The hotel is quite conveniently located in a Northern suburb of Dijon and is well signposted from the N274.

On arrival the man at reception was surly to the point of being rude. When we asked for a trolley for our luggage he shrugged his shoulders and told us that there are some around, but he didn't know where, so we were left to hunt for one ourselves. We also told him when checking in that we were staying for two nights, but had made separate internet bookings for each night, so could he make sure we could stay in the same room for the two nights. However he clearly took no notice, because next afternoon we could not get into our room with the magnetic strip key! A more competent young woman at reception then sorted it out.

The beds were comfortable but that's the best thing that we can say about this hotel. The basin stopper in the bathroom didn't work and the toilet flusher kept on flushing unless the lever was pushed again repeatedly. The in-room coffee/tea supplies did not include sugar and only one coffee envelope. Our room was next door to the linen store and the noise from the cleaners constantly banging the door in the morning was very annoying.

The restaurant is perhaps the least inviting I have ever seen. It seemed as if some crazy third-rate designer had been let loose! It looked like a brothel with black and red colours and purple lighting. No way would we eat in a place like that. On our first night we made for the adjacent small shopping precinct where there is an American-style cafe, a McDonalds and a more French-style bar/cafe. On our second evening it was Sunday and all this was closed so we went upstairs to the cafeteria that belongs to the Aquatic centre (swimming pool, chutes and the like) which served basic but adequate fare.

There is a bus-stop just outside the hotel from where the Number 2 bus took us to the centre of Dijon. After a short tour of the city we returned to the hotel but did not look forward to it. The immediate surroundings are rather dreary. The hotel has no garden our outside area in which to relax.

All in all the hotel is in a convenient place for a one-night stopover but it needs some maintenance and better staff management.

I stayed at the holiday-inn in dijon for only one night but it was
a verry good night.for a three star hotel

i requested one of the newly done design rooms(they gave a whole floor a make over) and it was verry nice ,clean and comfortable with 32'' flatscreen (i advise one of these rooms)
as the other floors of the hotel do look a bit older

the front desk people are helpfull and verry nice and speak good english unike the most other hotels in dijon

the breakfast was not that big but it had all the things you would expect, and tatsted good

Free parking and Free WI-FI wich is a big PLUS

+ the hotel is located beside a huge shopping mall and swimming pools with waterslides wright on the edge of the city
close to the highway

conclusion : i think it is worth a 4 star rating and a hotel i would visit again!!!!!

scott blair OAKLEY_Z@msn.com