The hotel is centrally located and convenient to the old town. It was recently redone and very pretty. The room was very clean, but tiny; they do offer larger rooms at a cost. It had a large elevator for this type of hotel in France. My low score for service comes from our requesting that they make a restaurant reservation for us (by email from the US, explaining that the restaurant only accepted telephone reservations). They emailed back refusing to make the reservation. This was a first for us , having done this many times with other hotels.

First of all, let's get the only gripe out of the way. On arrival, the staff were somewhat surly - a little grumpy. They had tried to call me as we were running late (having traveled for 10 hours on Black Saturday but that's another story) and could not get through to my mobile. This obviously made them upset and they were oddly unfriendly. That out of the way, we got our room key, and the next time we spoke to them they must have remembered we were paying guests and were a little warmer.

So, the room. We had a Superior family room, lovely spacious beds and a great bathroom. The toilet was separate, which is a mixed blessing, but clean, and the air conditioning worked well, even if it was a little noisy.

Drinks were available from reception at reasonable prices, free WiFi was useful and we enjoyed two very peaceful nights. Our room was set away from any street noise. In fact this area of Bourges was quiet throughout, and we had good views of the cathedral and churches.

Breakfasts were usual French affairs, although the coffee out of a machine could have been better. They charged full price for the kids too, which is unusual.

All in all, I would use this hotel again if ever in the area. A good location for a stop over, good price and clean quiet rooms. Checking out and paying saw a return to surly unfriendliness on behalf of the reception staff, but that aside a nice hotel.

Le Christina has 2 categories of rooms - standard and superior. I stayed in a superior and found the quality very good for the price. The room had obviously been modernized not too long ago. The bed was very comfortable, the bathroom modern and the tv screen was a good size. My only gripe about this hotel is that there are no rooms designated as entirely non-smoking. The first room I was given stank of cold tobacco. Fortunately another room was available. The management should really designate a floor as non-smoking in this day and age.

I've stayed at this hotel twice and it has really improved. I will agree with the last two reviews. The first time I visited was last summer. My room was questionable and yes the shower was very moldy. Was the staff concerned? Not really. I read the reviews here and decided to give this hotel another chance. This time I was very surprised to see the changes since the Logis take over. My room was newly renovated and very clean. The staff was professional. If you visited the hotel prior to its renovation, I suggest trying it again.