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Reviews of Hôtel de L'Océan

3 out of 5
Hôtel de L'Océan
9 Place Sainte Eugénie, Biarritz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 130 out of 282 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 282 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 282 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 282 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 282 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Brigitte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Un peu trop brouillant la nuit.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

patrizia, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean and very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Paola, La réception on Apr 14, 2024
Thank you, we loved having you here! We hope that Camino de Santiago journey is going well. Hope to see you again soon :)

10/10 Excellent

Woosung

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from La Reception on Dec 22, 2023
Merci beaucoup pour cette belle avis!Au plaisir de vous voir très vite!Cordialement,La Reception

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel in Biarritz!
Beautiful hotel in a wonderful location. Friendly and helpful staff. We would def stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from sofia on Dec 13, 2023
Dear Sharon, We thank you for your comment, your compliments go straight to our hearts. It is with pleasure that we await you for your next stay on the Basque coast.Best regards Reception

10/10 Excellent

Yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Hotel de l'Océan's team on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, we will be please to welcome you another time in Biarritz. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from L'équipe de l'Hôtel de l'Océan on Sep 25, 2023
Merci pour votre retour, nous espérons vous revoir très bientôt.

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from L'équipe de l'Hôtel de l'Océan on Sep 25, 2023
Nous sommes ravis de voir que le séjour c'est bien passé. Au plaisir de vous revoir prochainement dans notre établissement.

10/10 Excellent

Will

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nenad

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time we are staying in the Hotel de l'Ocean and again i can't give enough of the praise to the staff. Very kind and extremely helpful. Location of the Hotel is amazing with all amenities near by. we will come back soon
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from La Réception on Apr 16, 2023
Thank you so muchHope to see you : in France we say "never 2 times without the 3rd" ;)

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very friendly staff, whole stay was relaxing and made easy
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Hotel de l'océan on Dec 3, 2022
Dear Jonathan,Thank you so much for your comment. We love to read this kind of messages which testify to the good being that we hope for our guests.Hope to see you soon.The team -

2/10 Terrible

Boris

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Hôtel de l'Océan on Oct 13, 2022
Cher Boris,Nous sommes navrés de lire que votre expérience n'a pas été à la hauteur de vos espérances. En effet, nous comprenons votre déception en pensant bénéficier d'un parking gratuit, malheureusement ce n'est pas le cas. Il est bien mentionné sur Hotels.com que nous proposons un parking mais pas gratuitement. En effet, nous offrons à nos clients un tarif préférentiel au parking public Indigo qui se trouve sous la place Sainte-Eugénie :)Nous espérons tout de même que vous avez passé un agréable séjour au sein de notre hôtel en laissant de côté le désagrément du parking.Bien à vousHôtel de l'Océan

6/10 Okay

gillian

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Hôtel de l'Océan on Sep 23, 2022
Cher Gillian,Merci d'avoir pris le temps de noter votre séjour, nous sommes navrés de voir qu'il n'a pas été à la hauteur de vos espérances. Nous aurions aimé savoir pourquoi. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour nous donner plus de détails !Bien à vous,Hôtel de l'Océan

4/10 Poor

tatiana

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Hôtel de l'Océan on Sep 23, 2022
Chère Tatiana, Merci d'avoir pris le temps de noter votre séjour, nous sommes navrés de voir qu'il n'a pas été à la hauteur de vos espérances. Nous aurions aimé savoir pourquoi. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour nous donner plus de détails !Bien à vous,Hôtel de l'Océan

10/10 Excellent

nazee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful staff and great service, the front desk ladies along with the restaurant downstairs are lovely and will ensure all your needs are met. The rooms are typical European hotel rooms, very tiny with minimal amenities. I was surprised to find no water, water glasses and basic bathroom amenities (we did not request them and sourced them ourselves). Hotel is in the perfect location, right in the heart of Biarritz. Parking is right nearby and they will give you a pass to use it for a day-rate. Overall, great experience, would just suggest adding more amenities to the rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Hôtel de l'Océan on Aug 5, 2022
Dear Nazee, Thank you for your review and note, it is such a reward to us! Thank you for your kind words about our team, always happy to welcome you :) We offer several categories of rooms, more or less large. Please ask us before you book, so that we can advise you on the best room for you. However, I am surprised to read your feedback about our hospitality products. Indeed, we offer in our large Privilege rooms a courtesy tray with coffee and tea and a kettle. In the bathroom, you will find a liquid hand soap in a refillable bottle, as well as a shampoo and shower gel in a refillable bottle to avoid single use. We check the level of these products every day, but if you run out, don't hesitate to ask us :) In addition, we have other relief products at reception such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, or a shower cap! From today we are offering water bottle in room for our guest :) Thank you for all your kind words about your experience in our hotel, we hope to welcome you back for your next stay ! Sincerely, Hôtel de l'Océan

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Hôtel de l'Océan on Jul 23, 2022
Chère Susan, Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous attribuer une si belle note de 10/10, nous sommes ravis de savoir que vous avez apprécié votre séjour ! Au plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau L'hôtel de l'Océan

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

ruth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, friendly staff. All lovely!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Oct 26, 2021
Dear Ruth, Thank you so much for this amazing feedback. We will be very happy to welcome you again for your next trip in Biarritz. Best regards

6/10 Okay

steve

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Liked the staff. Room felt unfinished pictures leaning against the wall hanger on the wall. Funky bath tub. Too small of a balcony. Room could have been much cleaner. Staff was excellent. Breakfast was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Oct 12, 2021
Dear Steve, Thank you for your feedback and we are very grateful for your kind words regarding our staff. Last winter we changed all the pictures on the wall but we did not have the chance to take off all the hangers yet. It's a work in progress :) Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Arne

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Sep 25, 2021
Cher Client, Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez passé un très bon séjuor avec nous et merci pour cette excellente note. A très bientôt à l'hôtel de l'océan. Bien cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Sophie, Stevensville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

David

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
"Superior" room anything but superior. Read on...
VERY DISAPPOINTED with our room. Booked 2 nights 'Superior Double Room with Balcony', but the room was DEFINITELY NOT "SUPERIOR"; Paper thin walls / no sound proofing (very disturbed sleep), small bathroom (mouldy shower cubicle), Ridiculous open wardrobe (no door), portable clothes rail located in front of wall mirror, missing bedside table, VERY TINY TV with only 5 working channels (all local French) and no sat channels. CONCLUSION; hotel location is great, but room quality questionable. There are certainly much better hotel options in Biarritz.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Sep 19, 2021
Dear David, We are sorry that you were disappointed with your stay. All our room and description are on the website, size etc.. This is a superior room, that's the name we gave it. Our better and bigger rooms are called Prestige but it's more expensive. So it depends on what you are looking for, anyway all the characteristics are online. As for the TV, it was a problem from our provider, but it's fine now. And we do have English channels like BBC. Once again we are sorry you were not happy with your stay. Cheers

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and great views
There are no on-site parking in France, however parking is very close by. Bit of a pain in the a—s since you must lugg your bags up stairs to the landing. Great location and beautiful views. Great restaurants and ice cream close by. Easy walk to beach and great Golf nearby. Room is clean and bed was comfortable. I’ll stay longer next time.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from The hotel de l'océan team *** on Sep 18, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you for this very nice review regarding your stay with us. We are very glad that you'va had a great time in Biarritz. We will welcome you again with great pleasure next time. Take care. Best regards,

6/10 Okay

Jueith

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are very small
Ok
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Aug 13, 2021
Hello, Thank you for your feedback. The sizes of the rooms are notified on the webites, sorry you missed it. Best regards

8/10 Good

Florent

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Jul 25, 2021
Cher Florent, Merci d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre expérience et merci pour cette très bonne note. Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez passé un très bon séjour avec nous. A très bientôt! Bien cordialement.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is excellent as is the location- can't be it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan*** on Jul 3, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for the amazing grade. We are so happy that you've had a great time with us. We hope to welcome you again soon. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romance by the sea.
Great views and excellent location for a trip to Biarritz. The parking garage is beneath the hotel with perfect access to the ocean. Staff are friendly and helpful. Several to go restaurants near by. Because of curfew we had a great dinner on our balcony.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Average
The location was fantastic. Right in the main square and 5 min walk to the beach. There are ocean views available Annoyingly, the air con is controlled at the main reception so you need to tell them what temp you want. If you wake up hot / cold in the night, you would have to call down to reception to change the temp, or turn it off in the room. There was no bottled water included which felt very tight for a $260 room! We really are paying for location. When I was standing on a stool to put my hand over the vent to see if the AC was working, I could see heaps of dust, so my thoughts on cleanliness were divided. Clean bed and surfaces that are visible but not a lot of attention to detail. You also need to book parking in advance which we didn’t realise so that was full but the underground parking in public car park is only €16 for 24 hours, and this is the same car park for the hotel anyway. We had a simple breakfast which was nice and fresh so no complaints here and overall we enjoyed our stay. As a regular hotel guest I have experienced many standards and for the price I just get it packet that... “Je ne sais quoi’
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from The hotel Océan team on Sep 17, 2020
Dear Daniel, Thank you for you feedback. We took note on your remarks, there is just one thing that i find weird. You can control the A/C from every room in the hotel so I don't understand why you had to call the reception. The white box on the wall is the A/C control. I'll check further for this matter. And for the parking, indeed we have negociated 10 spots with the public parking, we could'nt get more and we have 26 rooms so indeed it is better to book in advance. We are very happy that you enjoyed our location which is great as you underlined. We hope you had a good time in Biarritz. Take care

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Building site
No car Sunday in Biarritz which the hotel didn’t tell us prior to our stay, even though it happens the first Sunday of every month. Took us over an house to find the hotel & car park, in the end we parked elsewhere & walked. Hotel reception was in the middle of a building site as was our bedroom, which we later found out. Building work didn’t finish until gone 11pm on Sunday evening & started again at 8.30 the following morning. Right outside our room door. This went on all day and Involved the water supply to our room being shut off. Apparently the whole hotel had no water. There was no mention of the building works on their website and it wasn’t mentioned in any of their emails prior to our stay. This wasn’t acceptable and if we had known we wouldn’t have booked here.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from L'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan on Feb 8, 2020
Dear Darren, thank you for your message. We’re sorry for the inconviniences for arriving to our hotel, it is true that No-car-Sunday poses some problems to get around in the city centre. As for the building site, the work in the reception doesn’t interfere with the normal routine. Regarding the works in the rooms, we’re sorry for the noises, it wasn’t supposed to be noisy, otherwise we wouldn’t have reserved that room for you. The problem with the water was totally unexpected, we’re very sorry for it and we did our best to solve it as quickly as possible. We thank you for your feedback, and we hope you decide to come again in some near future. Best regards, The reception.

8/10 Good

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cute old hotel, amazing location
Great location, so close to the sea and the city centre, in a lovely square. However, the room and bathroom are quite small and the hotel a bit old - which makes it quite cute but you can hear everything in the other rooms. It’s a great option for one or a couple of nights, but probably wouldn’t recommend for a longer stay due to the lack of space and the noise.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Jessica & l'équipe de l'hôtel de l'océan on Jan 1, 2020
Dear Claudia, Thank you for this very kind feedback regarding your stay with us. We are very happy that you have had a good time among us. Indeed the hotel might seem old, but did you know that the hotel opened in 1859? That's awesome don't you think? :) Little tip, if you more space for a longer stay, you can choose the prestige double room with view on the ocean ;) Hope to see you again soon. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location Great location Great location Great location Great location Great location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Front desk on Dec 1, 2019
Thank you to have choose our hotel for your stay and we hope to welcome you again soon. Best regards,

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness
Room was small and dark. Black mould in bathroom. Not able to shower standing up due to bathroom design.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Front desk on Nov 20, 2019
Good afternoon, You reserved a small room, you'll find the meters in our website. We are also doing some maintenance in our bathrooms. You'll find a new hotel at the beginning of the next year, please come visit us. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable
The hotel lovely close to everything . Receptionist very helpful . Food good . Would stay here again. Parking difficult in the area .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Laurène on Nov 2, 2019
Thank you very much for your comment. We stay at your disposal for your next holidays. Best regards

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Laurène on Sep 29, 2019
Thanks for your great comment. Best regards,

8/10 Good

J

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Reception was great. Location fabulous. Spacious room. Great fridge. No kettle though. Some parts of hotel a bit tired.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Laurène on Sep 21, 2019
Thank you for your comment. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us and you enjoyed our city Biarritz. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The friendly staff were so very welcoming. It set the tone for the whole visit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Laurène on Sep 7, 2019
We hope you enjoyed your stay so much in our hotel. We stay at your disposal. Best regards,

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming hotel central Biarritz
We stayed for two night and had a wonderful time. This hotel has a lot of charm and a great location with a view of the ocean. We will definitely stay here again the next time we’re in Biarritz
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Laurène on Sep 7, 2019
Hello, Thanks to have taking your time to leave an comment to ourself. It was a pleasure to welcome you. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Laurène on Jul 21, 2019
Thank you to have choose our hotel for your holiday. We stay at your disposal. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in wonderful position. Stayed for 4 nights and couldn’t fault anything. We will return
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from La réception on Jul 10, 2019
It's a pleasure to receive a good comment like yours. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Jessica on Jul 2, 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for this amazing grade. See you next time :) Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adorable hotel in the heart of Biarritz
Lovely hotel located very close to the ocean and in the heart of the cute tourist district of Biarritz. Very friendly and helpful staff. Great decor. Would highly recommend. Only complaint is spotty WiFi.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Laurène on Jul 1, 2019
Thanks for your comment. Your confort is our priority. Thanks to have choose Hotel De L'Océan. Best regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jessica on Jul 2, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to grade your stay with us. We are happy that you had a great time. See you soon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the hotel is a unique character hotel in a sensational location. Nice rooms, really friendly and helpful staff and a holiday atmosphere that works really well
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019
Response from Eugenia - Front Desk on Jun 18, 2019
Dear Sir, Madam, Thank you very much for your feedback. We hope you can visit us again! Best Regards, The team of the Hotel de l'Océan***

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Jessica on Jul 2, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for this grade we are very glad that you enjoy your time among us. See you next time. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience at this hotel!
The service was amazing here! The front desk was staffed professionally with 2 or 3 multilingual receptionists. They helped me print out tickets, and freely shared their knowledge of Biarritz and the bus system. The room was the nicest we stayed in during our 3 week European vacation. It was clean and had a nice little balcony with a view of the square and the ocean. My wife loved the bath tub a rarity in the area. I felt they really did their best to make us feel welcome and our stay enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Front Desk on Jun 4, 2019
Dear Sir, It's lovely to receive a comment like yours. We're glad that you enjoyed your stay with us so much, it was a pleasure receiving you and your wife. Hopefully to welcome you in our hotel again. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay at this hotel, staff were warm and friendly....in a great location easy access to beach and town centre...food was lovely, very clean hotel, would most definitely stay again. Donna Co Dublin
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Laurène on May 19, 2019
It was a real pleasure to receive you and your family in our hotel. We hope to see you soon again. We stay at your disposal.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Loved location Close to the seawall close to everything downtown and in a beautiful square I didn’t like that you couldn’t run s tab Had to pay every time you order something their Internet was terrible and I think their computer system. It needs to be fixed up but it was a great place the people Who own it are awesome He told me he was fixing internet
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Julie on Apr 6, 2019
Many thanks for your feedback, which is very important for us! We are glad you had a nice time in Biarritz and hope to see you some other time!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff including the owners were absolutely delightful. Hotel was in a great location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Julie on Apr 4, 2019
Thank you so much for your nice comment! Hope to welcome you again in Biarritz!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Tried to charge at checkout for prepaid room. Exorbitant charge for brk when I had asked twice if room was included. Parking additional expense and not easy to access. Great location and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Jessica on Mar 13, 2019
Dear Guest, We are sorry that my colleague tried to charge you the prepaid booking. This a new fonctionnality here at the hotel, and we are not quite use to it yet. Unfortunately the breakfast is never included through Expedia. Indeed we have an arrangement with the public parking, the center of Biarrtiz is very small that's why hotels doesn't have their own. But the parking comes with a price, with us it's much cheaper though. We are very happy that you enjoyed our location and the cleanning service. Best regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018