Hôtel le Bretagne — Hotel in Vannes

Located well but had a very poor experience here. Nothing individually awful but rather a series of small slights and a lack of empathy or service.

Arrived in the morning of a Saturday, with plans to attend a wedding that afternoon. We asked whether an early check in before 3pm was possible and were told categorically no. We then asked whether there was a room or space we could use for my wife to get ready, and were told the hallway mirror and toilet are available to us if we'd like.

Checked in to find the room (a "standard" room) was very small, as was the bathroom. Clearly a larger room had been split into two small ones. The room was a little larger than the bed, which is a narrow double of 160cm, and had room to walk around all sides. The bathroom has a standing shower and toilet, with room for one person to realistically get ready. We were disappointed to find that the adjustable shower head was broken and would not stay in position, though it did provide water fine when held in the hand. The cup in the room was cracked. Also we could not find an iron to prepare our clothes. Notably the doors are not self locking so care should be taken to check the door before leaving, as well as when sleeping at night if that is a concern.

It was an unusually hot and humid summer day, and the rooms are not air conditioned. Not a problem itself, but we asked for a fan and were told "we do not have fans for the standard rooms". Instead we left for the wedding steeped in sweat.

After one night we decided to forgo the second night we had booked and move to another property.

The hotel itself is well-located and the ornamental decor is charming and quaint (with a view of the castle rampart), however this is simply not enough to justify the €100 per night price. Each of the points above alone would be a small nuisance, but together made us feel like we were unwanted house guests rather than...

We booked a room at Hotel Le Bretagne for one night because the fantastic B&B where we were staying (Villa Garenne, reviewed elsewhere) had no availabilities for our last night and Le Bretagne happened to be close by. Fortunately, we could leave our luggage at the B&B because check-in at Le Bretagne was very late, which is annoying if you are travelling without a car. The owner of Villa Garenne even was so kind as to drop off our luggage. ||||We didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome at the hotel. The guy at the reception desk started to blame us for having made a reservation via booking.com. instead of directly to the hotel. As we took some time to understand what he was aiming at, he said ‘Oh, forget it’, which we thought was quite rude. Our room on the second floor at the back – there is no elevator - was very small but had a good layout and was very nicely done up. The bedding was fine. We recognised the hand of the designers of Villa Garenne, former owners of the hotel. As there was very little storage room, it was a good thing we were only staying for one night because we would have hated to have to live out of our bags. The shower, which had a transparent door, was comparatively large but it was very close to the toilet. An unexpected bonus was the lovely view on the city ramparts from our room window. ||||We didn’t have breakfast at the hotel – we used the Baguetteria in the railway station, which has outside seating, so we can’t comment on its quality. The hotel is located between the centre and the railway station. The closest bus stop is 'Le Mené' on line 7 from the railway station. Bus 7 also travels...

Positiv: clean, stylish rooms, comfortable bed, excellent breakfast right in the historical Center of Vannes. ||||Negative: || - Very small bath room|| - No luggage storage after checkout: ||The welcoming in the hotel was a bid bizarre: backpacking through France, I asked if I could leave my backpack in the hotel after checkout the next day, the request was declined with the following reasons:|| - We are a small hotel.||- With Covid this is not possible anymore (why?).||- We do not have a storage room.||- Even before Covid we only held bags for a few hours and never until the evening. ||- The other guests do not like if the bags are stored in the corridor. ||||I have been extensively traveling around the globe now for 30 years, in the full price range from youth hostels to 5+ hotels. It NEVER occured to me, that I could not leave my bag after checkout. As I mentioned this line of argument to the receptionists || equals owner?) he offered me to reimburse the night and to lock for another hotel. I was too tired to accept this offer, but this unpleasant welcoming actually ruined my stage in the otherwise sympathetic charming...