The Art Hotel is situated a couple of hundred yards or so from the centre of town, so is very convenient. It is in a wide-open residential area with lots of free parking opportunities, and there is an area of off-road parking just outside the front door. The hotel is a rambling old building and very nicely designed, with lots of smart furniture and trendy artwork in the public areas. Our room, which is simply described as a “comfort double” is very large and beautifully designed and furnished. It has a couple of substantial wooden beams for atmosphere; a large bed, sofa and desk. There is also a kettle, so it really does seem that France is finally waking up the the need to provide hotel guests with creature comforts! As one would hope, there is WiFi which, certainly in our room, was so slow and sporadic as to be practically useless. Breakfast was served in a pleasant dining room with an option for al fresco if it is warm enough. A previous reviewer mentioned something about service being a bit hit and miss and I can certainly see the point. I get the impression that staffing is very much at minimum levels here and whereas a young lady was at hand to explain the buffet, serve us coffee and make us some perfectly boiled eggs, a phone ringing elsewhere meant that she was absent when other guests arrived and had to work it all out for themselves. Breakfast itself was very good and in addition to our boiled eggs we enjoyed nice fruit salad, yogurt, hams cheeses, breads and pastries. The bottom line is that this is a very smart hotel, but lack of staff can make a slightly negative impression. On arrival, even though we were only fifteen minutes early for check in, we couldn’t get into the hotel because there was nobody there. The doors were unlocked at three on the dot! These staffing issues are relatively minor matters however and we were very pleased with the overall quality of this hotel and would certainly use it again.
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