Best Western Grand Hotel Francais

“Good Stay in a Great Location”

We enoyed our stay at this greta location the staff were great and the hotel was clean - breakfast good choice from the buffet we would stay again

“A Great Bordeaux Hotel”

Very nice hotel. Good price. Excellent staff. Close to many sites, close to the tram. Would stay here again.

“One night stay on travels”

Enjoyed a one night stopover in Bordeaux. Hotel staff welcoming and helpful. Good location. Would stay there again.

“Absolutely recommend!”

Backstory: stayed for a 3 nights November 2025, 2 queen rooms, 2 women USA travelers. The hotel is in a great location- A block away from the bus station so it was easy getting there with our luggage (we took the high speed train from Paris to Bordeaux and then the local train/bus to the hotel). … more

Backstory: stayed for a 3 nights November 2025, 2 queen rooms, 2 women USA travelers. The hotel is in a great location- A block away from the bus station so it was easy getting there with our luggage (we took the high speed train from Paris to Bordeaux and then the local train/bus to the hotel). It is also within walking distance to stores, shopping, and most importantly restaurants. We felt very safe walking at night. Every person who worked the front desk spoke English pretty well and were helpful in recommendations; the bartenders were less fluent but we made it work! Our rooms were on the 2nd floor (so really 3rd floor for Europeans) and I did hear some noise when people where coming and going at 2am but I was also already up due to the time difference between France and the US. I do not believe it would have woken me out of sleep. The toilet room and the bathroom room (2 separate rooms) were on the small side in 1 of our rooms, but bigger in the other room where they were just 1 big room- so if you need a little more space you should ask which room would best suit you. The breakfast was fabulous each day and changed slightly each time- it is a serve yourself. There was always scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, fruit, yogurt, bread assortment. The quiche (which was AMAZING both days!) and sides changed between the days (one day bacon another day sausage, one day pancakes, one day mushrooms, etc). Juices, water, coffee and tea were also present. There is an elevator but we typically took the stairs. You have to put your room key into the slot to make the lights turn on (this is not common in the US), but that is just a hint for other US travelers. They do have water in the rooms but you have to return the water bottle or get charged; there is also a water refill station down by the breakfast nook if you have your own bottle which is always a nice finding. The hotel is cutely decorated and even more so for Christmas. I was very happy with my stay at the Grand Hotel Francais and would definitely recommend!!!

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