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4.0 of 5
43, Rue du Minage, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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Residence de France
Ranked #10 of 45 hotels in La Rochelle
4.0 of 5 stars 81 Reviews
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Toronto
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Great place to stay in a lovely town”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2011
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La Residence de France certainly exceeded my expectations in terms of size of room and bathroom, onsite parking, beautiful art gallery within it, nice little pool oasis, and the location was ideal. It is rated as 4 star which may be pushing it a little in terms of amenities (lucky I brought my own hair blower), but it's definitely a 3+. I'd stay there again and recommend it to friends. La Rochelle is a fabulous place to visit - the historical aspect, restaurants, shopping and great marche (open on Sunday!!) are 5 star. It has a nice beach too. I'd like to go back soon but hesitate to go in summer because I'm sure the streets would be unbearably crowded.

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  • Stayed May 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Galway, Ireland
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Great hotel in lovely town”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2011
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Lovely hotel, very relaxing stay. Great location in La Rochelle - lovely town with great restaurants.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Jersey Channel Islands
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Brilliant Hotel with great value for money!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2011
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Apart from some of staff on reception lovely hotel, with a lovely art gallery inside great value for money didn't expect the amount of space we had been given for the value for money !
Quite hard to find, but worth it once you are there!

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Bransgore, United Kingdom
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128 reviews 128 reviews
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72 helpful votes 72 helpful votes
“Excellent hotel 5 mins fron old port”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2011
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Stayed here by chance.

Booked a studio apartment ( Dbl bed and kitchenette) ay 80 Euro.

The rooms are nothing special but the public parts of the hotel are great, and the level of service is par excellence.
Everything is spolessly clean, and the staff rerally are excellent.

And here's a tip for every hotel in the world: the WIFI is Free, and available in every room irrespective of price.

It lacks a restaurant, but there are plenty nearby.
It does breakfast from Euro 15 a day.

Excellent location.
5 mins from old harbour
1 min from coach depot
10 mins from railway station
3 mins from park

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Seattle,WA
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“Nice Hotel, not for business, good for French immersion”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2011

Hotel was selected by colleagues here on business. Hotel is extremely hard to find with only a small sign with markings hidden under an overhang. Large gate for the entrance to the courtyard and garage is always closed and has no markings. I stayed in one of the front rooms in the smaller building (not the apartment style rooms). The room was large and very clean and quiet and overlooked the courtyard. The wi-fi in the room was low signal and would come and go. I found I had to switch channels to get a stronger signal (1-2 bars max). As others noted, the TV is all French channels. My room had a bathtub only (very narrow) with a shower head on a hose. I guess the intent was to take a bath and shower off somehow but it made a big mess in the bathroom as there is no shower curtain. I was told laundry was OK for Monday but when I brought it down, they said "not today" maybe Tuesday. Tuesday worked and returned the same day (very good). Hotel lounge/bar is staffed sometimes with no indication of when its open or closed. Room service food was very good but when you asked for room service, you got the impression that it may or may not be available (they always had to check with someone to see if it could happen). Pool is really small and outdoors (didn't plan to use it). A nice walk to waterfront but pretty far (maybe 1/2 mile). Garage is VERY VERY tight and underground. I guess if you came on Holiday to relax and get away, it would be OK. The desk staff was nice but spoke mostly French (I didn't expect all English and am not judging) just wanted to note there might be some trouble with communication. Overall, an OK experience - would probably not stay here again.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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  • Residence De France La Rochelle
Address: 43, Rue du Minage, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Price range (per night):* INR8,170 - 16,452

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