La Ruche

Bed was comfortable. Room was overlooking the Seine River. It was basic and clean. Tea and coffee in the room. Thank you to the staff for making us feel very welcome 🤗. 5* to the waitress who surprised me with an amazing chocolate mousse cake for my birthday. Breakfast was delicious. The bread is out of this world. Freshly baked on the premises. It would have been 5* rating but the evening meal of fish let it down. It tasted like old frozen fish reheated.

A very different hotel as it’s part of a patisserie and bakery but that makes it all the more interesting. Superb views over the Seine river and not far from Monet’s garden. Don’t expect 5* luxury but it’s great value for money.

The good stuff. -My room was clean and very comfortable. -The outlook from the restaurant is lovely. -We had a good meal of pizza and salad in the attached restaurant. -Some of the staff were very warm and attentive. -The on site bakery is a treat. -Plenty of free parking on site. The less good stuff. -The hotel is right next to a busy road and train line. My road-side room wasn’t hugely soundproofed so I was disturbed a few times in the night. -We had trouble accessing the hotel with out QR codes. -Reception is aside the restaurant kitchen, so the first thing that greets you is the smell of cooking food. -When we went to our car to retrieve luggage members of staff and their friends were in a group smoking at the front door. -My parents room was next to the reception and also they had drinkers right outside their bedroom window literally cm’s from where they slept. -Some untidiness in places (shabby entrance, footprint stains on hallway carpets, bags of laundry stacked in the hallway, a radiator had fallen off of its bracket). Recommendations if considering staying. -Book a river-side room (I think they are more expensive) -Make sure to check in before 8pm, the restaurant closes and I couldn’t guarantee there are any staff to help with QR code check in. Ultimately it was a good example of how online presentation doesn’t tell the full picture. The hotel has a lot of positive attributes. But it feels in need of a conscientious manager who can sharpen the edges and just tidy the whole place up. Not to mention a better check in process.