Appart Hôtel Mer & Golf City Bordeaux Bruges

“Good Value Apart-hotel with a pool.”

We chose this Hotel mainly because 4 adults wanted to stay together and it has a pool, which seems rare enough in Bordeaux. It's a little outside the city but easily accessible by tram (€1.45 per person on the 10-journey ticket), Uber (€15), or just walking (about 2.5k to Bassins De Lumiere & 5k t… more

We chose this Hotel mainly because 4 adults wanted to stay together and it has a pool, which seems rare enough in Bordeaux. It's a little outside the city but easily accessible by tram (€1.45 per person on the 10-journey ticket), Uber (€15), or just walking (about 2.5k to Bassins De Lumiere & 5k to Place de La Bourse). The city and outskirts are extremely cycle friendly with cycle lanes everywhere and its around a 10min cycle to the city centre. The hotel itself is a decent 3 star apartment-style hotel, and I would definitely stay here again even though it's let down by some small things. The positives are that its great value, the room was spacious with a nice balcony, the staff were nice, the pool seemed new and everywhere was very clean. There is a supermarket just at the entrance to the property which was very handy. We paid €10 extra for a lake view and its absolutely worth it, the other side looks out on a carpark, so pay the extra if they have availability. The lake view (and over the swimming pool) gave a completely different feel to the holiday than a car park view would have. The air-con was very good and the main bed was comfy. The sofa bed was very squeeky and there was something sharp cut off the end of the base which actually drew blood from three of us on our calves at different times as we walked by the bed. A simple fix with some tape (or grinding off) which should be carried out asap! (Room A304). There is a small kitchenette which was handy as well as a kettle and coffee maker and a fridge. There was also a dishwasher, but we didn't use it as it was mouldy inside. This seemed out of character with the cleanliness of the complex in general. A few times we had to go looking for more towels, toilet rolls and body wash for the shower. There was also a large brown water stain on the ceiling of the bedroom. There was no washing up liquid or dishwasher tablets, no draining board area and no tea towels. None of these things seem difficult to fix and shouldn't be letting down what is otherwise a good place to stay. Overall if a good value break with a pool in Bordeaux is what you need it's a good option.

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“Family holiday”

Family holiday for 7 nights (kids 5 & 7) in a one bed apartment. Apartment was great - nice little kitchenette with big fridge and full size hob to cook on. Microwave. Plenty utensils and crockery / cutlery. Sofa bed a bit squeaky but okay for kids sharing as it’s a decent size. Plenty hangi… more

Family holiday for 7 nights (kids 5 & 7) in a one bed apartment. Apartment was great - nice little kitchenette with big fridge and full size hob to cook on. Microwave. Plenty utensils and crockery / cutlery. Sofa bed a bit squeaky but okay for kids sharing as it’s a decent size. Plenty hanging room and hangers. Large bathroom with bath and shower together. The apartment was well appointed and clean. A/C very effective if a little noisy as we kept the room doors ajar for the children. Large balcony (we got car park facing which was disappointing at first but then we ended up loving the coming and going and people watching). Sun in the morning but no way to create shade. No sun in the evening. Well stocked small supermarket right outside. Lovely pool - I will say this was the only downside to the holiday. By midday there is no shade and there are no umbrellas. Most afternoons / early evenings they had a security guard on duty at the pool. The issue was he was more like a bouncer to a night club. And he would literally stand / sit in the bushes eyeballing the pool. They have quite a few pool and pool side rules (shoes off, no eating, no jumping in, no inflatables etc), which is fine but he was a little stringent and not very friendly. The second block of the complex appeared to have residential apartments and I wonder if there had been conflict between permanent residents and hotel guests, hence the ‘security guard’!?! I think a life guard who keeps the rules but also can be warm towards guests would have made us feel more like we were on holiday. Easy to get to town centre 10-15 min walk to tram stop Cracovie. Tough going on a hot summer day. If you visit with kids, take one tram stop to Bruge du Lac where there are lots on restaurants and entertainment for children. La Ferme restaurant nearby was good for dinner. We did eat in the hotel one night and it was also good. Boulangerie David was also great and a 5 Mon walk. We also visited Saint Emillion and Dune de Pilat. We can recommend Aqualand at Biscarossie. On certain days they do an age 4-10 family session.

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