I wish I had been able to find a Formule One hotel! Half the price and better quality. Okay, the Best Hotel offered an en-suite. but...White toilet, the pedestal of which was not pristine, and a bilious, yellow wash basin and shower base. Honestly. Bright yellow! The mirror's silvering was going at the bottom, and my husband could have fixed the shower to the wall with better workmanship...
Just two hangers for our jackets. There was allegedly a swimming pool, but that was the last thing of any interest so cannot comment, but hope it wasn;'t as bad as the bathroom!
We had arrived late in a wet Macon after cutting short camping holiday in Switzerland that morning, and the hotel foyer and the welcome suggested a basic but reasonable place on par with the B&B Hotel chain, so we paid cash then and there. We were not asked for any ID, registration number - unusual in Europe.
We didn't bother with the breakfast but headed off to do some wine buying in the Maconnais and... more