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Reviews of Grand Hôtel du Lido

3 out of 5
Grand Hôtel du Lido
50 Boulevard De La Mer, Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 116 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 254 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hotel!! Had a great rest, was so nice to sleep with the patio door open....fresh ocean breeze and the sound of the waves. Would definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Hicham

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
The staff was very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jillian

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property. Comfortable simple room that was clean and quiet. Only comment is that there is no shower curtain so the whole bathroom gets soaked with water when using the shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

CLARE

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel with delicious breakfast!!
Lovely beachfront hotel with stunning views. Pool was inviting and there were plenty of sun beds. Breakfast was incredible, so much choice and all well laid out - the best we’ve ever had at a hotel. The evening meal was superb quality and delicious. The rooms were comfortable and well equipped. Secure onsite parking.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Good but room for improvement
A good stay, helpful staff but old tired decor.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, small family run property just by the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Issue with booking and confirmation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location and amenities ish!
Great spot on the beach, retro hotel with everything you need including the original mattresses it would appear. Surly check-in staff who were less than welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

The decor in this hotel is rather tired and after a 15 minute walk back from facilities in Argeles we were looking forward to a drink in the hotel bar. It was 10.02pm and we were told that the bar was shut. There were several other guests in the same situation. On a plus side the pool was very good and it is well located for the beach.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Jaded but could be a gem.
It was ok .......the area now is closing down after the season so a lot 80% of shops are closed, we did not stay in the main hotel but he " annex " which is directly opposite. It is ok, a bit tired and you get a feeling of not belonging or shoved to one side but staff are good , room is clean and fairly quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Linda, St Albans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A comfortable, well presented hotel.
Hotel le Lido is a good looking hotel, the staff we spoke to couldn't be more helpful. One young lady went out of her way on two occasions to help and her English was very good; much better than our French! We had a room across the road from the main hotel. Very clean and a reasonable standard of comfort. The air-con worked well, the shower was good, the bed was fairly comfortable. This hotel has a very good restaurant in the main building, we ate their one evening and were not disappointed. The breakfast offered is extra, 13 e but there was plenty on offer. All in all was a good experience and deserves its 3 stars.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Christopher L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great alfresco poolside breakfast, easy beach access, walking distance to the village. Disappointed, however, that the hotel charges its guests an extra 20 Euros to sit on a chaise-longue on a small square of beach they have roped off. I can understand charging non-guests, but hitting guests for another 20 Euros? Excessive, I think.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

aline

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location! Location! Location!
This is 2 star motel in an amazing location. The hotel is in need to be updated, specially the carpets and the linens. The bathrooms are fully renovated. Keep in mind that this hotel is the best in the area. I would definitely go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Oasis of calm
Great staff working to give service in the old style. The resort is overrun with campers. The hotel is an oasis of calm
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

C T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location but
Nice location but overpriced and sadly let down by attitude of staff at reception.

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & Quiet!
I would definitely go back to this area/hotel. In September, it's mostly the retired generation - and I would say 80% of the stores and restaurants are closed for the season, but we were still able to walk to a few. The only downside to this hotel (for us) was the quality of the wifi ... we had to go out into the hallway to pick it up and then it was very weak in our room.

6/10 Okay

James, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location and staff hotel requires upgrade
We stayed here for four nights in July, split between two rooms both on 1st floor. The first was adequate-on the left hand side, the second was at the top of the stairs on the right which had a shocking shower-you practically had to step in the toilet in order to get into the shower cubicle. That being said, the service here was amazing, I cannot remember the barmans name but he was excellent and mentioned he had been working summers here-and always helped me experiment with cocktails. Being located on the beach, I was dissapointed when we were asked for payment on the hotels area on the beach, despite being guests-this would be good to include? All in all I would return perfect location and staff really went above and beyond- hotel condition could do with some tlc.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Please don't believe your own publicity.....
arrived 1.15 hrs after checkin. Room not ready. No real apologies but told to wait in garden at swimming pool. Really? No chairs to sit down on nr pool or in garden. No offer of another chair. No offer of towels in case we wanted to cool off ( we had been driving for 7 hrs and it was a hot day) Told we could walk in garden whilst they get room ready. No explanation as to why it wasn't ready. Asked for a drink. We were hot and thirsty. Drinks got for us with bad grace and dumped on bar. Then bar staff came into garden and told us our drinks were in the bar. Okay, so why couldn't you just bring the drinks to us rather than just walk and tell us they were there. If you had to walk to tell us you could have brought the drinks. Older woman laying up tables in garden was most unfriendly and ignored us. Receptionist just looked embarrassed after I said we were hot and tired and the least they could do was offer us a drink. Finally got room. No Jacuzzi bath but it was a nice room. thanks to housekeeping, even if they were slow. rest of the staff, including manager who I asked to call me, might need to go on a Welcome Course BTW also no English channels although the information pack says there are 3

10/10 Excellent

Nigel, Kingston upon Thames

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel
Great hotel above its star rating... Lovely staff and service. Great food... Lovely pool area and location just all round very very good indeed

10/10 Excellent

bernard, west palm beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
deserved to get one more star.
great place great service Food at the restaurant was fabulous

8/10 Good

Luke, N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Great hotel, lovely pool and everywhere was very clean. Nice but slightly pricey food.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nothing but location
Wifi barely not working, old small rooms, sunbeds reserved on the beach but you still need to pay for them. Small parking with few spots. But close to the beach and a cute little pool area.

6/10 Okay

Møller, Oslo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pensioner's retreat on lovely beach
A little dated hotel. Very French. No fridge in the rooms, so I asked the reception lady for ice. I got three ice cubes in a glass. When my wife went to see her a little later for some more, the receptionist looked at her as if someone had eaten her lunch. More ice? Did you bring the glass? Didn't really feel like having a swim in the evening as all the other guests looked like Hercule Poirot as they sat in the restaurant overlooking the pool, but the private beach club with free sun beds and parasols on the white sandy beach was fabulous. Short walk to bakery, butchers and other French necessities.

6/10 Okay

Joel, Kent

Liked: Room comfort
Hote le Lido
Unfortunately my stay at the Lido was spoilt by a poor attempt at charging me for a drink I never had. Nor was the promised discount for dinner (trying to entice you to the restaurant) forthcoming. Very shortsighted as this precludes a return visit. Reception, to be fair, was quick to return the money.

6/10 Okay

Michael, royal oak

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointment
The annex building does not match the description of the hotel. very disappointing

6/10 Okay

Emmanuel, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Loud and poor rooms but everything else is great!
The good: - hotel conveniently located by the beach - free parking - decent view of the beach from the balcony - very good on-site restaurant - friendly service The bad: - loud and extremely poorly insulated - 2 twin beds don't make a double bed - outdated bathrooms or at least not worthy of a 3 stars hotel Overall too pricey for the room you get but everything else is good.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sadly disappointing
Late September stay and the hotel was clearly winding down - the private beach area had been removed and we were rudely told we were not able to have a snack on the patio, we had to eat a meal in the restaurant. There was mould in the bathroom and overall the hotel needs a bit of a revamp. Of all the front of house staff we encountered, only one was brilliant. the rest were pretty miserable.

6/10 Okay

sue, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Close to amenities
A 3* hotel who's staff don't seem to have aspirations to take it to the next level. It has so much potential, but really lacking mainly in customer service. You almost feel like you are putting the staff out which is more prevalent in the bar area and the management.

8/10 Good

Alan, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good comfortable hotel in an ideal location for the beach. Reasonably good value for money.....nowhere in Argeles is cheap

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
comfortable hotel in excellent location
Comfotable hotel with friendly staff and great location right on the sea front.

6/10 Okay

Dana, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Not worth the money
Pool and patio are very nice and the fact that it's close to the beach. Other than that, too expensive for how old it is.

8/10 Good

MHCIMA, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great beach location
A nice hotel very close to the beach. We chose it because it had safe parking. Our room was large,quiet and well appointed with a small terrace. However being in an annexe on the ground floor, facing away from the sea, we had no view. Our bed was comfortable. The bathroom needed a little attention with a nice, large shower, but no grab rail, a pet hate of mine. We didn't eat at the hotel as it was buffet night. There were some eateries close to the hotel but the main restaurant area was in the harbour area which was a long walk away.The staff were very friendly. We didn't have breakfast wanting to get away, but the dining area looked very pleasant. Over all a nice stay.

8/10 Good

MHCIMA, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beach front
A spacious well appointed room in an annexe, away from the main hotel. Nice balcony, but no view from it. Clean and well appointed with a comfortable bed. Some aspects of the bathroom need updating, let down by a cheap plastic toilet seat. My pet hate is no grab rail in showers, as here. A potentially dangerous situation for older people. Achievable at little cost. What we saw of the main hotel was nice, but we declined the buffet style dinner. A long way from the main port and it's more sophisticated restaurants, but closer to a few eateries. Friendly staff and good, safe parking. Not cheap, but good value.

8/10 Good

Allan, Tallinn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel in a surprisingly nice resort city
Lido is a nice hotel in very good location right on the promenade of Plage Argeles. The rooms are scattered among several buildings on two sides of the street. Our room was clean, pleasant but not excellent. The hotel boast a relatively small pool but the sea is only 50 m away. The hotel's restaurant is one of the best in the town but again lacked certain charm. Probably the best feature about Lido is the town of Argeles-sur-mer itself. We did not know anything about it before we accidentally booked the hotel and consider it one of the best European resorts we have been. Not flashy or high-end but rather middle-class and democratic, but it has something in the air that made us like it.

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location
A good location on the beach with a 10 minute walk along the promenade into the hustle and bustle of the main resort. The hotel facilities are good, however the room was quite small (and could do with some modernisation) and the air conditioning was fairly poor, which was not ideal with a young baby. The food looked great, although we generally walked into town to get the baby to sleep so missed out a little (our fault not theirs)

8/10 Good

Nicole, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beachfront location
My new husband and I really loved the beachfront location. It was so nice to access the beach so easily. The prices for the beds and umbrellas near the water were excessive in my opinion, but the hotel offered nice beach towels we used to lay in the sand. The staff was so kind to us which isn't always the case with Anglo-phones in France. We traveled from the Perpignan train station to the hotel, which was a very expensive cab fare. We took the 1EURO bus back but it was a 20 minute walk to the bus stop, plus a 1 hour trip to the train station. Unless you take a car, the location isn't central to public transportation. The poolside restaurant offered a traditional French continental breakfast, and delicious 2 or 3 course meals for lunch and dinner. One more note on location, we visited slightly after holiday season, and most of the the town was closed (shops, restaurants, markets) so we felt a little trapped at the hotel. The demographic of the hotel guests was 55+ retirees which we loved, but would definitely turnoff younger people.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Don't try and check out before 7.30am
Nice enough room, good location and close enough to the centre to wander down without being disturbed all night by the music. Lovely food in the restaurant and most of the staff were really nice and helpful, the only thing letting le Lido down was the aggressive man who got very annoyed with me for wanting to check out at 7am due to the long onward drive, had I spoken fluent French this may not have been so bad but did slightly tarnish what was otherwise a nice stay

10/10 Excellent

R&B, Maryland, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience - Highly recommended
This is a 3 Star hotel that has 4 Star appeal. We have traveled extensively and consider Hotel du Lido a real find. The staff was first rate, very friendly, helpful and assisted we non-French speaking travelers. We had an accident with our bicycles and they called on our behalf to assist us in getting the work done and the bikes returned. The food was excellent, the wine selections were local and superb (as you would expect from this region of France). The hotel is right on the beach and easy travel to Collioure and other points of interest. The town of Argeles sur Mer is very bicycle friendly (bikes for rent) and easy to get around. Great find!

8/10 Good

The Highets

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
right on beach
The only complaint we had was that mattress was too firm for our preference. Pool area was clean and well maintained. Beach was right there. No streets to cross.

8/10 Good

Anna, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
The hotel was lovely. We did not get told that breakfast was not included so got hit with and extra €46 on the bill which was a surprise. The rooms were lovely, but the beds were a little hard. Overall I enjoyed the stay and would recommend to a friend

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very well located hotel with good facilities and very clean rooms. Sea view spectacular.

10/10 Excellent

CLAIRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

jean-marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023