Choose because the price was reasonable for the area. Hotel or Motel was situated on a roundabout alongside the main ring road for la rochelle 10 mins drive to airport and 10 mins to city centre. (walked into town - took about 45-50 mins - not a particulary interesting walk but footpaths all the way. Situation of hotel caused no problems plenty of free parking - most hotels in the area seem to charge for cars or had no parking. Staff fine and helpful. Room okay no complaints. Breakfast not particulary good value- coffee good and the bread and croissants very enjoyable, some of the other items looked as though they had been about a while - four rolled up slices of grey coloured ham arranged in a cross pattern and half a dozen slices of cheese that had dried out. a massive bowl of boiled eggs which judging by their number and the lack of guests I presumed had been laid out on previous occasions including for our next breafast the following morning . Not many staying only a total of six persons on our first night but a few more the next day. Didn't try their evening meals