Kastel Wellness Hôtel Thalasso & Spa

“Grey day in Benodet”

Brittany was not enjoying summer weather in July; not for nothing is its name similar to Britain. It is a quiet seaside resort, but braving the beach was not for us. We had a delightful lunch in the restaurant of the Hotel Kastel. If we came to Brittany again we'd certainly want to stay.

“Relaxing Stay”

We stayed for one night before checking into our holiday rental. The area is beautiful with a lovely clean beach, plenty of cafes and restaurants and good walks along the coast. We stayed in a lovely room with a great view of the beach and sea. The staff were friendly and breakfast was delicious … more

We stayed for one night before checking into our holiday rental. The area is beautiful with a lovely clean beach, plenty of cafes and restaurants and good walks along the coast. We stayed in a lovely room with a great view of the beach and sea. The staff were friendly and breakfast was delicious with loads of healthy options alongside lovely French breads and pastries.

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“Stunning setting but facilities could be better”

We had a room at the front of the hotel, with a stunning view across the sea outside. It had huge patio doors and was a large room with two comfortable sofas. The hotel is right in the middle of the town, so you can walk everywhere, so the location was brilliant. But the access would be difficult f… more

We had a room at the front of the hotel, with a stunning view across the sea outside. It had huge patio doors and was a large room with two comfortable sofas. The hotel is right in the middle of the town, so you can walk everywhere, so the location was brilliant. But the access would be difficult for people with limited mobility, as stairs have to be climbed to the lift. There was also no air con, so the rooms could get very hot in the summer, as they have full sun. We also hadn't been warned beforehand that we would need to provide towels for the spa, and we couldn't find any website for the hotel, which might give details ? Potentially a lovely hotel but with things missing.

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“unexciting”

we have been coming to this hotel for some years and it has failed to keep up with the times. we no longer dine at the hotel. the menu is unchanged from what we had when we first stayed here, and the menu is very limited as it is. this is not a problem because there are some excellent restaurants … more

we have been coming to this hotel for some years and it has failed to keep up with the times. we no longer dine at the hotel. the menu is unchanged from what we had when we first stayed here, and the menu is very limited as it is. this is not a problem because there are some excellent restaurants nearby, in particular we can recommend la vague some five minutes away. plenty of choice and food quality exceptional. the rooms are adequate albeit very basic, we have had much nicer rooms in less expensive hotels. no in room bar/fridge. there is a bottle of water in the room on arrival however, that is not replaced the next day. i asked for a bottle of water the following day and although it was placed in our room, we found a hefty charge for it on our bill upon check out. breakfast is adequate but getting tea or coffee is a bind, they have boiling water in pressurised containers, you have to put a teapot with your choice of tea (plenty of choice) in the pot and press the button on the container which releases a dose of boiling water. quite a hassle. my view is that it would be a lot simpler if they followed the routine of most every other hotel we have been to and just have the waiter/waitress bring you your coffee, tea or chocolate to the table. this would not stop us going back, however, given the choice of cafes and restaurants now abounding in benodet we would probably skip breakfast at the hotel, which is not cheap at 17 euros each, and rather have something light at one of the many cafes on the seafront.

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