Top 10 Le Plaza Hotels

Think Soho House crossed with the Pig in Studland Bay and you have a good idea of what this place is like. Relaxed, relatively informal, but with high standards of service and attention to detail. The design is beautiful, functional modern crossed with period French, and instills an instant feeling of calm and welcome. The staff were all very welcoming and friendly. Facilities are second to none. Wi-Fi was great everywhere. Set in beautiful grounds, this was a perfect place for a four-day getaway with friends over new year. Oh yes, also easy access to some interesting towns - Narbonne for market - and also outdoor activities like walking, biking, boating on nearby rivers, and numerous caves and wineries to explore. Great spot - loved it.

We stayed 4 nights in the hotel. It is very stylishly designed and well maintained and all of the staff are very friendly and helpful. Our room was very quiet, clean and comfortable. There are items of artwork inside and on the outside walls of the hotel.

Normally, I would have been upgraded to a better room, but at the time, there was high demand. With good intentions, the staff initially alocated me a ”standard” room in the newer part of the building, which had more modern decor. In the event, I asked to see one of the normal standard rooms, and I concluded that it was more suitable. In both cases, floor space was at a premium. The older standard rooms have the saving grace of having some shelf space both in the bedroom and the bathroom. This means you have somewhere to put those odds and ends that you frequently use..The standard room and bathroom strike me as being the same size as a red Ibis hotel room. The bathroom might even be smaller. However, the presence of adequate shelf space made a big difference. In order to free up floor space so that I had somewhere to open up my suitcase, it was necessary to eject a surpus chair which served no useful purpose. The hotel staff told me to just leave the chair outside my door. About 2 days later, I noticed that there were 4 or 5 similar chairs stacked at the end of the coridor, so it appears that other hotel guests came to the same conclusion about the chair as myself. The hotel has a breakfast area but does not have its own restaurant. There are chinese, japanese restaurants and a kebab bar within very short waking distance. At the top of the hill, there are more restaurants in Place Jean Jaures. The hotel has its own parking garage, which is charged for. Vehicle access is easy. You need your room key to drive in and out. The only problem is getting the elevator to go down to the garage. You need to stick your key into a card reader to select the garage. Unfortunately the card reader in the elevator was somewhat hit and miss while I was there. I complained about it many times. Hopefully they have doe something about it by now, The hotel reception staff were as helpful as they could possibly be. I don't think I would come to this hotel again, unless they gave me a room upgrade. In my opinion, the rooms suffer the same problem as red Ibis rooms. They are too small for double occupancy, unless 2 people are sharing 1 suitcase. The situation is, however, mitigated by the provision of shelf space..

After a day’s cycling you want a nice hotel, in a good location with good sized rooms and bathrooms. The Hotel Imperator has all of these together with very helpful staff. Located in central Bezier the hotel is close to good food and a large square. It is a popular part of town. Our room was on the second floor overlooking the street, and it has an elevator. It was large with a good sized bathroom, but strangely the toilet was in a small separate space. Good if someone is in the bathroom and someone else needs the toilet. The shower is over the bathtub and strangely doesn’t have a shower curtain. It is impossible not to have water on the floor unless you kneel down in the bath. Not the most comfortable way to shower. Breakfast consists of a small selection of cereal with plenty of fruit, yoghurts, pastries and meat and cheese. Orange or apple juice was available as well as coffee and teas. The bed was firm but comfortable and the air conditioning worked well.