I'll try a specifics review rather than useless nonspecific description like "fantastic" or "cheap" or whatever.
We stayed three days. Hotel la France is decent, affordable accommodation. The rooms are somewhat compact like in rest of Europe but clean with a full bath, TV (French only), internet and free parking. Rooms are quiet and double insulated windows are near new. The lady at counter was courteous and spoke enough English. They are cost conscious and save power when they can - like motion detection in hallways to turn on lights. There is one towel for each guest in the bathroom but you can ask for more if needed.
There were a few annoyances. Our bathroom light switch was finicky. The mattress was too firm for my needs but OK for wife. Like in most older hotels there is not enough electrical plugins for gadgets people bring along. We unplugged one of the lamps and the TV - it was French only anyway. WiFi went out occasionally. Had to ask receptionist to reset it.
Below are instructions how to drive to the hotel and a handy supermarket location.
Driving by car.
If you are driving by car, do not attempt to drive to the address. The hotel street is for pedestrians only. Drive directly to their parking lot which is at the back of their garden area. Finding their parking is the trickiest part with all the little twists and turns. There is only one way to get to it. It is best to start from the main roundabout near lake and go south. N46°24.012' E6°35.223' GPS coordinates should help you find the initial alley way starting point which is on west side of Hotel Bourgogne. Just turn sharply into the lane - hope the construction is still not blocking it, nor the delivery truck. Drive along the lane and straight ahead you will see an underground parking entrance. Turn sharp left into the parking entrance with a small Hotel de France sign. Go through the garage and turn sharp left getting out of the garage and then left along the building. You will find the small parking lot - just park in any of the 12 spaces. Walk into the building - right side - and use the elevator to get to floor 0 reception.
How to find a decent grocery store.
Being somewhat thrifty, most of these tourist priced meat and wine restaurants and small shops were not for us. Walk out front door, turn right and walk about 1/5 mile past all those small shops with sidewalk displays. Turn left on the traffic street downhill and turn left again and about 100m on right side you will see a building with 'Marche FRANPRIX' sign (9 rue Touviere). No shopping carts outside. It's a nice air conditioned supermarket style store with lots of variety and better prices.
