The Cositel in Coutances is really an extremely nice hotel. We used it to visit the Normandy D Day beaches and it is extremely easy to find your way around. It is quiet, charming and the restaurant in the hotel is certainly to be recommended! Can't believe this is only 2 stars only.

We stayed here in May 2010. The hotel was fine, clean and spacious rooms with brand new bathrooms. the communal areas are a little dated but still clean. The restaurant however, was terrible! Vegetables boiled to within an inch of their lives, over-cooked pasta, bland sauces, tough - overcooked duck. We decided not to have dessert as we didn't know how much more bad food we could stomach!

We stayed here for a weekend whilst attending a wedding in the town. The hotel is quite modern and is spacious and laid out in nice gardens. It is set a little out of the centre of town and would be a 20 minute uphill walk if thats were you need to be. The room was a reasonable size and whilst it could do with redecoration had everything we needed. The staff were very helpful and when we arrived early in the morning after getting the overnight ferry they let us have our room early and let us have breakfast. The bar and food were also friendly and good value. Large free car parking was also a bonus. I wouldn't stay here for a whole holiday but for one or two nights when touring or driving to the ferry its ideal.

Having stayed in other 2 star hotels in France I can say this is the best. Yes the rooms were dated but they were spacious, spotlessly clean, everything worked and was completely comfortable. As for the food. We had, probably, the best meals of our holiday on the two nights we stayed. Staff were polite and helpful, it was easy to find and well positioned, so I can thoroughly recommend it for a relaxing stay.