Hôtel & Restaurant du Rempart — Restaurant in Bourges

We were very disappointed with this hotel overall. Superb location with fabulous views over vineyards but the interior was poor. The reception wasn't welcoming with the manager seeming to be over casual and not asking to see our Covid passports. We found our own way to our room along a dingy stairwell with worn, stained carpets. The room was small and badly decorated with dark coloured plastic wallpaper (which looked like mock wood); horrible flowered curtains and hideous bile-green net curtains. It hadn't been thoroughly cleaned and there was a lump of used chewing gum on one of the bedside tables. The beds and bedding were OK. The the worst thing was the noise and disturbance during the night. We went to bed around 10pm, tired after an early start and an afternoon of cycling but were woken up around midnight with noise from the adjoining night club. This noise was the constant 'boom boom' noise of music plus a lot of shouting from the terrace outside our bedroom window. The noise continued until 4 am with the club shutting at 3 but people shouting outside and some returning to the hotel, clomping up the stairs and slamming doors. We eventually got back to sleep for a few hours until it was time to get up and prepare for a long bike ride. A good breakfast was appreciated but it didn't make up for a terrible night and...

We were very disappointed with this hotel overall. Superb location with fabulous views over vineyards but the interior was poor. The reception wasn't welcoming with the manager seeming to be over casual and not asking to see our Covid passports. We found our own way to our room along a dingy stairwell with worn, stained carpets. The room was small and badly decorated with dark coloured plastic wallpaper (which looked like mock wood); horrible flowered curtains and hideous bile-green net curtains. It hadn't been thoroughly cleaned and there was a lump of used chewing gum on one of the bedside tables. The beds and bedding were OK. The the worst thing was the noise and disturbance during the night. We went to bed around 10pm, tired after an early start and an afternoon of cycling but were woken up around midnight with noise from the adjoining night club. This noise was the constant 'boom boom' noise of music plus a lot of shouting from the terrace outside our bedroom window. The noise continued until 4 am with the club shutting at 3 but people shouting outside and some returning to the hotel, clomping up the stairs and slamming doors. We eventually got back to sleep for a few hours until it was time to get up and prepare for a long bike ride. A good breakfast was appreciated but it didn't make up for a terrible night and...

To appreciate Hotel du Rempart you need to put it into context. It is a family run 2 star hotel in an ancient building in a historic town in France. It is clean and a warm welcome awaits visitors. We had a nicely modernised room on the second floor with a good bathroom and superb view over the surrounding vineyards. The reception area had been decorated in French style and the communal areas as well. These can seem a bit dark at first site and were showing signs of being well used, shabby chic it really is. There is a lively bar which is open late and popular with the locals, what better recommendation could you have? That does mean that it can be a bit noisy when it closes, if that bothers you ask for a room away from the bar but you won't get the view! The breakfast is adequate and if something is missing just ask. We did have a couple of problems on our first morning but a quick chat with the staff soon had it fixed. Being a family run hotel you get personal service but the don't have the resources of a big chain to fund maintenance and modernisation. The food at lunch and dinner is excellent and the atmosphere relaxed, this isn't a fast food place, as I said it is French. Take your time, relax and enjoy good...