Hôtel Oceania Nantes Aéroport

I GOT SHOT of my hire car at Nantes Airport and enjoyed a very pleasant overnight at Oceania Airport Hotel. The tiny roads inside the perimeters of Nantes Atlantique Airport are extremely confusing and it took me ages to find the car rental office (practically next door to the Oceania Hotel); there are just too many silly little roundabouts and not enough big helpful road signs. I thanked my lucky stars I arrived on the evening before my scheduled flight, as trying to make it on time for a flight on the same day would have proved stressful beyond belief! The hotel (when I did get there) was a very welcome sight and staff at the Oceania were extremely welcoming. There was some kind of funny business at check-in to do with a deposit (even when repeated by the receptionist in English, this rigmarole was impossible to understand: Booking.com quoted €185 but the figure now bandied about was €225).The receptionist was nice enough in that French manner you sometimes get: a detached serenity that almost borders on snooty. Anyway, I was exhausted after driving and to be honest, couldn’t be bothered quibbling with her: I would sort it when checking out. The room was really comfortable, apart from inefficient A/C (a feature I’ve found problematic in various French hotels I’ve stayed in). The swimming pool at the Oceania is a great size and my swim was cool and delicious after a long drive from the North coast of Brittany. The dinner menu was very restricted (something to with ‘staff on holiday’), so I made do with vegetarian lasagne for €16 (a bit processed but it came with a nice, freshly dressed side of lollo rosso). After a pretty good sleep in a clean and comfortable bed, a hearty breakfast (€20), buffet-style of course with all the usual suspects: juice, cereal, the obligatory croissants etc, plus omelette/scrambled or boiled eggs. As check-out time wasn’t until midday, there was the added luxury of another refreshing swim after breakfast…

I liked the extremely close proximity to the airport. The later than usual checkout time of 1200pm. Finding Rituals as the brand of toiletries was a very pleasant surprise. Room was extremely comfortable and clean. Generous room amenaties.

We needed a last minute hotel for our early flight to London. This was perfect. The rooms were extremely quiet despite being close to the airport. The shuttle got us to the airport in a few minutes. The buffet breakfast was excellent and plentiful.

(1) Front desk staff was exceedingly helpful, including accommodating our arrival shortly after midnight due to to an unforeseen transportation issue. (2) Superb breakfast

Room was comfortable and quiet We had an enjoyable meal in the restaurant