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[RooFlyer]

Property: Domaine du Liziec - MGallery, Vannes, France
Status: Explorer+ Plat
Room booked: Superior Suite
Room upgraded/type: Yes, Deluxe Suite
Rate: A$315/night
Early check in/late out: Not required
Free internet: Yes - 42 Mbps
Welcome drink: Yes
Welcome amenity: Small box of toffees and a bottle of apple juice.
Recommend: Strong yes.

Surprising. It wasn't like anything I was imagining when I booked - better. Built around an old big house, extended and modernised throughout.

I was upgraded for my 2 nights - although its odd that a second category 'suite' was only one room (and an enormous bathroom); it was in the reno old part of the hotel, so v high ceilings etc - but fully modern.

Set in park-like grounds and gardens, although a main road is just beyond the trees and can be heard when outside. Free undercover parking. Central aircon - at reception they set it cold for me. Two restaurants - a 'gourmand' (not tried) and a bistro - v. good. menu the same both nights. A bar, incl outside terrace. There is a spa - hamman, pool and massages etc.

English language of staff varied - mostly OK but I was stuck once asking questions at reception. All friendly and efficient.

I really enjoyed my stay here & would like to go back. About 10 mins drive out of Vannes downtown.

Reception side of the hotel



Garden side. My room 3 windows at right middle floor in the old building



View







You could have held a concert in the bathroom. Huge bath.



Welcome amenity



Menu

 

[RooFlyer]

Property: Sofitel Quiberon Thalassa sea & spa, Quiberon, France
Status: Explorer+ Plat
Room booked: Superior room, sea view, terrace
Room upgraded/type: No
Rate: Lots
Early check in/late out: Yes, I arrived an hour early (3pm) and room 'just ready'. Probably BS - there's hardly anyone else here, in my wing!
Free internet: Yes - 80 Mbps
Welcome drink: Yes
Welcome amenity: A generic 'Cher Member' welcome card and a Sofitel luggage tag
Recommend: No

This stay was meant to be a highlight of my road trip - a (rare) Sofitel, on the Breton coast, nice room. I had visions of drinks round the pool, maybe a swim in the ocean. Quiberon is a sea-side holiday town in Brittany.

Didn't happen. This place is odd. Its in three parts - an older section 'Corail', an 'Institute' - heath resort in the middle, and a newer wing 'Ocean', where I was, on the other end. This part is only open in summer.

I went to the wrong reception at first, having battled with the boom gate that refused to issue a ticket. Fortunately they took my bags across while I drove around. I was given a key card that didn't work initially (LONG way back to reception!) and a car park card that also didn't work. Not told about any of the hotel amenities until I asked.

The design makes it really impractical - the restaurants and bar is at the old end; that's a 250m walk from my reception, up stairs, down stairs, zigzagging through and around the other parts of the hotel to get there. Maybe 350m from my room.




Room. No airconditioning.





Welcome 'amewnity'



Snacks on the terrace



Other view





Indoor salt water pool at the 'institute'. Indoor?? There is also another small outside pool, that I wasn't told about and never saw.



Blue Bar - tapas and drinks. Staff here were good (I took my welcome wine here)



One of the many stairs (incl one full set of stairs) between my end of the hotel and the bar/restaurants.



Outside. My terrace room . The room was described as 'high floor'. The hotel has ground, 1st and 2nd; I was on the 1st floor



The old section on the left, with bar and restaurants; the Institute health resort in the middle, and the new wing on the tight; my room far right. SO you can see the distances involved.



A big disappointment and so glad I didn't book a second night, that I was contemplating.

 

[Flyfrequently]

 Hotel: Sofitel Nusa Dua Bali
 Status: Accor+ Explorer Platinum
Room booked: Honeymoon suite
Room upgrade: No but used 2 SNU's
 Rate: $1628 for 2 nights B&B
Used SNU x 2 @ $460 pn = total $920
Early check-in: Yes checked in 1pm
Late check-out: Requested 1pm, still waiting to hear
Free Wifi: Yes but very patchy by the pool and beach
Free Breakfast: Yes, Club Millésime or Kwee Zeen
Welcome drink: In the App, can use anywhere, selected drinks menu from Cucina


Welcome amenity: Small fruit box, no card


The good: Great views, 88 SqM, Butler
The not so good: Can be noisy if a function on out front.
Never enough sun lounges by the pool and beach, but good on enforcing after 30 minutes of being vacant.
Recommend: Yes, good use of SNU

Split our stay here into 2 bookings to utilise SNU.
Only 6 Honeymoon suites, located in buildings E and N
Liked our E building.location, closer to Club Millésime with the Chapel in front whereas N building has Manarai Beach Club, within earshot of the doof doof music.

Entry


Walk through robe/dressing room


Lounge (to balcony)

Balcony


Bedroom area - telly can go down for view out to the ocean


Bath and shower


Bathroom


Dining area (long marble bench with 4 high stools) great spot for the Strat


Location 3rd floor end of building E

Map

 

[RooFlyer]

Oh, I forgot in the above review of Sofitel Quiberon. They took a €500 security deposit. I gave them my best astonished look (It was genuine) and asked them how many bottles of wine did they think I’ll get through in a day? They replied something to do with the spa.

Ridiculous.

 

[History]

500 euros? That is steep and frankly, poor form.