Hôtel Belles Rives

A Five-Star Price for a Two-Star Experience – Deeply Disappointed at Belle Rives Belle Rives charges five-star prices but delivers a two-star experience. Rooms are dated, poorly maintained, and far from clean. Service was disorganized and indifferent, with simple requests repeatedly ignored. The restaurant was equally underwhelming—overpriced, bland food served without care. When I raised concerns, management showed no interest in resolving anything. This hotel trades on its reputation, not on quality or service. For the cost, you’ll find far better options elsewhere. Avoid if you value comfort, professionalism, or value for money.

Good location, nice beach

Service was overall poor and not in line with (i) the price and (ii) the rating and requirements for a 5 star hotel; we ordered a coffee at the beach which was forgotten, we asked several times to order coffee in the morning which took around 25min until we got it, for lunch the waiters told us that it was not possible to get two separate anchovies in addition, we had to ask several times for salt and pepper which was forgotten … (just to name a few examples)

I stayed at the beautiful Belles Rives for an extended stay prior to my son’s wedding held at the hotel. My stay and the wedding that followed were absolutely magical! The history of the gorgeous hotel, the breathtaking view, delightful climate, delicious food, outstanding service, and everything about the wedding and reception were spectacular! And it all wrapped-up with fireworks over the water! I highly recommend this hotel for a special event or just for R&R!

I was disappointed. Paid well over 1000 euros per night and was treated like an idiot. Booked sun beds- no booking found the next day. Lots of trouble. Continued during the stay. Complained about really bad service- no feedback. Prices are out of this world. One beer-17 euros. Will never ever go back. The arrogance is what upsets me the most. When you pay this much, you expect more. Booked a table for evenig party on the beach, offered a low low low table that no one could eat out of. Offered with a smile. My girlfriend said: are they mocking us? Will never return

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It’s crying out for a refurb, or to be taken over by someone else and given a fresh lease of life - at the moment it’s battered and bruised and not worthy of more then 3 stars. Facilities, decor, amenities haven’t been touched since the 60s, the staff are unhelpful and quite frankly just rude. Wouldn’t recommend in the slightest.

. Lied to re check in time . The breakfast was included but you had to pay €12 for an omelette. A beach towel is €8 and chairs €75 for guests not just the public. The chairs are packed so tight you are on top of each other. The hotel is trading on its past glory

i really wanted to like it as I’m a huge Fitzgerald fan and I’ve wanted to go for years. Unfortunately it’s way overpriced and so you’re not getting enough for how much you’re paying. The hotel is pretty and nicely perfumed and the staff are very well meaning. However, the rooms are adequate but smaller than at many hotel chains. The one elevator is shared with the service staff so it takes forever and so you end up not even using it. There are a ton of people who buy day passes for the "beach" and that's really the better value. As a hotel guest, you pay almost the same price ~55-60+ euros + they charge you 8 euro / towel / day. (By contrast, I stayed at a hotel in a different town that rented it's guests beach towels for 3 euros for however long the stay was). Then you're paying for food at the beach and the minimum entree is ~35 euros. In your hotel room, there is a sign next to the minibar forbidding you from putting anything in, allegedly for hygenic reasons. I've never seen that at a hotel in my life and it just makes you feel like this is another way they're forcing you to pay for overpriced food. Turndown service was inconsistent and service was slow at the bar. Not a big deal, if you're paying reasonable prices but for what the rooms cost, unfortunately it's just not worth it.