After 4 nights in Margaux, we needed a hotel close to the airport for a 6:20AM flight to Amsterdam and then on to Minneapolis. We stayed the night of May 15, 2007.

First, we only found 1 review before making the reservations so a little concerned. But we were only staying 1 night and took a chance. Good move. We dropped our car rental at the airport and then had a quick hotel shuttle pick-up. The staff spoke good English and had a welcoming, helpful attitude. The lobby was contemporary, open, clean.

The room was again contemporary, clean, and surprising large for this category of hotel. Behind a door is a mini kitchen with microwave, cooktop, dishes, and even a dishwasher, none of which we used. But a surprise how much was there. Bathroom and shower were clean and modern. Decent sized closet.

One problem, it was a rainy, cold night, but the room was quite warm. The central air didn't seem to work, the fan ran, but no cool air. (Too cold outside?) We opened a window and that quickly cooled the room. Very little noise, even with the window open. Fairly comfortable bed.

We previously read that there was no airport shuttle until 6:30 AM, but this was wrong. In the evening we asked the front desk for a 5:00 AM taxi but we were told they would shuttle us. And they did! Wake up call at 4:00 AM was on time. The breakfast buffet off the lobby was surprisingly large: cereal, juices. coffee, rolls, fruit, and more.

We ate dinner at the more casual restaurant of the 2 adjoining the hotel. Reasonably good, but not great food.

Overall, the 2 couples in our group agreed we would stay again and recommend it for its category, and for its approximately 1 mile location from the airport.

Spent the night before a very early flight. The hotel is new and nicely designed in a modern, boutique-hotel type style. Flat screen TV and surround sound. Modern fixtures, nice wood paneling - I didn't feel as if I was in a typical cheap hotel. If Quality Hotels is doing this in all their facilities, I may become a fan.

I was concerned about getting my wake-up call and having the taxi called and ready as requested, as the hotel shuttle doesn't run until 6AM. No problems with either service. The hotel desk on our request also called our restaurant in Bordeaux to let them know we would be late for our reservation.