Hotel Mercure Bordeaux Centre Ville (Bordeaux, France)

Mercure Bordeaux Centre Meriadeck is a pet-friendly hotel which is wonderful for those who like to travel with their favourite four-legged friends. Your dog will love it to because there are lots of great walks to be had nearby.

The friendly, knowledgeable staff welcomes you at check in and is there for you throughout your stay. They are happy to accommodate most any request and can point you in the direction of local sights, eateries and entertainments.

This is is a non-smoking property which is great for those who don’t imbibe and like their surroundings smelling fresh, rather than like second-hand smoke.

Be sure to book a room far away from the elevators because you can hear the doors loudly opening and closing, as well as the voices of other hotel guests as they make their way to their rooms. Plus, the elevators run slowly at peak hours, so you may have to endure long conversations that sound like they are happening right in your room. In addition, if you book a room facing the street, you may be kept awake by noise emanating from below.

The temperature controls don’t work very well in many of the guest rooms and this is especially true of the air conditioning, which barely works at times. If this becomes problematic for you, be sure to alert reception and if the problem persists, which it very well might, ask to be moved to another room.

Unfortunately, Mercure Bordeaux Centre Meriadeck is not centrally located and this could be problematic if you are out and about until the wee hours. The neighbourhood is iffy and it takes at least two tram stops before you are in a section of the city which offers good restaurants and shops.