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Reviews of Regina Experimental Biarritz

5 out of 5
Regina Experimental Biarritz
52 Avenue De l'Impératrice, Biarritz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 184 out of 284 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 284 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 284 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 284 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 284 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie, Vashon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff who met us by our car, after easily entering the lot to park, was professional and informative and even joyful. The front desk arranged our dining. The restaurant and bar were lovely. We won’t bother considering other accommodations in Biarritz in the future!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Apr 15, 2024
Dear Stéphanie,Thank you for this positive review of your stay.We are thrilled to hear that our staff's professionalism and joy set a positive tone for your stay and that you liked our restuarant and our bar. Your intention to return to Regina Experimental Biarritz is the highest compliment we could receive. The entire team is looking forward to welcoming you back, ensuring that each visit is as memorable as the last.Warm regards,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service at Regina Experimental was excellent - the staff are extremely friendly and genuinely happy to help with any thing!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Mar 10, 2024
Dear Stéphanie,Thank you for your review, our teams were delighted to contribute to make your stay enjoyable and thank you for your very kind words.We look forward to welcome you back to Regina Experimental Biarritz,Best regards,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, SAN DIEGO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are out of this world at the Regina. Truly above and beyond. We ended up dropped off on a bus stop outside of town with no directions at taxi and site. They sent a car for us without question and we’re completely helpful warm and knowledgeable for our entire stay. I had the Regina 22 years ago and never forgotten it. My family and I have fond memories of it from 2002 and could not wait to get back there. It’s now been renovated in a very cool style with flickers of the grand Budapest. hotel and still very unique, and one of a kind. you did not disappoint. I won’t wait so long to come back the next time. And a grand merci à toutes et tous.! c’était vraiment magnifique
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Feb 21, 2024
Dear Lisa,Thank you for taking the time to let us know your opinion of your recent stay.We're thrilled to hear that you had such a nice experience with us and that our team provided exceptional service, going above and beyond to ensure your comfort and satisfaction - their dedication is indeed one of our hotel's greatest strengths. It's delightful to learn that our recent renovations have resonated with you, capturing the essence of uniqueness while paying homage to historical elegance. The design elements, inspired by the grandeur of the past with a contemporary twist, aim to provide an environment as memorable as the service. Your acknowledgment of the room cleanliness, hotel condition, and amenities reflects our commitment to excellence in all aspects of our guest experience.We look forward to welcoming you back.Kind regards,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Alfonso, Newburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Oct 26, 2023
Dear Alfonso,Thank you very much for this positive review.We are pleased that we were able to meet your expectations.We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.Best wishes,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

SEAMUS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very stylish hotel with very comfortable beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Oct 26, 2023
Dear Seamus,Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion with us.We are delighted that you were happy with our hotel and appreciated our comfy beds, we understand that a good night's sleep is so very important.We are pleased to hear that you appreciated our hotel's design concept.We hope to welcome you back.Best wishes,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, Directrice générale on Nov 1, 2023
Chère Linda,Merci pour cette appréciation maximale.Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez passé un agréable séjour parmi nous.Votre satisfaction est notre plus belle récompense.Nous serions ravis de vous revoir parmi nous. Bien à vous,Stephanie Digeon, Directrice générale

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful art deco building with sympathetic, classy renovation. Incredible sea views, a little out of the main town with killer hill on return which didn't detract from our enjoyment.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Sep 23, 2023
Dear Geraldine,Thank you for your review.We are delighted to hear that you appreciated the classy renovation of our beautiful art deco building and enjoyed the incredible sea views. Our location, a little away from the main town, allows our guests to experience the tranquillity of the coast while still being close to the city centre.We understand that the hill on the way back to the hotel might be challenging for some guests, but we are glad it didn't detract from your overall enjoyment. We are always looking for ways to improve our guests' experiences, and your feedback is valuable to us.We hope to welcome you back in the future. All the best,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Sep 20, 2023
Dear Guest,Thank you for positively reviewing your visit.We are glad you had an enjoyable stay, our team members take great pleasure in going that extra mile for our guests to make sure they have a memorable experience with us.We would be delighted to welcome you back on another occasion.Kind regards,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
There was no bellboy at check in and the elevator from the parking to the lobby was not working so the 90-pound lady receptionist and yours truly had to become weight lifters. The air conditioning didn’t cool the room at all. We received a small refund at check out but that didn’t make up for our disappointment.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Sep 6, 2023
Dear Mark,Thank you for taking the time to review your stay.We are pleased that we were able to meet your expectations.We look forward to seeing you again on your next visit.Best wishes,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Stephanie Digeon, General Manager on Sep 1, 2023
Dear Alexandra,Please accept our thanks for your kind review regarding your stay.We are glad you had an enjoyable stay, our team members take great pleasure in going that extra mile for our guests to make sure they have a memorable experience with us.We look forward to seeing you again on your next stay.Best wishes,Stephanie Digeon, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The positives are the staff who were all very attentive and helpful. Our room was very nice and comfortable as was the bed. The hotel is five star, it looks lovely, especially the atrium where they play music until around 10pm. It is very well presented, despite ongoing work on the upper floors and the grounds. Nobody mentioned this. The negatives are many due to the concentration on form rather than function. These are all little things but they add up. The cups in the rooms have no handles so you can’t touch them when hot; the cups for breakfast are very small but the staff are happy to refill; the shower has to run for a long time to reach “warm” not even hot; the bar and stools have nowhere for your feet to rest on, and they don’t have the right glasses for g&t or cocktails which, given the prices, needs correcting; the cutlery is very strange with its “patina”; the sun loungers are very comfortable but even moving the back or putting up the shade is not for the faint hearted. It’s a 10-15 minute walk downhill into the centre or the beach. The beach was very, very busy. The walk back always seemed shorter.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Manager on Jul 25, 2023
Dear Melanie,Thank you for taking the time to share your review.We are delighted to hear that you found our team attentive and helpful and that you enjoyed the comfort of your room and the bed. It's great to know that the atrium and its music added to the ambience of your stay. We appreciate your feedback on the areas where we can improve. We understand that some design elements may not have been as functional as expected, and we will take your comments into consideration for future enhancements.Regarding the shower temperature, we will look into this issue to ensure a more comfortable experience for our guests. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during your stay.We look forward to welcoming you back. Best wishes,

6/10 Okay

Jadwiga

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The interior design of this place is horrible. Don’t expect to feel luxurious, it’s very tacky despite the beautiful architecture. But the people are very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful ocean views. Walk into town a bit far and steep.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David, Centreville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was nice and well-appointed. The hotel puts a beach bag and two beach towels in the room, so you are ready to walk to the beach. The lobby is beautiful, with plenty of space to eat, drink, or relax. On some nights, there is music in the lobby. Biarritz is hilly, but as long as you don't mind hills, you can walk anywhere you need to go in the city. If you have a car, parking is available on-site for a small fee. The pool is nice, with plenty of seating, and a staff member periodically comes out to take your order. The staff is eager to help answer any questions. Negatives were a very leaky shower and an in-wall, not very powerful hairdryer, although I believe you can get a better hairdryer upon request.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Dennis

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Carol

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel although I don’t know if it warrants the price. It’s a bit out of the way from the town but just a short 25 minutes. There was no top sheet on the bed, just a comforter which I found a bit gross. No bed turn down at night. Staff was really nice and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

George

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked everything about Hotel Regina, especially the friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant and bar are exceptional. The rooms are comfortable and immaculately clean. We had a lovely stay and would recommend Regina to anyone visiting Biarritz!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

R David

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and welcoming hotel - a perfect getaway
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great view of the lighthouse and the ocean from our room. Staff was very nice and professional. Location is a short walk from downtown, but it’s a nice walk by the seaside. Lunch at their restaurant was ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant hotel ideally located
Ideally located , this beautiful hotel offers all what you might ask for. Rooms are very elegant and spacious , some with a large terrace. The staff is very helpful and friendly and the food served at the restaurant is really tasty. Unfortunately We did not have time to enjoy the gym or the spa
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Max, London

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderfully accomodating service by reception staff and lovely manner by all staff. Great location to walk to the beach and see the sunset from the lighthouse
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alain, Vienna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Elegant and stylish, yet with everyone wearing masks (proving style and safety are possible together). The staff, mostly young folks, were competent, meticulous, and very nice — kudos to them, and to the boss that creates their authorizing environmeny.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury motel On town outskirts
Luxury motel feel, little disappointed with room, meals ok. Location 2 minutes walk to township. Asked to see the much touted pool but flatly denied because it was closed during winter.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly, the hotel is centrally located and the room was very clean, newly renovated and freshly appointed (and with a Nespresso machine). There is a very bad mold odor throughout the hotel but thankfully didn’t notice it in my room. It really needs to be remedied.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
IT SHOULD NOT BE 5 STAR RATED HOTEL
Receptionist at the front desk was not helpful and rude. This should be 5 Star rated Hotel!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel to remember
Bed a little too hard. But that is our personal opinion. Lovely situation looking over the bay. Restaurant was first class. Hotel rather beautiful inside. Car parking a bit tight for a big car. The walk to the town was easy downhill. Made you puff a bit coming back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

John

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Need New Food and Beverage Staff Needs an Overhaul
The hotel was beautiful and located across from a gorgeous beach. The front desk staff was friendly, efficient and helpful. However, the food and beverage staff was terrible. Not friendly. Slow service. And seemingly didn’t know what they were doing. The “free breakfast” included in the price of the room ran out of eggs at 9:20. Service ended at 10:30. I asked the manager and she said we’d have them in 5 minutes. 30 minutes and 2 more proddings produced nothing so we left.Dinner was expensive and produced the same bumbling and the quality of the meal was not up to the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only issue was lack of room choice after I arrived after midnight. Excellent hotel though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great venue and restaurant. Excellent service and friendly staff
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was lovely but the breakfast was disappointing.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel
Excellent hotel in nice area. However, it is expensive and slightly inconvenient to the center (although walkable).
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Hotel Staff!
Wonderful! The staff was outstanding. They were friendly and helpful in providing us advice and support to discover Biarritz.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Flies swarming around buffet breakfast. Should be classed a 3 star hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing Biarritz
Great four days in Biarritz, hotel staff helpful and friendly. Service in bar and restaurant very good especially on our first night. Well done to the lovely restaurant lady for helping us out.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good,but please note I am Charles not Frank
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very glam, high style place. Extremely professional establishment.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous Hotel, even if the room was a little small. Great heated pool.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Situated in a quiet and upscale location. Close to the lighthouse. 15 minutes walk to the city center / shopping area and restaurants. Parking is available but limited. Valet parking is free.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019