We stayed at this hotel 1 night on a stopover to Calais.It is easy to find and quite a spacious hotel which is currently undergoing re furbishement unfortunately this means parts of the hotel are quite tatty.The hotel has secure parking[charged]. Our room was large with a big en suite.Unforunately there was no air conditioning so we slept with open windows[which were double glazed]but this meant that what appeared when we arrived mid afternnoon to be a quiet square at night turned into what sounded like a race track with cars screeching round corners all night.The restaurant was very good and we enjoyed an excellent meal,breakfast was also good.The owners have several small dogs which run freely around the ground floor[they are friendly] and there is no lift to the bedrooms on the upper floors.All in all an average hotel in the traditonal old French style but with good food.

The medieval walled city of Langres is charming: The 16th Century 'Hotel de la Poste' is part of its charm.

The owners and staff are helpful and accommodating. I got by with my very mediocre grasp of French. Madame (senior) spoke truly excellent English. Our double room was comfortable, and furnished with a selection of very solid, very old, very French, probably oak furniture. The en suite bathroom was immaculate and modern. Refurbishment of the upper floors was taking place during our stay. Our room had already had the make-over.

The decor of the hotel was quirky, perhaps, but gave an appropriate overall impression of age without its attendant decrepitude. WiFi - or as the French pronounce it, 'WeeFee' is available for €2 an hour. The bar has a pleasant ambiance, and there is a pool table in the next room if you fancy 'le billard'. There is a sauna in the hotel, and, somewhere, a swimming pool too.

The restaurant looked as though it would be well worth a visit, with the cheapest set meal priced at €15. I wish I had splashed out on the very comprehensive €29 set menu. However, we ate with our son and his family who were camping at the nearby Lac de la Liez. We preferred the soft option - going home to our hotel each evening!

There is a private parking facility behind the hotel for €6 per night. This is locked at 10pm.

If you have read this far you may imagine that there are no negatives: untrue! There are a few things to beware of.

If you are not good on stairs, be sure to ask for a room on the ground floor; upper floors are reached via a grand spiral staircase; there is no lift in the hotel. The building rambles a little - our room was on the first floor up, which involved not only going upstairs, but also down a few steps further along the corridor.

The parking area is composed in part of nooks and crannies along a twisting enclosure to the side and rear of the hotel. It tends to fill up in the early evening. Finding a space is not guaranteed. As a pedestrian returning to the hotel late, you just turn the knob on the smallest gate at the car park entrance and let yourself into the hotel's side entrance by entering a code into a key pad. (Being a little less than sharp, we assumed that the gate was locked - and knocked on the window for someone to let us in. Pretty dopey, eh?)

There are free parking alternatives, however. If you are extremely lucky you may find a place in the square in front of the hotel. There are spaces to the West of the city, through the city gate on Rue Bouliere (which runs along the North side of the hotel). The spaces are immediately beneath the city walls, if you are lucky, and along a pull-in area on the other side of the dual carriageway. If you are returning late, it's a good bet to use the latter area. Then cross the road (La Belle Allée) at the pedestrian crossing, enter the city gate and walk up Rue Bouliere. It's only a 3 minute walk.

Actually, this way to the hotel is quicker and easier to drive than the route given on the hotel web site or by Google Maps!

One more problem I had was a fall in the slippery-bottomed bath, while taking a shower. If I'd known how to say 'un tapis de bain antidérapant' beforehand, I'd have certainly asked for one!

In the Summer heat, we slept with the windows open. A few late-night revellers went past in the street below, but it wasn't too annoying. In the absence of air conditioning, a fan in the room would have been a really helpful addition!

I'm not a dog-lover but the owners' three little dogs were incredibly cute and friendly. They wouldn't have had the run of a British hotel, of course. Only in France! They wouldn't be acceptable to everyone, I'm sure.

Overall, it was not a perfect experience - I still have the bruises - but it truly was an enjoyable one. On balance, I would happily recommend the hotel.

Stayed here for just one night en route to the alps. Recently refurbished room in a rather unusual style - bel epoch to modern. Rest of hotel appeared to be undergoing further refurbishment. Didn't eat in hotel as menu rather limited for the price. Private car park at 6 euros a day extra.
Langres lovely medieval walled town.

I have never left a review on the internet before but in this case I just had to. We have now stayed in 3 hotels in Langres, it is a very convenient halfway stop from the alps. I tried to book at the Cheval Blanc but it was full (he rooms in the main hotel here are excellent, and they also have some good but not so smart family rooms in their annexe). I was faced wit the wrath of my wife for not having booked sooner and in a googled frenzy I found Hotel de la Poste. They had what they called an appartment (really just three rooms connected) to sleep 8 (4 double beds), we are a family of 6 so 2 of the children had their own beds. I booked it without thinking much more. On our way to Langres the traffic was bad and we were going to arrive later than I had told the hotel, so I thought that I should ring and warn them. I couldnt find their number in the car so I used my phone to google them (I should mention that my wife was driving at this point). I rang them and just as when I had originally booked the receptionist was absolutely charming. Bored after several hoursin the car I then started to open some of the reviews. My heart sank. It sounded awful. When we arrived the receptionist was very pleasant, and yes we did ave to pay an extra 6 Eros for off road parking, but that is the same at Cheval Blanc and Grand Hotel Europe. We were just pointed in the direction of our room but I didnt feel tht this was strange. The hotel seemd very nice and clean if a little quirky, but I still expected a grotty room. To my relief it was actually really nice, recenly renovated (in fact I think that they are in the process of renovating the last of their rooms at the moment). It is not all perfect, that is part of its charm, the building is centuries old, it is a wonderful slice of provincial France with lovely old furniture. I should also mention the dogs - when I read one of the earlier reviews I imagined the fierce German Sepherd type of French dog, but on my return froom the car park I was greeted at the back door by three perfectly coiffed wiggly little fluffy dogs,all they needed were bows in their hair! Charming. Breakfast too was better than many I have had in France, for 8 euros I thought that it was a bargain. I have stayed in some dreadful French hotels, this is not one of them, dont be detered.