Petit Rouge

Bij het nemen van een douche was de hele badkamer nat (geen scheidingswand) Op onze kamer stond een zeer kleine TV in vergelijking met de andere kamers. Op onze kamer waren twee eenpersoonsbedden tegen elkaar geschoven met daarop een dunne tweepersoonsmatras. Door de hoge zijwanden vooral in het midden was het comfort nihil. Wij lagen in neen kuip. Zeker niet bevorderlijk voor mijn echtgenote welke een rugoperatie heeft ondergaan. Het bleek mij alsof ze van een eenpersoonskamer een tweepersoonskamer hadden gemaakt. De kamer was klein in verhouding met de andere tweepersoonskamers. De lift was een echte ramp, vooral 'smorgens. Vermoedelijk een slechte programatie.

If you like Ikea then this is the place for you..the rooms are very basic and modern but with a feel of cheapness about them..like you had bought a complete kids bedroom set from Ikea and screwed it to the walls for safety, very plasticky and vynyl flooring as well...the clothes hanging and drawer spaces were miniscule and dont get me started on the non lockable, badly fitting sliding glass door to the bathroom!!!...who on earth decided that a glass door to a privacy area was a good idea???? The beds are all singles in the entire hotel (I asked at reception) and they push them together to make a double which due to the high sides that contain the plastic covered mattrasses does not quite work as a maritial bed! The advert for this place lists a pool and jacuzzi as well as saunas and steam rooms but this is not neccesarily the case...as well as the sauna and steam room costing extra you can only buy access at the reception which is not always open and the times for the steam and sauna room are very restricted as well it is closed before 5pm...your access card is E20 per person for 120 minutes but this is not cumulative!...go in and go out again and that card is now invalid even if you were only in for 20 minutes The sea view is worth it if you are high up...we were on the 6th floor so it was fine... The car parking is another big hassle ..you have to wait out the back while one of you goes in to get the car park access card then you have to put the card in the reader and wait for the doors to open...parking for Petit Rouge is only on levels -4 and -4.5 and if you park in any other spaces expect a clamp and a hefty fine...then after you have parked you have to walk back and up along all the car ramps to get out as the lifts are restricted use for another hotel entirely. car parking is an additional E10 per day or part thereof The buffet breakfast was predictable and ok...but I had to search behind the bar for my own tea bags as there are no waiters or waitresses on duty.

The hotel location was great, just in front of the sea. The price is fairly cheap compared to the hotels standing at the coast. So, why is it so cheap? Because it managed by a Belgian 'mutualiteit'. The reception is closed at 21:00!! The stairs are not connected to the ground floor, I wonder how people can evacuate if there is fire. It is good for disable person, it has to be (because of ‘mutualiteit’---a kind of insurance). The rooms are colored depending on floors, where I stayed was BLUE. The others are RED and YELLOW. If I stay in the RED room…..I would become crazy… The sea view was very nice except a modern art close to the roof. That was pity. You might see huge steel art just in front of your room! I took pictures which I try not to shoot it. If you take the rooms lower, you will not have the problem. There is no refrigerator in the room. It is the sea side hotel and no frige!? Come on, the hotel managers must think a bit harder. The pool and bubble bath were small and too many people. The hotel staff attitude was like the person who work for goverment. My room was clean which I suppose it was renovated a few month ago. I cannot guarantee for the other rooms condition. Considering those, the price is reasonable and if you do not care the things above, the hotel is very good deal for the location.

This hotel in fact is a center for social holidays, but it is open to everyone. This makes it a very affordable accomodation, but the down side is that the public areas and the rooms look a litte bit 'cheap'. Big plus is the location, and rooms with seaview for a small supplement. Breakfast is very nice (we did not have dinner). There is a pool, jacuzzi and steam bath, but the pool was dirty, the jacuzzi empty and the bath cold. But if you consider the price, this still is a good deal.

+Décoration, design, chambre +Salle de bain lumineuse avec sèche-cheveux +Personnel accueillant +Piscine chaude mais très petite +Chambre option non vue sur mer (on voit quand même la mer) -Déjeuner diversifié mais sec et fade -Matelas TROP inconfortable TROP mou!!! -Propreté moyenne lit impec mais cheveux callés sous les pieds des chaises -Pas de peignoirs L'hôtel est très joli et raffiné, Thalasso, Piscine, ascenseur...mais la nourriture était moyenne et nous avons vraiment mais vraiment mal dormi sur ce vieux matelas