Ibis Styles Albi Centre le Theatro

Good location with plenty of eateries around. Short walk to cathedral and river...

Ibis Styles Albi is well located - about 10 mins from the historic centre and Albi Cathedral and 15 mins' walk from the train station. The hotel is modern, stylish with a nice and inviting lobby. Although I regretted the lack of coffee and tea facility in the room (you could get them near the reception desk) I found the bed nice and comfortable. The bathroom was nice and clean too. The highlight of my stay was the rooftop restaurant with delicious food and cocktails, plus the amazing views over the Cathedral and city. The staff were young and friendly, especially the restaurant and breakfast staff. Talking about breakfast, the choice was good considering it's included in the stay. Good option for your stay in Albi!

We stayed here the weekend of Bastille Day. The hotel staff were very friendly and spoke good English-some excellent. The room was a good size (we were in 209) and the gym, although smallish, had a treadmill, two rowers some weighted bags and a mat. There was also a sauna and some experience showers-though we didn’t use them and we didn’t see anyone else in the gym. The room was let down only by having no kettle (we English love tea first thing in the morning!) although we were able to source hot water from reception all day and most importantly for our decaf before bed! Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Fresh bread and large croissants/pain au chocolat as well as fresh fruit, yoghurt, seeds, ham, cheese, chia pudding, eggs (scrambled and boiled to your own timing). Breakfast was a real highlight. The other thing to mention was the restaurant/bar on roof terrace-we didn’t eat there but had drinks at a reasonable price (with an excellent view) and enjoyed the company of Pierre who runs the show (one member of staff referred to him as the Headmaster!) who’s English is impeccable and spent time in a restaurant in the Surrey Hills- hugely friendly and made us feel very welcome.

A practical hotel stay with great access to the city. Property is well maintained and serves the purpose of a 2 day stay. I only suggest for the hotel to tone down the overwhelming colors of bedrooms! Shocking enough to keep awake the rest of the night… there is something psychological and restful to serene color choices in a bedroom…. Shocking red is not .. nor will it ever be sleep inducing 😱

Good stay overall; good location, friendly staff, clean modern room, in town center within walking distance of tourist sights, museum, etc. One minor issue I had was using underground parking across street with Ibis signage. It turned out there’s another Ibis parking 2 blocks away which is free. Oh well, maybe next time.