Hotel Mercure Blois Centre

Nice location right on the river and a gentle walk into the interesting town. The reception and restaurant staff were very welcoming and helpful, switching to English and coped with my terrible French when I said I thought that in France we should speak French. Breakfasts very good and the two evening meals we had there were also good.

The room was a bit small for more than just an overnight stay. There is a lot of parking space in the garage (it was never full when we were there) but for us parking was a bit problematic because our Mercedes V Class is slightly taller than the 2.0m height restriction. After a bit of discussion at reception, we discovered that the section of the garage close to the entrance is a fair bit higher than the rest and there are about 4 "tall" bays available there and one was free. But when we wanted to go on a day trip the hotel wouldn't block one off for our return. Because we couldn't be sure of a place to park, we couldn't go. Some hotels restrict the use of "tall" bays to tall vehicles (VW Transporters, V-class Merc, Range Rovers etc) and that would have been helpful.

The location was perfect for visiting the town. Five minutes walk along the bank of the Loire to the centre. Blois itself is a lovely town. The hotel facilities were excellent. Pool, bar restaurant. For us secure and private parking are important. Breakfast was excellent with a variety of hot and cold food, good coffee, non dairy milk all in plentiful supply. The staff were very accommodating and helpful. We were able to access the room before the normal check-in time. And the room itself was up to standard. Clea, well furnished and equipped. A/C was most welcome. A second visit will be necessary to visit more of the attractions of this beautiful part of France.

We weren't able to spend more time in Blois!

Spacious cool quiet dark room with adequate furniture.Bathroom with a bath and usable basin. The breakfast had a good variety and supplies did not run out.There was nothing of poor quality.The sausages were especially tasty and fully cooked. Hotel has excellent road access and parking,with pleasant river view.

Dreadful combination of a very soft ( American style pillow-top) surface mattress and non-breathable waterproof cover, resulting in heat and perspiration underneath even with a very cool room.At least this is a problem which is easy to correct.

Excellent location on the north bank of the Loire - 5 minutes’ walk from the old town and 5 minutes’ drive to access A10. Indoor swimming pool and the gym has views of the river. Bed was very comfortable and shower room very clean. Small fridge in room to keep drinks cool.

Too many small lights from thermometer and TV and ceiling sprinkler which kept us awake. Not sure if there is a way of dimming them or switching TV off completely at night.

The staff was excellent, very friendly and professional. They accommodated our request to stay just a bit past the checkout time to facilitate managing our baggage.

The shower with the open wall is quite uncomfortable for getting the bathroom floor wet. We understand the use for hygiene reasons, but making it just a bit longer would be helpful. Or at least provide a few extra towels to help manage any mess.

We would like to sincerely thank all Reception team, really the best! Our special thanks to Anna and to Maria who are extremely kind and helpful and always with a smiling assistance! Our special thanks also go to Joy of the housekeeping for her very kind and helpful assistance.

The restaurant should have also healthy breakfast for the old people who need low sugar and low salt food and soft whole wheat bread.

The hotel was nice, good situated for walking. The breakfast was very good. The stuff was nice and assertive.

In the room: the walls were empty, without any picture and looked pour. There were no glasses on the table. In the refrigerator was only one small glass of water. Even in a 3 stars hotel the refrigerator ad more things. In the bathroom: no cosmetics, no douche-cap, no glasses, no slippers or robe, as we were used in a 4 stars hotel.

Very central located, very good breakfast, dog friendly, handy small fridge in the room. Reasonable stay.

Rather unfriendly staff looked like was making me a favor checking us in and answering my questions about parking. Parking at the hotel was full so I parked in the long parking area (a part of it is for free) in front of the hotel overnight which looked safe.

Room, breakfast and dinner were all excellent ... I wish to particularly thank the staff (Marie to give a precise name) who were so helpful to send me back very quickly my laptop power connector which I had forgotten in my room. Finally, the location of the hotel is also great which adds a lot to its attractiveness since I was only 15 minutes walk from the Blois castle where my conference was held.

Just to give a small example where improvements can be made, the room-service breakfast could be improved in terms of the choices proposed: being forced to choose between two menus is awkward for many people nowadays and also it does not seem possible to ask for specific amounts of simple things like bread, butter or jam

The staff and the breakfast were quite good. The dinner wait staff was also very good. The food was good but it great. The view from our room was lovely. The bar was quite nice.

We booked the hotel because it was in the center of the town, but it wasn’t and the neighborhood was not particularly terrific.