Idéalement situé sur la plage de Ronce-les-Bains nous vous accueillons pour un séjour entre amis, en famille ou solo. A quelques minutes à pied du centre ville, vous irez au marché à pied et profiterez de l'ambiance de vacances qu'il reigne dans la station balnéaire. Réservez votre voiture pour aller faire du surf ou une journée farnienté sur les plages de la côte sauvage à quelques kilomètres de l'hôtel. Tout prêt des pistes cyclables n'oubliez pas vos vélos, idéal pour découvrir notre belle région. Les 25 chambres de notre petit hôtel particulier construit en 1850 ont été entièrement rénover. Décoration au ton naturel, de bois, bambou pour une ambiance cocooning de bord de mer. Que vous occupiez une chambre côté village ou côté mer, vous accèderez à la plage directement depuis l'hôtel. Accolé au Beach Hotel, le Beach Bistro vous accueillera à toute heure de la journée pour déjeuner, diner, partager des tapas entre amis ou boire un cocktail. Sa terrasse orientée plein Ouest promet de magnifique couchés de soleil.
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HOTEL STYLE
Family
Business
Languages Spoken
English, French, German
Location
2 avenue de la Cepe, 17390 Ronce-les-Bains, La Tremblade France
Name/address in local language
Beach Hotel - Le Grand Chalet
347 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Having walked through a very busy town we were delighted to find this beautifully renovated, Hamptons style restaurant, right on the beach. The restaurant has been superbly renovated with bleached wooden floors, Parasols, and an amazing terrace directly facing onto the beach, and superb cocktails wine and food. On arrival the owner was holding a staff meeting with all her staff prior to service beginning - a sure sign of a well run place. The food - we had langoustine risotto and whole bass were beautifully cooked and nicely presented. Excellent selection of wines . The place is very Covid aware, staff wear masks, and we felt very comfortable eating there. The town is busy and this is an oasis of calmness and quality and the owner exudes bonhomie! I believe the bedrooms - which are un renovated, will be refurbished this winter , after which it will be a fantastic place to stay as well as eat.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Room Tip:Rooms are still to be renovated - The restaurant is lovely, overlooking the sea with great food.
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Le Grand Chalet is a 3 star hotel in a fine location right on the beach in the seaside town of Ronce les Baines. It has recently been completely renovated and modernized. Geraldine, the extremely charming proprietress, is very accomplished and her staff are all friendly and helpful. The hotel bar and restaurant have been beautifully redesigned, and there is an oceanside terrace with splendid views. The menu was varied, as was the wine list, with something for everyone and the food very good. The service is amicable, and very attentive. We enjoyed the atmosphere, the food, the wine and watching the spectacular sunsets. It was very busy and is obviously popular with the local residents as well as the mostly French hotel guests. The extensive buffet breakfast was nicely done with fresh croissants and chocolatines. It was hard not to eat too much. The bright pristine rooms have a pleasing beach style decor and are simply, but very comfortably furnished with excellent bathrooms. They vary in size and are priced accordingly. Many of them have the ocean view as ours did. The hotel is in a quiet spot (parking is easy) but it is only a short walk into the town which has a definite holiday atmosphere.. The oyster port of La Tremblade is close by and Geraldine sent us there to eat them at La Grève. They were delicious and the restaurant was fun. There is a lot to do in this delightful area (all covered on the hotel's excellent website) and Le Grand Chalet is the perfect place to stay.
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Response from Géraldine DAUGY, Propriétaire at Beach Hotel - Le Grand Chalet
Responded 16 May 2022
Hello Falsecreekwanderer, What can I say beside a huge thank you for your feedback and details of your stay with us. I am so pleased you both had a good time in our little corner of paradise. I feel so fortunate. I am looking forward to welcome you again for your next trip to France. Sending you all the best all way to Vancouver, Kinds Regards
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The bottom line is that you only really come here for the location. Sat right on the beach with a stunning pool and terrace that looks out to the bay. It is the perfect spot.
The hotel is clean and well maintained throughout. The public areas are modern and pleasant. The standard rooms, which are quite compact, have been renovated recently but you can tell its been done on a budget with the minimum, basic furniture an dinky little TVs hidden in the corner.
Didn't eat at the restaurant other than breakfast, which was basic and average with some items running out mid service. The full food menu looked ok, if a little expensive and lacking in adventure, it offered nothing to tempt us in.
For the location I would probably go again for the odd night, but I won't be expecting luxury.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Response from Géraldine DAUGY, Propriétaire at Beach Hotel - Le Grand Chalet
Responded 25 Sept 2021
Hello Tribymullard, Thank you for your review. It is always a pleasure to be welcoming people from oversea in our little corner of paradise. We are thrilled you appreciated the terrace, the pool and the view. We are so privilaged to be living in this corner of the world. As far as the hotel goes, we took this old man over in May 20219, right prior covid and have been renovating since then. If bamboo and wood is not up to your taste, well, we tried to get a relaxing and natural feeling to the place where nature is everywhere. Also, We do not pretend to be what we are not. We are a 3 stars hotel, not a 5 stars. This being said, as far as the rooms go, you probably booked a regular size room (150sqft/15sqm). Know that you also have the possibility to book and delux room (250sqft/25sqm) or a suite (350sqft/35sqm). Way roomier. Our website is very clear about our service and our rooms. Size, description of each category with plenty of pictures to show our guests what they would get if they choose to stay with us. No room for mistake. we are quite surprise that you are actually surprised. Our website is well translate in english to make sure our guests would not be lost in translation at any point while making their reservation. www.le-grand-chalet.fr Our breakfast is a buffet, we don't run out of item. If so, our staff replace them right away. This can happen when 50 of our guests come at the same time for breakfast. It takes our staff only few minutes to put items from the kitchen up to the buffet. Especially as our croissant and chocolatine are baked in house... time to get out of the oven maybe.... On the restaurant side, well, what to say since you did not even try. We offer, tapas, burgers, salads, super fresh seafood, local oysters, vegetarian option, T bone steak and so on. As it is fall time, fresh mushrooms, figs, local chesses etc... which might not be to your taste despite the large choice of items. Again, and as you said at the end of your review. Do not expect luxury. Well, we don't pretend to be a luxury place. Our goal is to run a nice renovated place with a homy and relaxing feeling to it. We denifitly don't identify our place as a luxury place. The prices we practice are definitely not the one of a luxury place neither. We are looking forward to welcome you again for the odd night. Kind Regards
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I am reviewing the restaurant only as we had lunch here on 2 separate occasions whilst staying locally. The welcome and service is excellent which is matched by quality food and presentation. The fish and chips on our first visit was exceptional and to top it all the beachside location is beautiful
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Date of stay: May 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Géraldine DAUGY, Propriétaire at Beach Hotel - Le Grand Chalet
Responded 15 Jun 2021
Hello John, We are pleased you and your lady had a wonderful time with us. Knowing that a British gent appreciates our fish and chips makes us happy ;) We are looking formard to have the pleasure to see you again. Kind Regards Geraldine
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I've come several times and I always enjoy it! But not very good! Caesar salad for 20 euros (more expensive than in Paris) and really without any flavor, lack of sauce and when I ask for more they bring me oil and vinegar... the charcuterie board just taken out of its plastic packaging and way too salty! In short, we left on an empty stomach! The boss made a commercial gesture and gave us the board as a gift (still 17 euros) but very disappointed!
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stay of 2 nights too short 😉 a great welcome, attentive staff, this hotel is tastefully furnished and decorated, the rooms are air-conditioned and the bedding is extremely comfortable The restaurant offers a very original and excellent choice. The copious breakfast taken on the terrace is enchanting! Can't wait for us to come back And our little poodle was well accepted… Thank you again and congratulations to the whole team
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Peu de place de parking mais des possibilités aux alentours
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Cocktail side nothing wrong with both the content and the container worrying about doing well with envy
As for catering, it’s perfect team spirit! The smile is waiting for those who do not spoil anything to the very nice plates that are sent So we come back! Exceptional setting with 180’ ocean view
Thank you.
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We had the pleasure of staying 1 week in this beautiful hotel, and what a pleasure! The staff is always pleasant and smiling, caring for their guests! A very nicely decorated room, always very clean and smells very good after the cleaning teams daily. A pleasure to dine in the hotel restaurant, offering very good dishes, prepared and served with care! We will definitely be back!
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Ne pas hésiter a choisir une chambre vue mer ! Et local à vélo clos pour les cyclistes 🚴
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Always a pleasure to come to the Grand Chalet. A beautiful place, a cuisine always elaborate while remaining simple and very tasty, a team always friendly, smiling and pleasant. A real treat for all your senses. Thanks in particular to Clara and Benoit , the newbies of the season as well as to our chef whose name I forgot 😊
Thank you to the whole team without exception!
Friendships Nelly, Emmanuel and Jules
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stunning location, incredibly attentive and friendly staff and the food is amazing. Panko prawns and cod cakes starters is possibly one of the best starter I’ve ever had! Head and shoulders above all restaurants around the area. I cycle 20k to get there it’s that good!
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Géraldine DAUGY, Propriétaire at Beach Hotel - Le Grand Chalet
Responded 16 May 2022
Hello Trish, Thank you so much for your feedback! It is always such a pleasure to welcome you and your family at the restaurant. We are looking to be seeing you soon, Take care
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Bonjour,
Un grand oui il y a vraiment de tout et tout est accessible à pieds sans souci, bon en saison, après beaucoup de boutiques sont fermées mais ça c'est partout en bord de mer.
Cordialement
Bonjour, si je peux vous conseiller un numéro de chambre avec toilettes séparées et "normales" la mieux c'est la n°19 avec terrasse et vue sur mer mais vous pouvez demander lors de votre réservation, ce que vous souhaitez (car il y a d'autres chambres aussi bien) et ils se feront un plaisir de faire au mieux pour vous satisfaire.
Cordialement
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