Logis Hôtel Le Gavrinis — Hotel in Vannes

Came here as a result of a friend's recommendation. ||The staff are friendly and helpful. They can speak English, but French is preferred, of course, and the overwhelming majority of the clinentelle is French. ||Good Points- Evening meal is amazing. Even on "demi-pension" it is a gastronomic delight. Decor is modern and interesting, with use of driftwood. Our room had a fridge and tea/coffee-making facillities. Bliss for us Brits on hols! Free internet but via ethernet cable. ||Oddities; well, it is in a strange place. A bit isolated, but good for getting around the fascinating area that is the Golfe of Morbihan. (You do need a car really.) ||Despite satellite TV, no English language channel- or any other- just French ones.||Don't know if it was just our room, but only one socket we could use- behind the TV, and one in the bathroom. (One sometimes needs two or more for charging phones etc.)||Small balcony with a view of, er... the local garage and a hedge, so not conducive to spending time there! Also, only separated from next balcony by a air-conditionnning unit. Wierd! ||Actually, there is a terrace and garden area where one can sit.||Main negative thing is the very limited old-fashioned French hotel breakfast. Totally unlike what one finds in the more Nordic countries now. So, bascially, a couple of cereals, some pastries and croissants, bread, jams, and some Parma ham- that's it! I noted one French couple brought their own "Laughing Cow" cheese to breakfast! This, was, in fact, the most negative feature of the hotel, for me. On balance I couldn't feel I could give more than four stars and if half-stars were allowed, I'd actualy have suggested 3.5.||||On balance, do I regret going there? No. Would I go again if in that area- probably not, though my wife said she...

We stayed for 2 nights in a pleasant and generous sized room, bigger than average bed, everything clean and well-presented. Decor was very clean and fresh (but was that really wood-chip wallpaper?) Demi-pension at 159 euros per night for a couple is good value because the restaurant is really excellent. Service was friendly and helpful. ||In the restaurant, demi pension offered a 27 euro Menu de Terroir and the menu and the cooking were excellent and inventive - for example, starters included a mille feuille of sardines (layers of filo pastry with sardines) and petit paté de andouille (actually a large rustic sausage in a pastry case - wicked in every way). Mains included cabillaud on polenta - my heart sank when I saw the word polenta but it was flavoured with lemon and spices and was the best polenta I can remember. Excellent sorbets. Wines by the glass were chosen by the maître d'hôtel to suit the food and were good. ||On our second night the proprietor proposed for our demi-pension some entirely different choices not on the menu, a thoughtful touch. Again the food was excellent. This was really excellent all round, friendly, helpful and...

This popular bourgeois relais convenient to the Cairn of Gavrinis, Vannes, the Golf of Morbihan, Locmariaquer, and Carnac is just a pleasure.||||The Lignières work hard to produce a lovely experience for all and they succeed handsomely. Two gracious professionals who surely belong in their chosen occupation. I have not met nicer in all my travels in France.||||The carefully designed rooms all contain king size beds with good mattresses. Our modest room was neither spacious nor petite, but there was enough room to get around.||||No one thing here may knock your socks off (but a few dishes might), but when you leave, you’ll be glad you decided to stay there. It’s all first-rate and it fits together, esp the Oriental touches here and there.||||The tasty modern cuisine is carefully prepared and beautifully presented. Serge Lignières who surely conceived most of the signature dishes is a real pro in the dining room. He knows his wines too. I received two fine recommendations that I never would never have considered.||||And you can’t beat the half-board price. A...