Ibis Styles Dijon Nord Valmy

We arrived in a heavy rainstorm and had a difficult time finding the hotel. The hotel needs its own clear and visible direction sign at the turn-off at its nearest roundabout. We had a ‘comfort room’ and it was precisely that; very comfortable. A nice room, good walk-in shower, Nespresso machine and kettle. Good breakfast. A very comfortable king size bed. Parking outside the hotel or lock-up car park. A great Italian restaurant DelArte only two minutes walk away. Easy tram connection in to Dijon after a short walk. Tram cost€1.70 each way.

What a lovely hotel both receptionists were very helpful and friendly, The room was clean, bright and modern with lots of room for all our biking gear, the bed was extremely comfortable and a good choice of pillows. Continental Breakfast was great a choice of fresh boiled eggs or creamy scrambled with bacon hash browns and pancakes. A good selection of cold meats, cheese, yoghurts and fruit. Absolutely delicious freshly squeezed orange juice and coffees. The receptionist gave us a coupon for 20% off the Italian restaurant opposite the hotel. The only downside was there isn’t anywhere in the hotel to get a cold drink or hot and there was no tea or coffee tray in the room. So pack a collapsible kettle or there is a Mac Donald’s opposite for drinks.

This is quite a modern hotel. The room was an adequate size but the toilet and shower were in separate cubicles. The toilet light switch did not work and the light went on and off in a cycle that was not controllable. The bed was comfortable apart from the plastic sheet on the mattress which made it hot and slippery. Breakfast was good with plenty of choices but the queue was long.

Really well appointed hotel,very modern.It’s situated north of Dijon which seems a bit out of the way on first impression but there is a cheap and regular tram service the T2 and the stop Pole Sante a few minutes from the hotel and there is the Toison d’ Or ,a vast shopping complex with everything under one roof,which is a 15/20minute walk or few minutes drive away.The rooms are very good,we had 106 on the first floor,maybe needs a few more electrical sockets,but the facilities in the room are very good,we have say a big thanks to the receptionist on duty when we turned up at lunch time and asked if our room was ready(The check in time is 4.00pm).She was very helpful and said she will attempt to get our room ready asap,possibly around 2.00pm,so we walked over to the shopping complex,again thanks to her for the directions,to kill time and we were glad we did,it’s got a food court so finding lunch was easy.She also advised us about the tram details,where to catch it etc.She really went out of her way to help us. There is a secure gated car park accessed by a code given at reception. We will certainly return when we are in the area but this time stick to the 4.00pm check in! This is one of the best Kyriads,not far behind the one in Troyes.

This hotel is situated not far from the motorway. The rooms are small, but tidy. The bathroom is functional. There are a few restaurants (a.o. La Courte Paille) a few metres away. The breakfast is not extensive, but good. WiFi is free and fast, There is a tram connection to the city on a 5 minutes walk. There is a free, spacious, enclosed parking. All in all a good price/value ratio. I recommend it when you are passing to Spain.

Good - comfy beds, very clean, Poor - lighting in room very dark, as seems to be usual with every hotel these days, no mirror near a socket. When will hotel chains realise that bathroom hairdryers do not function to style hair - at least give us a socket next to the mirror! Very overpriced for what it was. We were moving house and needed a place to rest. Paid extra for a larger room (showed pictures of a bath which was just what I needed) but the room was still tiny, and no bath. Very basic for the cost.