Ibis Styles Bordeaux Mériadeck

We’ve regularly used Accor hotels during travels and have enjoyed the Styles brand in other cities. For our three night stay this one fell way short of the mark. The location is out of the city centre, a 15 minute walk away. It’s on a busy road, with trams running outside and the Police National building practically next door. So despite the double glazing expect road noise. Car parking is a good 10 minute walk away, unless you can get a space on the public road behind the hotel (you still pay). Arrived to find the steps to the front door taped off so had to walk round to use the disabled ramp. The rooms we had were on the 5th floor and were dated, lacked any character and one of the rooms (504) was tatty and smelt of cigarettes when we arrived. The aircon just about coped with the temperatures of 20 degrees but I’d hate to put it to the test in any hotter weather. Breakfast was mediocre; small pastries, only one coffee machine working, the fresh orange juice machine had a tap that kept falling off making it virtually impossible to operate. It wasn’t much of an offering. The one positive comment is that all the staff we came into contact with were welcoming, helpful and very pleasant. Otherwise, there isn’t anything that would entice me to want to stay at this hotel again.