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Hotel François 1er

3.0 star property

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Marina
Suite | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Pet friendly

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13-15 Rue Bazoges, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, 17000
  • La Rochelle Hotel de Ville
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • La Rochelle Central Market
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Vieux Port
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • La Rochelle (LRH-La Rochelle - Île de Ré)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Double Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Suite

  • 614 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Double Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Double Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Quadruple Room

  • 334 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Room

  • 54 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Room

  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Hotel François 1er

3-star hotel in La Rochelle City Centre
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, self parking, and 24-hour room service. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, a 24-hour front desk, and a computer station are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
Hotel François 1er offers 36 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This La Rochelle hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Irons/ironing boards and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Hotel François 1er features a library, a terrace, and multilingual staff. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Beaux Arts hotel also offers concierge services, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and 24-hour room service. Limited onsite parking is offered on request (surcharge), and a car charging station is available.

Hotel François 1er is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Secured, uncovered self parking on site (EUR 20 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; EUR 14 for adults and EUR 6.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 3 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 6 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 8.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.76 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 14.00 for adults and EUR 6.50 for children
  • Uncovered self parking fee: EUR 20 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 8.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.

Property is also known as

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Hotel François 1er Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 212 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 208 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 484 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay again
Good location and usually parking on site. Peaceful, quiet and comfortable for our fifth short stay here. Staff are very good, friendly and helpful. Make sure to use their emailed advice to navigate to the hotel, we needed it because our sat nav is not up to date.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were excellent, very polite and helpful. Would definitely use again. Room was comfortable and perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Duncan

Liked: Staff & service
Nice but on the decline
Nice place in an excellent location. We have stayed here before and it seems the prices have gone up and the rooms have got smaller. Room was small but adequate. Toilet had a timed light that went off after 10 seconds! We spoke to the owner who said he knew it was annoying but didn’t do anything to change it… breakfast was poor, as was the housekeeping. Front of house stafff were excellent! Lots of art and lovely courtyard! Probably a bit expensive but this is La Rochelle. Will have to up its game to tempt us back a third time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was clean and right in the heart of town, could be a bit noisy with window open with scooters and traffic where room 25 was, but would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

cliff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, great location, fabulous staff.
Hotel in a great location, walk to centre in minutes. Staff so friendly and helpful. Breakfast buffet style nice and good choices. No lifts to upstairs, not a problem for us but just a reminder. They do have ground floor rooms. Top tip is prebook parking as limited spaces. Then follow the instructions for getting there. The one way system is a nightmare and ypu havecto go through no entey sign (except access). 2 nights not enough. Will be back...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stylish hotel in great location
Music themed hotel in central location in wonderful Rochelle. Room was v comfortable facing onto courtyard. Staff were friendly and efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location in heart of old town with easy parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Robin, Shrewsbury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely small hotel ideally placed on a quiet street in the heart of La Rochelle old quarter. I stayed here for one night as part of a 2 week cycling tour. It was disappointing that there was no where covered to secure my bicycle and the only bicycle parking offered was at the front of the hotel in an accessible area from the street. I had to pay €20 to put my bicycle in the car park at the side of the hotel that at least had a locked gate. However, it was on the verge and I did not use a parking space yet still had to pay the same as a car. This was the only hotel I used in 2 weeks that charged me for my bicycle and could not offer a covered space. Fortunately it did not rain.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
We loved this hotel, authentic with a rock/pop twist. We stayed in the Beatles room, which is up the spiral staircase and for 4 people. The main room has a huge king size bed with separate doors through to the 2 single beds. All staff we met were lovely and friendly. Lovely courtyard area for relaxing/ eating. Walking distance to all the sites and shops. We would definitely return.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. We were only here one night so the location was perfect as we were able to walk to most of the sites and make the most of our short time there. Room was very comfortable and parking was convenient and easy to find with the instructions provided.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel. Stayed two nights- great location really friendly staff. Will definitely stay again next
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Yvette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel but hard to access
Our second time at the hotel. Friendly service and a good buffet breakfast. The hotel is hard to access given the one-way streets in the centre of the city.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to medieval downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi F

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel François 1er was a perfect place for our quick trip to La Rochelle. Conveniently located in the city center, near the Old Port, museums and plenty of dining and shopping options. We really enjoyed walking the neighborhoods of La Rochelle. The staff was very friendly and tolerant of my beginner French skills. The only problem we had was trying to access the property after we'd picked up our rental car. With construction and one-way streets, my husband was not able to navigate me to the hotel to park and pick up our luggage. We will return and stay longer next time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Roy

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room smelled very damp and musty and the bathroom was dirty especially the toilet. There were tea and coffee making facilities but no milk although when I asked at reception I was provided with some. We were too late for dinner which wasnt available at the hotel anyway but they could not even provide us with a vended snack. We went to bed very hungry and very dissatisfied. Breakfast next day was basic but acceptable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rowena

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Mal

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Amenities
Nice trendy hotel with everything lose to it and parking !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Slawomir

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very happy generally but would prefer to have AC
It's excellently located yet quiet at night. We were in a family room so it was great to have the beds upstairs. The only thing we would have liked to have was air conditioning - I image it will get very hot in the family room during the hotter Summer months. They provide you with Dyson fans which are OK but still make a reasonable amount of noise.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022