On arrival reception was welcoming, but not enthusiastic. The Hotel lacked any atmosphere, the bar was always empty and very dull. The Gym as advertised is very miss leading, most of the equipment is cheap and in need of repair and does not provide much of a work out. The rooms were comfortable and clean. Lots of restaurants to eat out in the evening, well within walking distance. Parking becomes difficult during the evening.

We booked for a one night stop-over a ‘charming superior double’ room for €160. The light and airy room with small balcony appeared recently refurbished, clean and comfortable. Oddly the large bed had only two pillows, with no extra ones in the wardrobe as is usual in most hotels. The reception was efficient but impersonal.

Breakfast was a let-down. There was no one to welcome us on arrival at the breakfast room and even getting tea and coffee was do-it-yourself. The cute hot water generator for tea was rickety and empty anyway. The buffet-style breakfast was fairly extensive but the scrambled eggs were long past their best and the dried apricots were too rubbery to bite into. Although there were staff about, there didn’t seem to be anyone to supervise everything. These are all minor quibbles individually, but paying €15 a head we would have expected a much higher standard of service.

The hotel building is at the top of a steeply sloping site, albeit with its own car park, up a hill in some back streets. So it’s quietly situated, but quite a long walk back from the beach and the lovely street restaurants in the Boulevard Fernand Moureaux.

So we left the hotel disappointed, realising that our €190 bill for bed and breakfast was the same that we had paid for similar accommodation, a warm welcome and an excellent dinner in a lesser rated hotel in Cherbourg that I’ve also reviewed for Tripadvisor.

From arrival to departure cannot fault this hotel. Have stayed here now 4 times over the last few years. Parking is in own grounds. Reception is a dream. Lift to your floor. Wide lift, wide corridors. This visit had the standard room with shower. Excellent spacious room, all amenities that you would expect with 3 stars.I feel under rated. Staff attentive but not overso. For those that are fitness conscious there is a beutiful indoor pool with adjoing sauna.To spend a few days here, just leave your car in the hotel grounds walk a few huundred metres to main area by the river which separates Trouville from Deauville.A promenade of excellent restaurants typically french and naturally specialising in seafoods. The town and hotel I highly recommend. Expensive but that is France these days.

Having read some of the reviews before we left, we were concerned about the standard of this Hotel. We found the Hotel easily met all our requirements - there has been a lot of redecoration of the bedrooms. The swimming pool and facilities were excellent for a 3 star Hotel. The golf courses in the vacinity were some of the best in France. The staff extremely helpful. We will certainly return.