Aletti Palace Hotel — Hotel in Vichy

This hotel is a gem and probably remains as one of the most authentic experiences you can have. You feel the history of this hotel. The rooms are dated yet clean, but still preserve that predigital charm. The rooms are humongous, probably atleast 50-60 sqm with high ceilings. The bar Ascot was charming and the large reception halls of the hotel spill out the grand feel what the belle Époque of France was. For anyone looking for an authentic, past 1900s experience I highly recommend this hotel. If you are looking for ultra modern rooms that give a fake sense of luxury this isn't the place for you. If however you miss the feeling of France of the 90s, where the hotels still felt true and you want to breath history, this is exactly the place you should be. The Aletti Palace is the last remaining Grande Hotel of Vichy and probably one of the last of its kind in France and the World. It was built by Joseph Aletti, the most important hotelier in France, responsible for some of the greatest Hotels all over France and Europe. Please read about him. This is the only hotel he gave his name to! Visit it before some big chains buys it up and renovates it to modern "luxury" standards and destroys its authentic art deco style! The location is superb, accross the Opera and Casino in the center of town, with the Allier river and Napoleon park exactly...

Being an invited speaker at a large international conference has its advantages, one of them being residing on the 7th floor of Hotel Aletti Palace in Vichy.||The room was large, old-fashioned, and scrupulously clean.||||The hotel is of a magnificence seldom seen these days: the height of the lobby/reception area must be at least 10 m. The restaurant served the best moules frites I have had in years and, with a Magret de canard salad for a starter this was a most reasonable luncheon at € 17:- .||The Bar was crowded in front of the TV owing to the Football World Cup, but the excellent Marc d'Auvergne poured in generous measure by the barman held more attraction for me. [I managed to convince other guests of its excellence and by the end of the week it appeared that three bottles had been emptied; unfortunately I did not manage to discover a local supplier in order to bring a bottle, or several bottles, with...

Being an invited speaker at a large international conference has its advantages, one of them being residing on the 7th floor of Hotel Aletti Palace in Vichy.||The room was large, old-fashioned, and scrupulously clean.||||The hotel is of a magnificence seldom seen these days: the height of the lobby/reception area must be at least 10 m. The restaurant served the best moules frites I have had in years and, with a Magret de canard salad for a starter this was a most reasonable luncheon at € 17:- .||The Bar was crowded in front of the TV owing to the Football World Cup, but the excellent Marc d'Auvergne poured in generous measure by the barman held more attraction for me. [I managed to convince other guests of its excellence and by the end of the week it appeared that three bottles had been emptied; unfortunately I did not manage to discover a local supplier in order to bring a bottle, or several bottles, with...