Top 10 Le Stendhal Hotels

Location – perfect – right on a side street (Rue Vasselot and Rue Marshall Joffe) for easy access and the pedestrian area adjacent to the medieval city center areas. Very easy walk to everything. Quiet because two sides are non-street facing. Hotel – this is a very nice, upscale hotel with a “trying too hard but missing” décor style. The strengths are the location and the staff, who are consistently professional, polite, helpful, and personable. Parking is valet only at E 25/day. Breakfast is E 25 per person. Rooms – I found this a very difficult room situation. We booked the nicest, largest suite in the hotel on the top floor yet it was extremely frustrating to stay in for several days because everything (layout, décor, lighting, furniture) focused on “look” (perhaps?) over function and ease of use. I would not stay in this room again. Layout, Décor, & Furniture – the space was not well used. The entry was a short hallway with a half wall on the other side of which was the bedroom. The hallway space was not large enough to put a suitcase. A positive was the built-in closets with hanging space, shelves, and drawers – this was incredibly useful and helpful, although the lighting was dim. The room was extremely cluttered with mismatched furniture and very little available floorspace. At the end of the little half hallway was a very strange loveseat sized couch which had a very low seat and a strange tree stump “table” which was uneven and thus could not be used as a table. This little couch was not in sight of a window or the TV so was not useful for anything other than putting on your shoes. The bed was similarly low to the floor, so it was hard to sit on it. There was a round table and one chair, and floor lamps that had a tripod of legs which stuck out into the floor ready for you to trip on. We moved these as close as possible to the wall to try to get some space. There are no luggage racks so we asked for them; thankfully we got two and had to maneuver a way to place them so we could access the suitcase. There were way too many little knickknacks on the little available surface space; we moved them to get some space. Positives are the refrigerator and all the built-in shelving. The carpet was extremely well worn and very dark gray, making the room look even smaller than it is. The walls were also very dark gray and the lighting was extremely dim so the room was very dark and depressing to be in. Lamps were mismatched, eclectic, and dim. There was a very large deck (positive) that was incredibly cluttered with very heavy (could not move them) wood furniture and planters (negative) so it was very difficult to use the deck other than to sit in the chairs where they are. That said, having the deck was wonderful to be out in the light with extensive views over the east side of the city. The bathroom was more brightly lit, with good walk in shower water pressure and good towels. However, water floods the floor. There is

There's a short walk from railway station to this hotel, and again a short walk from the hotel to tje old town or to most of the places on central Rennes. We had a beautiful, modern, clean and well-equipped room on 8th floor with a very nice view. Service at the reception is excellent and the breakfast exceeded all expectations. There's a nice little spa in the hotel and one hour visit to the was included to our room price. Quiet and tranquil. The lobby area is beautiful with a lot of greenery and nice decor.

Spent 2 nights there in a standard double room. It was larger than expected, clean and modern. The bed was wide and comfortable. Good selection of pillows too. Toilets were separate from the bathroom, which was a bonus. TV a bit small and far from the bed so not easy to watch. On the top floor overlooking a main street but it was quiet. Breakfast was tasty and varied. Coffee a bit weak. Check-in and out easy and fast. We wanted wine on Sunday evening but the bar was closed and one of the guys at reception offered to pour us glasses, which was nice. 2mn walk from Rennes train station / metro and bus. A fair few restaurants around and shopping centres nearby. Historic centre is only about 10mn walk. Didn't use the spa or pool so can't comment but they both looked attractive and welcoming. Few minus points: no milk in the room, only a few sachets of instant coffee. Air con a bit troublesome so hot in room but could open the two large windows so no biggie.

We had brunch and our experience was not memorable at all. The service was extremely poor! 1/ we booked a week in advance requesting to sit by the window. When we arrived, we were shown to a table in the center of the room. I asked for the table requested as I could see that there were a few tables by the window unoccupied, but was told that it’s all full!!! I insisted and had to wait for them to come back with a negative reply. All this time while waiting, the people who arrived after us were shown to the tables by the window. So, not wanting to be petty, we accepted the table. 2/ the waiter explained to us that brunch is from 12 noon to 16:00. So you would assume that you could stay until then. At 13:30 we were told very rudely that we had to leave as there will be a second service. All this, without an apology, or an advance notice that we need to vacate the table! Very very unprofessional. 3/the plate of my niece was literally taken away under her nose, as she was finishing her dessert! We were so shocked that we didn’t even have time to make any comments! There are more but I wouldn’t bore you. Suffice to say we were not impressed at all by this restaurant. Food was so so. It wasn’t even on the rooftop. Anyway even if you still want to go, there is no need to ask to be seated by the windows as there is nothing to see. I am shocked that such a well know brand of hotel/restaurant is providing such awful service. I would not recommend this restaurant

En voyage d'affaires, par hasard le 14 février, toute l'équipe a mis les bouchées doubles pour satisfaire tous les amoureux (ou pas) avec un delicieux chocolat en coeur à l'arrivée. Equipe très attentive, dynamique, souriante, au petits soins de ses clients, habitués ou pas mais on sentait un coté très chaleureux des Bretons !!! Et ils savent mettre l'accent sur cette force bretonne : les célébrités bretonnes tapissent les murs, T-Shirts avec citations clins d'oeil bretons (je vous laisse découvrir), far breton et crepes au ptit dej, photo panoramiques dans les chambres de paysages bretons. Restaurant délicieux.J'ai adoré ! Super aussi la réception sur la table, ca fait très, j'arrive à la maison et non pas à l'hotel. Franchement chapeau à toute l'équipe et bravo pour toutes vos idées. J'avais passé la semaine dans d'autres Novotel et n'ai rien ressenti de tout cela :) UN GRAND MERCI et bravo. Kenavo. A une prochaine j'espère.

Managed to find the hotel easily enough (thanks to GPS) and parked outside to check-in before accessing the car park, which was beautifully cool (at least compared with the temperatures outside). The room was a standard Mercure affair - reasonably spacious and comfortable. Air-conditioning worked well. Breakfast was good. Location reasonably good for exploring the city.

The most satisfying hotel for the French Women's World Cup spectator, the hotel is in a very good location. It's convenient to travel to the stadium to watch. A few kilometers from Rennes’s park football stadium. The table football in the lobby is full of fun. The western restaurant opposite the hotel has good hamburgers, like a motorcycle club.

I stayed here for 4 nights while here for work. I found the hotel to be quiet and comfortable with adequate air conditioning and good WiFi. Everything worked and was clean and maintained, although the rooms were clearly old and rather soulless. Breakfast was great in places (freshly squeezed orange juice, leaf tea!) and not so good in others (cooked breakfast was well below average), but if you are happy with continental style food then you will be happy. The staff I spoke to were all friendly and helpful too. Finally, the location is excellent, with so many places just a short walk away