Belmont-de-la-Loire accommodation from AU$95

It was fine for one night stay. Would not return considering price vs value. Small rooms with wall-to-wall carpets that needs a deep clean. The hallway outside the rooms had no lighting, so finding the keyhole at night was challenging. Cobwebs and spiders in the ceiling and over the corridor entrance. The property in general is not very well kept. Needs gardening, paintjobs and upgrades here and there. Everything is falling apart. It was also a strange ambiance in the bar/restaurant area. I came in to order a glass of wine and found 4-5 young people hanging in and around the bar. Apparently all staff. One girl is standing inside the bar cleaning glasses, so naturally I ask her for a wine glass. One of the boys hanging outside the bar then jokingly tells me she is not a waiter. He gets the wine himself while the rest if the staff whispers and giggles as I wait. I ended up asking for a bottle of Morgon and two glasses and when he is opening the bottle he asks if I want to taste it, before I could answer I got a comment of "how I probably do not want to taste the wine anyway", which was strange to me. We ate dinner in the restaurant later and it was the same staff. The food was fine, but the service was lack luster. Our table got little to zero attention. Maybe because we are not French. We stay in the area every year and used the Logis hotel in Fleurie last year and Château de la Barge previous years, they are a lot better and within the same price range.

Bien

Clean, basic hotel with convenient location to downtown area and train station.