Le Grand Large, Belle-Ile-En-Mer

Third time in this hotel. We love the hotel and its incredible location. Hotel was very nice but the restaurant is not as great as before, nothing special any more for the price. Hotel belongs now to a larger group and it is more impersonal.

Our first visit since the merger with Castel Clara was a sharp disappointment. While the staff present is committed, every single bit of the new Grand Large shows that it is all about cost minimisation and margin maximisation. Nothing of the erstwhile boutique spirit has been maintained, except the location. Grand Large is now merely an annex to Castel Clara. While the rooms are what they are, some more attention to detail would be helpful (bathroom amenities, writing utensils, drying stands for towels?). Also, there are only dark night curtains affixed (no transparent ones) which leaves you completely exposed on the 1st floor unless you choose to completely darken your room by day. The breakfast is purely functional, tables are arranged with a cup and nothing else while plates need to be collected by guests themselves either from a low shelf (bending, almost kneeling required) or from a high shelf where you first need to take out the entire lot. The food selection is uninspired and some of the (small..) pains au chocolat clearly have seen several days in their life. While there is some cheese (in rectangular slices) it seems to come from some supermarket rather than presenting local foods (this also goes for meat, sausage, honey,..) There is one single person attending breakfast and the organisation is clearly geared to get as many guests „processed“ with as little human, food and dish effort as possible. Also, the terrace tables are systematically not prepared such as to suggest to guests to remain inside to facilitate cleaning once they‘re finally gone. Altogether uninviting and anonymous. This may be ok in a mass tourist place, but that would not come at close to 300 EUR per night. Grand Large will not see us again, alas. And this downgrade is exclusively based on senior management decisions, not the staff on the ground, to be clear.

We had a wonderful stay at this beautiful hotel. Food, service, and view, were all great! The concierge staff was pleasant and very helpful. Their ability to speak English was a big plus for those of us who speak very little French.

Lieu d'exception, avec une vue magnifique!!! Chambre propre, lit très confortable, personnel très gentil. Petit déjeuner servi en chambre, ce qui est très agréable. Nous recommandons cet endroit surtout pour un petit séjour en amoureux.

Chambre confortable, calme avec une petite terrasse permettant de prendre le soleil en fin de journée. L'hôtel se situe sur le GR, idéal pour une étape quand on fait le tour de l'île.

Hôtel calme, avec vue magnifique sur la mer et la côte de Belle-Ile. Demi-pension excellente, avec mention spéciale pour le petit-déjeuner avec produits maison excellents! Personnel chaleureux et discret… Un séjour inoubliable!