Le Mouton Blanc — Restaurant in Avranches

We booked this hotel because of the price and we wanted to stay on Mont St. Michel. We got to the hotel and were told that we had to walk back down to an office near La Mere Poulard hotel to get the key. A bit weird, but okay. Got back to the Mouton Blanc, found our room, opened the door, and discovered a live pigeon on the floor to welcome us. See photos; he was adorable. One of us went down to ask for a different room, and the other one photographed and shot videos of the adventure as they opened a window and encouraged the interloper to escape. Eventually, he flew out, but the poor thing must have been shut in the room for quite some time as he had soiled the bed linens and the carpet.||Pas de probleme, said the Mouton Blanc, so we trekked back to the hotel office to get a new room. Sadly, the Mouton Blanc was totally booked up, so we were given a room at the Mere Poulard, a sister property to the MB. So we climbed up what felt like half of Mont St. Michel to get to our replacement room that we were told had recently been renovated. ||It was a nice room: modern, nondescript, and bland with no character whatsoever. The room itself faced the bay and mainland, which was great. The room was clean, quiet, and comfortable, and we slept very well there. There was a mirror in the room and another in the bath, but neither one had an electrical outlet near it. So if a person wanted to blow dry or style their hair, or use an electric shaver, they would not be able to see their work while they groomed themself. We found that very strange.||The bathroom was clean, but whoever did the "renovations" should be flogged. The workmanship was positively horrible, so bad that it must have been done by an inept newbie. The baseboards were not all painted the same color, the cabinet drawer under the sink looked new but didn't close properly, and for some unimaginable reason, there was a space sealed off in the bathroom, beside the toilet, that was open on top. So you could look down into this roughly 3' by 3' compartment and see all the construction filth that was abandoned there. WTF??? Seriously, if you watched a handful of DIY videos on YouTube, YOU could do a better job renovating that bathroom. ||The following morning we trekked back to the charming Mouton Blanc for breakfast. The buffet was very nice, with a good assortment of breads, pastries, yogurts, cereals, ham/bacon, and hot scrambled eggs. Coffee was from a machine, but fine. The employee in charge of the breakfast was a lady who worked exceptionally hard to keep everything clean, well-stocked, and was cheerful and welcoming to all guests who arrived for breakfast. We laughed that as hard and skillfully as she worked, it was a tragedy that she was not the person who renovated the bathroom at the Mere Poulard, as she would have done a far better job than the incompetent person they hired. ||One of us had visited Mont St. Michel before, but they slept at a hotel on the mainland. For this vacation, we wanted to sleep on the Mont and are very glad we did. When the busloads of tourists leave, the Mont becomes magical. Streets empty, most shops close soon afterwards, but several restaurants are open for dinner. We walked all over the place, watched the tide come rolling in (very quickly) and loved exploring the ramparts along the perimeter of the Mont. ||Frankly, we were very disappointed that we could not sleep at the MB. The décor of the room there was so much warmer and more inviting than the cold, modern room at Mere Poulard. To be fair, both hotels were extremely accommodating and did not hesitate to offer a new, pigeon-free room. They could have made the experience extremely difficult, but they were very gracious, and the office person got a giggle watching our videos of the pigeon. ||If we are ever lucky enough to return to Mont St. Michel, we would very much like to stay at the Mouton Blanc, pigeon-free, to have the experience of staying in that...

We booked this hotel because of the price and we wanted to stay on Mont St. Michel. We got to the hotel and were told that we had to walk back down to an office near La Mere Poulard hotel to get the key. A bit weird, but okay. Got back to the Mouton Blanc, found our room, opened the door, and discovered a live pigeon on the floor to welcome us. See photos; he was adorable. One of us went down to ask for a different room, and the other one photographed and shot videos of the adventure as they opened a window and encouraged the interloper to escape. Eventually, he flew out, but the poor thing must have been shut in the room for quite some time as he had soiled the bed linens and the carpet.||Pas de probleme, said the Mouton Blanc, so we trekked back to the hotel office to get a new room. Sadly, the Mouton Blanc was totally booked up, so we were given a room at the Mere Poulard, a sister property to the MB. So we climbed up what felt like half of Mont St. Michel to get to our replacement room that we were told had recently been renovated. ||It was a nice room: modern, nondescript, and bland with no character whatsoever. The room itself faced the bay and mainland, which was great. The room was clean, quiet, and comfortable, and we slept very well there. There was a mirror in the room and another in the bath, but neither one had an electrical outlet near it. So if a person wanted to blow dry or style their hair, or use an electric shaver, they would not be able to see their work while they groomed themself. We found that very strange.||The bathroom was clean, but whoever did the "renovations" should be flogged. The workmanship was positively horrible, so bad that it must have been done by an inept newbie. The baseboards were not all painted the same color, the cabinet drawer under the sink looked new but didn't close properly, and for some unimaginable reason, there was a space sealed off in the bathroom, beside the toilet, that was open on top. So you could look down into this roughly 3' by 3' compartment and see all the construction filth that was abandoned there. WTF??? Seriously, if you watched a handful of DIY videos on YouTube, YOU could do a better job renovating that bathroom. ||The following morning we trekked back to the charming Mouton Blanc for breakfast. The buffet was very nice, with a good assortment of breads, pastries, yogurts, cereals, ham/bacon, and hot scrambled eggs. Coffee was from a machine, but fine. The employee in charge of the breakfast was a lady who worked exceptionally hard to keep everything clean, well-stocked, and was cheerful and welcoming to all guests who arrived for breakfast. We laughed that as hard and skillfully as she worked, it was a tragedy that she was not the person who renovated the bathroom at the Mere Poulard, as she would have done a far better job than the incompetent person they hired. ||One of us had visited Mont St. Michel before, but they slept at a hotel on the mainland. For this vacation, we wanted to sleep on the Mont and are very glad we did. When the busloads of tourists leave, the Mont becomes magical. Streets empty, most shops close soon afterwards, but several restaurants are open for dinner. We walked all over the place, watched the tide come rolling in (very quickly) and loved exploring the ramparts along the perimeter of the Mont. ||Frankly, we were very disappointed that we could not sleep at the MB. The décor of the room there was so much warmer and more inviting than the cold, modern room at Mere Poulard. To be fair, both hotels were extremely accommodating and did not hesitate to offer a new, pigeon-free room. They could have made the experience extremely difficult, but they were very gracious, and the office person got a giggle watching our videos of the pigeon. ||If we are ever lucky enough to return to Mont St. Michel, we would very much like to stay at the Mouton Blanc, pigeon-free, to have the experience of staying in that...

Hotel Le Mouton Blanc is wonderfully located half way up the cobbled street on Le Mont Saint Michel. It is an old place with charm and character. We were requested to check in near the gate entrance at another Hotel and then directed to our hotel by the friendly check in staff. We had read reviews about it being a difficult place to find so we had actually been for an earlier walk to see where it was without the baggage. This was worth doing because the way finding is not great and the directions are not very detailed. |There were workman on the steps to the entrance when we arrived at Hotel Le Mouton Blanc. Their barrows, some large stones and bags of concrete had to be moved so we could squeeze past them down to the front door. |Entry is by typing a code onto a keypad. The door is a little glitchy but we worked it out. We spent the night helping others get in and out too. The room, although quite dark, was a really good size and a small window looked out onto the street. It was lovely to look out onto the street and watch the people. |The beds were reasonably comfortable although the double was a little saggy so we used the singles. |The bathroom had been recently renovated and looked lovely. We had to climb into quite a high bath (above my knee height - and I am quite tall) so if you have back or leg injuries or you are elderly, for your safety I would recommend you request a room with a shower. I had a late shower in the evening after dinner, before bed (around 23h00), there is no exhaust fan and the steam set the fire alarm off (embarrassing), so when you shower don't leave the bathroom door open because it will set off the fire alarm! |The room was clean and tidy. There are no tea and coffee making facilities in the room and none in the hotel either, which is a shame. |Of course, being an old building, the sound travels so I heard the whole conversation of the lady on the phone next door like she was in the room, we heard the young people laughing and enjoying themselves upstairs, the elderly couple having their serious conversation and absolutely everyone, and their bags bumping up and down the stairs trying to find their rooms. We also heard, at 6am each morning, the banging of the trolleys as the workers pushed stock up to the restaurants and retailers. Lucky we are reasonably early risers so it didn't bother us too much! |Breakfast was at a restaurant a few doors up the hill. On day 1 it was lovely. The staff welcomed us with warm smiles and friendly chats and directions and the food was ok. The second day staff member was quite rude to several people. When they asked questions he put them down quite loudly. He was rude and surly. He did not smile and he was not at all friendly or helpful. There was not as much food variety. Only one type of meat and one type of cheese. The fruit salad bowl was half empty. He got annoyed when an elderly man asked how to cook the eggs because he had never seen an egg boiler like that before. It was a shame because the lady the day before was so very nice and friendly and helpful.|Le Mont Saint Michel is an absolutely amazing place and, in spite of the negatives I have written about the Hotel Le Mouton Blanc, the rock is well worth the visit. I heard from others in other places that each hotel has its issues and they are apparently almost all owned by the same company anyway (this I read, so not evidence based). |Hotel Le Mouton Blanc was half the price of the other places, which is why we chose to stay there knowing there were likely going to be a few things we would not love. In spite of the noise and the other issues we really enjoyed our stay. A big shout out to the wonderfully patient reception staff down the road who had to deal with severe very rude and pushy guests while we were waiting...