Ibis Styles Béziers Centre

“Ibis Styles Béziers: A Successful Rebrand”

This is a successful rebranding of a Mercure hotel. It is in a good location, right in the city centre just 500 metres from the Jean Jaurès Square and the Paul Riquet Allée. The underground car park is more than adequate and reasonably priced at €9 per night (2026). Check in/Check out: Absolutely … more

This is a successful rebranding of a Mercure hotel. It is in a good location, right in the city centre just 500 metres from the Jean Jaurès Square and the Paul Riquet Allée. The underground car park is more than adequate and reasonably priced at €9 per night (2026). Check in/Check out: Absolutely seamless. Staff: Very welcoming, attentive and, above all, competent. I would make a particular mention of the friendly young woman in reception, Chaimaa, who solved a problem in less than a minute which greatly added to the comfort of our stay. Moreover, Chaimaa could communicate with us in English, Franch, Spanish AND Catalan. If I were on the management team I would make it a number one priority never to lose a team member of her calibre. Breakfast: Breakfast is included all across the Ibis Styles brand. It is often hit and miss. Not on this occasion; breakfast was plentiful and there was something for absolutely everyone; hot and cold options. Unlike other Ibis Styles hotels, which may or may not have coffee and tea facilities, the staff at this hotel kindly left the coffee machine on until the late afternoon in case anyone needed a refill. At other Ibis Styles hotels, the coffee machine is often 'retired' just after the breakfast service is done. Rooms: This hotel has just been reformed (some work is strill under way) so the finishings were top quality; the beds are very comfortable and the bedding and pillows were perfect. The bathrooms were well-appointed although the separate toilet measures little more than one square metre. That said, the regular rooms are quite small, so anyone not travelling alone or with a lot of luggage or would do well to upgrade to a superior room, which, is superior in every single way and also has a safe. Welcome Drink: Accor members of our grade are entitled to a welcome drink. We usually ask for a local wine and were given a copious amount of a lovely red from Corbières. Not like our stay in one of the capitals of French wine, Bordeaux, where we were told wine was not available! It was either beer or Perrier. Constructive Criticisms: There are two: 1) There is no individual control of room temperature (at the moment); the panel is there but the guests cannot control room temperature. This is decided by the hotel. On 1st May the temperature was set at 24ºC. Even with the A/C switched off and the windows open the heat interfered with the quality of our sleep. 2) The layout of the breakfast area with communal banquettes is a mistake, in my opinion. During busy periods, anyone unfortunate enough to be in the middle of a banquette would have to dislodge up to three people on either side if he or she had to get up for whatever reason. Far better to have individual tables which can be put together or separated at will. Recommendation: Béziers is a beautiful little city which is dinky, clean and intimate. There are also interesting places to visit nearby such as Pézenas. I would definitely recommend this hotel. Once again, a caveat; I would also recommend paying a little extra for the comfort of a superior room.

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