Given the trip adviser reviews we read prior to our departure on holiday we were not looking forward to staying in this hotel as part of a "Preferred Travel" package holiday but were pleasantly surprised after our four day stay.

The hotel is a little bit "tired" and the room we had was not particularly pristine, but it was clean and spacious. It did lack a "room safe" and a fridge and had limited TV channels, but for a four day stay it was perfectly adequate.

It is in a quiet location and not too far to walk to the centre.

The food was OK and done on a buffet basis, but some things ran out very quickly and took a long time to be "topped up".

The bonus was that we received wine and water with our evening meal included in the package, which we were not aware of prior to our arrival!

The staff were very helpful and pleasant,

Tonythemonk Bonnyrigg

We stayed on a half board basis for four nights. Having previously seen critical reviews here, we were apprehensive about what we might find. We need not have worried. The food was excellent, varied and completely hygenic (contrary to what you may read below, there are no flies on the cheeseboard, which was always properly covered, no yogurt left unrefrigerated overnight). Either the management have cleaned up their act after seeing some of the reviews here, or maybe it was never as bad as some people suggest. True, the hotel has a faded aura, and doubtless looked smarter in the days when Queen Amelie patronised it. But it is in a charming location, the staff are very attentive and friendly, and the rooms and public areas are clean and well cared for. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

The Hotel Reine Amelie was a real disappointment. 60's concrete block in a dreary riverside setting and dull little town. Stained carpets in the communal areas, grubby swimming pool area, dripping taps in the bathrooms and Air Con that blasted warm air instead of cool, stained tiles in the bathroom and feeble shower that you have to hold above your head as they couldn't be bothered to put a hook on the wall. The food was OK but it was really off-putting to see flies crawling all over the cheeseboard which should have been covered in a dining room which was overly warm. Really nice, friendly management and staff but this in no way made up for the general grot. Needs a lot of money spending on it to bring it up to a reasonable standard.

I stayed here on a twin centre holiday between France & Spain. The location is good, surrounded by lovely countryside overlooking a river. My room was large with a balcony but the decor was tired. The lighting in the room was poor which combined with heavy furniture made the room dark & dingy. The buffet was self service and while quantity was not a problem some of the food combinations were strange.

On the plus side the staff are friendly, especially in the restaurant, and Amelie is really pretty and a good base to explore the area.