Hôtels Golden Tulip à Bordeaux

This hotel can easily be reached from the train station, just take the exit to the back side of the station (where also a good pizzeria is and all the intercity buses pick up passengers). Like that you can easily reach the hotel in 5 minutes by foot. So, if you don't mind not being in the city center/old town and willing to use the nice trams and buses (both no problem at all), this is a good choice. Supposed you don't pay the official prices, but rather get a good deal (through the hotel or booking platforms). Then, and I think that's probably the normal case, this hotel can offer excellent value for the bucks. It's one of the few hotels I've experienced where the floor-level-entry shower didn't flood the whole bathroom. The hotel per se is a 4-star officially, with new rooms and amenities, but lacks in some areas compared to other 4-stars. E.g. if you arrive early and can't check in yet, you likely can't use the free wifi as it only accepts french phone numbers. Other quirks: The bathroom can't be locked, the lamps in the room can only be controlled from one side of the bed, one can not adjust the shower head's direction, has to go for the rain shower, I'd recommend setting the air-con to off during the night. The keycard sometimes stops working if stored in a purse with other magnetic cards. Also, the cleaning service is sub-par: If one doesn't leave by noon, the staff doesn't check later in the afternoon again, instead just doesn't clean the room. Bed linen also aren't renewed daily, which is something one generally expects from a 4-star (although often not really needed and not very environment-friendly). The reception staff are friendly, but in those times when only 1 person is at the reception, you might have to wait 5-10 minutes to get addressed. To me it's a bit of a mystery why the architect designed the windows relatively small, considering this is a very new hotel building. But the rooms per se are great. Prices for the laundry service are prohibitively excessive (e.g. you can buy a new t-shirt for the same price instead). The breakfast is also quite pricey, at 19 EUR.