I stayed in this hotel for one night and all I can say ,it was excellent

REVIEW RE RESTAURANT ONLY
A special meal to end a five week touring holiday throughout France and Spain turned out to be one of our most dissappointing.
The setting of this large period 5" hotel in the charming town of la Baule is stunning and the food would have been good if it had been served after a reasonable passage of time. We were one of the first to arrive and one of the last to leave!. The quality of the food was excellent, however the main course was served cold, and I mean cold!! with a skim having been formed on the sauce. The wine waitor took the order and left an open bottle of wine on the table. That was it!! - no tasting, no pouring, -NOTHING. We watched in amusement as he seemed busy doing very little. When we finally obtained the bill, it was far too much and additional courses had been incorrectly placed on the bill. Very grudgingly these were removed, but with little apology, just a shrug.
This review is obviously the result of one visit and hopefully is not typical of the hotel. We had two other superb meals in La Baule which made up for this dissapointment.

The barriere hotel is in a great position and gives exceptional service. Although we were on a golfing trip and in the hotel residence, every thing about the hotel was first class. It was a bit strange to have people in dressing gowns parading around during the day, but there you go! Not sure what the other reviewers want, but if you like classy hotels that are slightly dated, this is the one. There also seemed to be lively night life. which kept me a wake on certaim on certain occasions.

I stayed at this hotel 6 nights during the course of a Thalassotherapy cure at the adjoining Thalgo Spa.

The rooms: I was upgraded upon arrival (always a nice surprise, and very unexpected since I was travelling alone). The room is a bit dated (heard that rooms would have been redone if it hadn't been for the financial crisis), but spacious and extremely clean. Very comfortable bed. Friendly and helpful housekeeping staff.

The restaurant: Excellent food, friendly and professional service, although they did get a bit overwhelmed during dinner some of the days, as the hotel was full due to school holiday in Paris and any of the guests were there with children. The possibility of taking breakfast in the room at no additionnal charge is a definite plus. I did however miss the possibility to take a lighter meal at the hotel, as both restaurants served full meals but no salads or snacks.

Other services: The Thalgo centre is just fantastic, nothing else to say. Great pools (I love salt water pools). Free use of bicycle, which is very nice since the centre og town is a 15 minutes walk from the hotel.

Conclusion: As part of a package with the Thalgo centre, this was a good value stay and I would definitely repeat the experience. I really appreciated the friendliness and efficiency of the service on all levels, which in my view compensates for the somewhat dated rooms. Note: since my mother thongue is French, I have no idea how service quality may be perceived by non-French speakers.