Comfort Hotel François 1er  

Location was great, right around the corner from Place de Verdun (which is the main bus hub for the area - you can go to the Ile de Re and the airport from there),also reasonably close to train station and right in the centre of town. Just a few minutes to walk down to the Old Port and all it's restaurants, too!! Our room (221) had a fantastic view and was nice and airy, which was great as the hotel doesn't have air conditioning and I assume could get hot in the summer!! The room had a really, really nice bathroom for a two-star hotel!!!

The bed was quite uncomfortable - thin, worn out mattress which hung down in the middle, so both of us always ended up rolling in! I think they should really get new mattresses. Room was quite small, but that didn't bother us too much (but we did have to put our suitcase up on the little dressing table thingy, so if you have lots of luggage, that could be a problem. We didn't have breakfast, but the breakfast room looked extremely dark so wsn't very inviting!!

Cheap, central and car parking

Slightly dated look. Breakfast area small.

Our stay was something wonderfully unexpected. The staff were lovely and helpful, the location perfect right in the middle of the town. The room was small but cozy and clean, you don't need much to feel comfortable. We slept very well, there weren't much noise at all.

The breakfast for 7.50 Euros is a bit dear for what offers. I'd have expected some hot food (scramble eggs, etc..)

Excellent city centre location.

Very difficult to find due to awful one-way system that even local police couldn't explain. Also constant sound of running water. Old plumbing or a fault ?

Faultless for the price. Great location - 2 mins walk to fantastic food markets, boutiques, waterfront. Free parking onsite which is a rarity these days. Spacious rooms with good bathroom. Special mention to the owners who went over as above any normal level of service to help us when our baby fell ill. They organized a doctor to visit in the room, went to the pharmacy to pick up medications and rang around looking for a specialist for us. Amazing service which will not be forgotten. Lovely people and a reminder of what real service used to be about.

Being picky, beds could be updated but they were still comfortable. Also wifi was a bit intermitant in our room (furthest away from the router) but we were using iPhones...

Clean, compact pleasant helpful staff..in essence simple but with a little bit of class

Access through the one way system of the town was very frustrating

The staff was very friendly and accomodating.

The bed was not supportive of two people making for a very uncomfortable night of sleep.

all just as expected- good

A lovely hotel. The lady on reception made us feel like it was a real pleasure to have us staying there. The rooms balanced modern comfort with old world charm. They have secure parking (rare for the old city of La Rochelle) but you have to make sure you book that in advance.

Very interesting courtyard building in old centre, nice staff

Very basic breakfast

Central location with parking.

Location, parking and breakfast were all very good. We had a nice room with a great view. All the staff wre helpful and friendly. We would certainly stay there again if we were passing through La Rochelle another time.

No problem with the hotel but we did have a bit of a problem finding it, the one-way systems were tricky to follow. A better map might be handy.