Le Grand Chalet - 3 stars

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  5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Anthony Boulton on 08/05/2022

  Le Grand Chalet is a 3 star hotel in a fine location right on the beach in the seaside town of Ronce les Baines. The original building dates from 1850, but was added to over the years, and now has recently been completely renovated and modernized. Geraldine, the extremely charming proprietress, is very accomplished and her staff are all friendly and helpful. The hotel bar and restaurant have been beautifully redesigned, and there is an adjoining oceanside terrace with splendid views. The menu was varied, as was the wine list, with something for everyone and the food very good. The service is amicable, and attentive. We do not like to drive after dinner so we ate there on all three nights and were glad that we did. We enjoyed the atmosphere, the food, the wine, and watching the spectacular sunsets over the Île d'Oléron. It was very busy and is obviously popular with the local residents as well as the mostly French hotel guests. The extensive buffet breakfast was nicely done. The croissants and pain de chocolat (called chocolatines here) were excellent. It was hard not to eat too much. The bright pristine rooms have a pleasing beach style decor and are simply, but very comfortably furnished with excellent bathrooms. They vary in size and are priced accordingly. Many of them have the oceanview as ours did. There is a small parking area in the hotel which we used but parking is also available easily on the road outside, Although the hotel is in a quiet spot it is only a short walk into the town which has a pleasant seaside ambience with many cafes and shops. Lots of buckets, spades and other stuff for the beach to buy and clearly this would be a great place for children. This is oyster country and the oyster port of La Tremblade is closeby. Geraldine sent us there to eat them at La Grève. They were delicious and the restaurant was fun with lots of other seafood. There is a lot to do and see ( and eat ) and it is all covered on the Le Grand Chalet’s excellent website, along with detailed information on the hotel and restaurant We had been touring around vineyards in Bordeaux and ended up at Le Grande Chalet serendipitously. I’m glad we did because we had a great time there and highly recommend it. It’s the perfect place to stay in this delightful area of Charente Maritime

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  4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Richard Long on 01/10/2021

  Great position by the beach, great food. Could do with air con in rooms. Hotel staff first class.

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  4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Geralda van der Es on 07/10/2020

  Refurbished hotel restaurant, friendly service and a big terrace overlooking the sea and the bridge of Oléron Island. Don't miss the sunset! The rooms in the hotel will be revamped too for next summer.