I stayed at Citea Bordeaux recently and found it in a nice safe location, not far from the main area (also tram and bus services if you're feeling lazy!). The swimming pool is set in a quier location very relaxing and a short walk from the hotel. The room was very basic, with single bed, kitchenette, bathroom (with the smallest bath I'd ever seen - but not needed!). The only down side, the breakfast is convenient but not really worth 7.5 Euro, if you're able to get the shop it would make it more economical. Also I booked via bookings.com and the booking I made meant no cleaning during my stay, this was a littel offputting, especially when I met someone who'd paid less but with cleaning. The location and swimming pool made up for that though. Just be careful when booking!Would definately revisit due to the location and amenities.

Good value for money.
Very friendly reception staff who spoke English as soon as they realised we weren't locals. Location is a bit out of the way - not really close to anything but in Bordeaux as long as you're near the tram (about 5 minutes walk) then everything is easy to get to. There's a little supermarket also 5 minutes away, which was really useful as there was a little kitchenette in the room with microwave, stove top, fridge, and a few basic utensils (but no washing up liquid/sponge - and they charge you if you want them to clean the dishes).
Free wi-fi worked really well - they even let us use it when we arrived early for check-in.
Would stay here again if in Bordeaux.

I wouldn't even grant this hotel a rating. It was terrible on all accounts.
The reception staff were the only nice thing to comment on. Very helpful & understanding. They clearly knew how bad this hotel was.
We booked 2 nights here last minute after having our flight cancelled.
From the moment we stepped inside the room we knew it was a wrong decision!
The room was in a state on disrepair. Dirty walls, surfaces & carpets. Pubic hairs on the bed covers.
In the bathroom there was an extremely dirty shower curtain in a bath tub only big enough for a child.
Drawers missing from the in room desk.
I could go on........
We stayed a mere 45mins in this hotel whilst we searched the Internet for something else.
Having had such an amazing stay in the Dordogne region. This experience has definitely soured the end of our trip

Avoid this hotel if you have any standards.

Did not stay, could not properly book, even though I was charged!

Unfortunately I could not book the hotel properly (did not get the confirmation page), never got an email stating that it was made.

Even though, this was part of a trip with friends and my wife got ill, needed a surgery and we cancelled all the reservations we have (London, Paris and Bordeaux on a different hotel).

Since Citea Bordeaux has never confirmed the request, therefore I did not have how to cancel it!

They have sent me an e-mail stating that I did not show up, hence they would charge me the first night, I have replied, told them about wife's illness and they never responded.

Now I saw the debit on my credit card, have re - requested them to review it and still no answer!

Avoid this sort of attitude, avoid this hotel!