Hôtel Le National

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location close to the train station
  : At 140 for night in a very small double with smallest bathroom I have ever encountered was poor value.No facilities in room for making drinks.Be aware hotel is immediately next door to a nightclub.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location was superb. You get what you pay for
  : Shower head leaked and caused leakage through to downstairs , no towels in the room - light in bathroom temperamental . Very basic

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Being told it was Quai 33 where I was actually staying, though thiis was a good room with good shower and toilet facilities.

Very Good
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Poor
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Very close to train station. Good convenience store for food/drink opposite. Quiet (or would be without the blasting of the so-called "air conditioning"). Friendly staff. Clean bathroom (but cobwebs in the bedroom and litter under the bed). Plenty of hot water and water pressure. Very dark room for sleeping (or would be if the cooling/heating unit light did not illuminate the entire room - I had to put a tshirt over it). Nice new linens and bed cover and comfortable pillows. As for the "city", the only thing to note is the bistro inside the Stade Geoffroy Guichard with stunning views of the stadium that is a must reserve if you are going to the stade for a match.
  : The picture shown on the site is NOT the hotel. On arrival was told the rooms are in another building, which is around the corner a block away which seemed sketchy to me. Entry was difficult to find as door directions were not clear, so walked round with luggage for fifteen minutes searching. Picture of real location of the hotel is posted. Address actually is 33 rue Denfert Rochereau, which seems to be an old hotel from the outdated info inside the room. Room key is in a lock box in the alley of the building; not sure if lockbox codes are changed; it did not feel very secure with people idling about the lockboxes. For Eur200 the room was VERY small; spartan as a religious retreat - note waist size of 42 inches or more will not fit in the shower stall. Shampoo/shower gel was one tablespoon in a bottle. There is no safe to lock up belongings. There is no security chain/lock to prevent staff or others from entering (which someone tried to do in the morning without knocking). The mini fridge was nice but smelled of mildew when opened. The air conditioning did not really cool the room to below 75 degrees. After four hours it was acceptable to sleep, but the sound of the unit is very loud. The mattress is of the thin, springy, no support Ikea kind. Wifi did not work, neither of the two conflicting signs in the room posting the logins were correct. Could not call the front desk as there is no phone in the room. Called via mobile to the hotel number several times and no one answered, left voice mail and no one returned call. After an hour, dressed to go back to the front desk to ask for the info, met someone in the downstairs area and I got the wifi login/password; wifi worked well! As for the city, it is sorry to say bland, down at heel and depressing with little to see outside the stadium; bistros stop serving at 10:30.

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location of the hotel.
  : The hotel is next to a night club, and on the Saturday night the music was pretty persistent and went on for some time. There was only one towel set, but they happily provided a second set on request. None of the door handles fitted the doors; the wet room arrangement was a little odd, as it is impossible to keep the toilet dry. The shower head didnt stay up; the shelf in the bathroom needs replacing. Finally, I get the price gouge on the RWC weekend, but it was a pretty big ( x6 of the normal price?)

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The owner was lovely and chatty- a nice man.
  : The security in the room was unacceptable. There was no proper extra lock, and no-one present on reception that could have prevented anyone from getting up to the rooms. I had to move a desk to be in front of the door before I could sleep. For any solo travellers, feeling safe is paramount.

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler