very pleasantly surprised by the changes that have occurred since our last visit. The surrounding area is still rather down at heel, but the interior of the hotel has been renewed within the past few months and is bright cheerful and welcoming. The food is better and more varied, and the restaurant is more open. ||The most important changes are in the bedrooms. Though not palatial in size (this is, after all, a fairly cheap place to stay) they are plenty big enough, and the bed is large and comfortable. The bathrooms are startlingly good, bright, clean and very well fitted out. The shower is probably the best I have found in a French hotel. A family room includes a very large wet room which delighted my grandchildren.||Parking is free and immediately behind the hotel.||And on top of all this the staff...

We - a family of 5 had booked this hotel for the night of 6 August '17 for a night halt on our way from London to Bordeaux . The amount was paid and the confirmation was obtained . We were driving from a London to a nearby place close to Bordoux . On reaching this hotel around noon for a break for the night halt - the reception told us that there is no room available right now but , they will try . We were surprised that despite the amount paid and the conformation made - how can this happen . After 40 minutes we told told that there is no room in this hotel for us . As we're pulling out we saw a tourist bus driving in there and the tourist were spilling out - I assume that a bus full of tourists is more important to this hotel then a family of 5 with 2 kids under 14 years of age . If you wish to book yourself a room - be prepared to face the same fate as us . Very very in professional hospitality ! Avoid it...