Novotel Orléans Saint Jean de Braye

The hotel itself was nice and modern, fresh and well kept, secured with a perimeter fence and barrier entry, which was great as I had 4 bikes on my car left overnight. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food in the restaurant was very tasty if not a little pricy. Breakfast was great, there was a huge selection. There was a bouncy castle for the kids close by to the pool, which itself looked inviting. The room was pleasant and the beds were super comfortable.

I didn't have any problems, if I was being picky, the gross in the shower was a bit mouldy... That is all.

The room was spotless and modern. Comfortable beds and good blackout blinds.

No milk for the coffee. My husband went downstairs to enquire if he could get some (they had forgotten to put the creamers in the room for tea/coffee making facilities). The gentleman downstairs informed my husband - no, this is not a palace! Every time we left the room, the room key did not work to regain entry. So we would have to go down to reception to get it reactivated each time.

The room was large enough for us travelling with our young grandson and it had a fridge, which was useful as we were travelling over 2 days to get to our final destination. They also let us in to our room early as it was ready when we arrived. There was a bouncy castle for the children to play on as well as the pool.

Whilst the pool was great, once more families checked into the hotel, it was very crowded. I thought breakfast was expensive for children as it was the same price as for adults and there was a child’s menu for dinner which was cheaper than breakfast for our grandson. It was a good size child’s evening meal - our grandson has a good appetite.

We were on route to the South of France and so we were just staying one night. The staff were exceptionally friendly and spoke great English which helped as our French is a little rusty. The room was adequate clean and comfortable. We spent a few hours at the pool which was a good size and then ate in the hotel restaurant. The food was really good and so was the service. The breakfast was really good with so much choice, pastries, fruit, fresh bread, cooked sausage and egg and a range of yoghurts, cheese , ham and cakes. All the family was catered for. Parking is ample and also easy to access.

The pool was great and warm The bouncy castle was fantastic The food was nice Breakfast was good Some staff were very friendly especially the reception team Plenty of free parking Rooms very spacious You can easily make this hotel part of your holiday adventure

The overall cost was very high. Dinner took very long to come out but was very tasty when it eventually arrived. Food and drinks were expensive.

Children’s facilities: Bouncing castle, pool. Excellent value for money. Modern and very clean (caveat in negative section below). Excellent amount proofing in the rooms, we couldn’t hear any of the children that were on our corridor. Excellent lighting and style in the room.

Due to issues on the day, we could not check into our room until 6pm with no complimentary drink or token as a gesture while we waited. The fridge was not cleaned - it was grubby but I believe it’s due to the pressure on the day due to the issues the cleaning staff experienced on the day. Food was really excellent and very tasty - the only caveat is that I ordered a burger and it did not come as I asked without a couple of items, when I sent it back and they replaced it, it was still not right (some of the things I wanted were also gone)… but I ate it and really enjoyed it, was just a pity it couldn’t have been right the first time because the waiter had reconfirmed the order and he took it correctly.

Really quirky, but had everything you needed! Rooms were bug enough, shower was good. Lots of on site parking. Pool was fabulous. Food was great, we had tea abd breakfast which were both great and had lots of choice.

Nothing we didn't like. Only thing was there was no milk to have with the tea or coffee in the room, but I am sure if you asked they would have got us some.

Perfect stop for a night or for a couple of nights. We booked an accessible room. Found it a little small but did the job. Good was very nice and staff really helpful and friendly. We were offered free parking on site.

We are a family with 4 children .The location for an overnight stay here to and from the south of France was perfect . Lovely clean hotel rooms with lovely breakfast and dinner in the hotel restaurant . The children loved the pancakes and waffles especially . Great facilities for the children with the pool , bouncy castle , ping pong . Nice and quiet for an august stay too . Will def return .

There wasn’t anything we didn’t like .

Clean and nice food. Friendly staff.

The pool was closed due to a "problem". Obviously these things happen, but in August this is the only reason we booked a novotel stopover that was a short detour. Hard mattresses. One of the kids beds was missing a slat and broke when we sat on it.