Hôtel Barrière Le Royal La Baule

“Old fashioned fantastic French hotel right near the water”

I found this hotel online and didn't know what to expect. Turns out this place is a gem. La Baul is where French people go for beach holidays and it has a massive beach with lots of restaurants where you can have outdoor lunch and dinner. There's also wind surfing and sailing and a couple of excur… lisää

I found this hotel online and didn't know what to expect. Turns out this place is a gem. La Baul is where French people go for beach holidays and it has a massive beach with lots of restaurants where you can have outdoor lunch and dinner. There's also wind surfing and sailing and a couple of excursions (medieval city, daily market and marshes) but otherwise not much to do. The hotel itself is perfection. Lovely staff, nicely redone rooms but still permeated by old-fashioned European formality. Breakfast, of course, is wonderful. We got hold of the concierge and they booked a cab from the airport and also restaurant bookings. There are two swimming pools (indoor and outdoor) with plenty of chairs and quiet places to read. Also a garden where you can have meals or sit and a terrace and lobby where a pianist plays at night. Adjoined to the hotel is the Thalasso annex and gym where they have exercise classes (in the water and in the gym) and spa treatments etc. Before I arrived it, took me a long time to get someone to answer the phone or email so I was not sure what was on offer but there is a website with a schedule of classes (aqua bike, aqua boxing, aqua fitness, aqua pilates and in the gym you can take Swedish ball, stretching and all the machines etc). Once we got here we were delighted by the classes--several a day in the pool, each lasting for thirty minutes. I guess I wasn't good at navigating the website but they offer packages for people who want to come and have loads of classes and spa treatments. We just relaxed, swam and hung out on the beach with the grandkids. There is a carousel and cafe right outside the hotel gates. Some clothing shops and art galleries and a drug store and beach stores are right next to the hotel. Otherwise it is a 15 minute walk into town. No need to rent a car.

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“Wonderful hotel”

La Barriere Royal La Baule is an absolutely wonderful hotel. The room, the lobby, the pool, the breakfast - everything was great. The staff was very helpful. Great location next to the beach and a short walk to shops and restaurants. We will definitely come back.

“Great stay - great position.”

Lovely hotel, in a great position. Recently renovated with excellent contemporary styled bedrooms. We enjoyed a great 2 night stay here, eating once in the restaurant - great menu, good food, great service. We loved the indoor and outdoor pools, free to residents, but car parking a bit steep at 33… lisää

Lovely hotel, in a great position. Recently renovated with excellent contemporary styled bedrooms. We enjoyed a great 2 night stay here, eating once in the restaurant - great menu, good food, great service. We loved the indoor and outdoor pools, free to residents, but car parking a bit steep at 33 euros per day. We would stay there again if we return to La Baule.

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“Enjoyable but could have been better”

We ended up with nice bedroom accommodation and sleep quality was very good. Front office staff and the concierge/bell team were friendly and helpful. But the breakfast arrangements were mediocre Major issues arose in connection with the spa. Misinformation resulted in one of us missing aqua cla… lisää

We ended up with nice bedroom accommodation and sleep quality was very good. Front office staff and the concierge/bell team were friendly and helpful. But the breakfast arrangements were mediocre Major issues arose in connection with the spa. Misinformation resulted in one of us missing aqua classes . And, despite drawing attention to the Hammam that would barely have warmed an Eskimo, nothing was going to be done about this as it was too hard to locate the engineer, or maybe to lift a finger to turn up the temperature.

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