Hôtellerie Saint Yves

A very strange experience to say the least! Some would find this hotel amazing, others would hate it! A real 'marmite' experience... sadly we found it really awful in some ways... We arrived in the afternoon and checked in. Went up to our room on the 3rd floor. Looked very basic with a very high up window impossible to see out of or open - very basic single beds, no TV or any lounge to relax in. Oh well - it got hotter and hotter in the room (it was August and scorching outside) and we did try to call at Reception before they were due ro close at 8pm... but... it was locked and nobody around... We had a nice meal in a nearby restaurant. 5 stars for the place - and on return the room was even hotter and stuffier. We suffered a sleepless night with no air and no way to get jigh enough to open the window. Relieved to get out in the open air at 6am to breathe again! Breakfast was OK and we were relieved to be on our way South aftwr collecting our overnight things. This place may well appeal to some as it is so quaint and different - but we'd have given anything for an open window and a desk fan to make it at least bearable.

Budget accommodations very close to the center of old town Chartres. Comfortable but spartan. The reason I rated it two stars was that my key was deactivated and there is no one, absolutely no one, working here or monitoring the property. I had to wait outside in the rain, locked out, until my friend luckily reached someone who came and let me in. Kinda scary as there is no help or security. I wish I would have picked somewhere else to stay. If you can afford a nicer room I would recommend you stay elsewhere.

Location closed to main attractions, room very basic but clean, parking available in hotel's courtyard, nice view over the city. HOWEVER: the lady at the reception was not friendly at check in; moreover she didn't mention the closed gate at night and how to enter, so we spent some time in the cold, until figuring out by ourselves how to open the gate door. Next morning, the lady serving and cleaning the breakfast room very rudely shouted at a guest and made her put the food she took back in the tray. Then, she came to me, while I was eating, and started to shout at me in French for a good 2 minutes, despite the fact I told her I don't know French and cannot understand what she wants. She might have been mad because I took a photo with the breakfast buffet, but the simple fact that an employee is allowed to shout at a guests is a good indication on how valued customers are in this hotel. Last not least, breakfast was very basic, with lots of foods constantly missing (juice, bread etc) because they brought only small quantities of each, that were quickly taken by guests. In short, a bitter sweet experience.

I stayed here for four nights. It is a former seminary and is now a diocesan centre. The rooms reflect its former use and therefore its rooms are small and simple, but all ensuite and very clean. The breakfast is served in the former refectory and is not included in the price of the room. It is in an excellent location if your wish to visit the location and has good parking facilities at no extra cost.

As someone else said, if you want a luxury hotel, this isn't it. However, it is a lovely buiding in a superb (though hard to access) location, clean and comfortable, with a good breakfast and secure parking Absolutely ideal for a stopover or a good value weekend in Chatres

Die Hotellerie St. Yves ist ein Seminar-, Pilger- und Einkehrhotel, welches auch Urlaubs-/Durchreisende aufnimmt. Es liegt auf dem Dom-Hügel und bietet einen super Blick über die Umgebung. Wir waren auf dem Weg nach Bordeaux und haben in Chartres einen Zwischenstop .gemacht. Tolles, freundliches Personal, von der Rezeption, über den Frühstücksservice, bis zum Housekeeping. Das Zimmer war 1a sauber und wir haben uns dort sehr wohl und gut aufgehoben gefühlt. Das Frühstück ist so, wie es in Frankreich üblicherweise gegessen wird. Baguettes, Salami, Kochschinken, Käse, Croissants, mehrere Sorten Marmelade/Konfitüre, Joghurt, frisches geschnittenes Obst, Kaffee, Säfte, Mineralwasser, gekochte Eier. Alles superfrisch und gekühlt vom Buffet und Heißgetränke aus dem Vollautomaten. Es ist ein stilvoll umgebautes altes Kloster, im Frühstücksraum sitzt man unter Kreuzrippen-Gewölbe mit uralten Säulen und auf den Zimmern (toll renovierte Klosterzellen mehrere davon wurden jeweils in ein Zimmer mit grosszügigem Bad umgebaut).gibt es zunächst einmal - wenn man nicht explizit danach fragt - keinen Fernseher. Ist auch nicht schlimm, wir sind gegen vier Uhr angekommen, haben die lange Zeit in der tollen Kathedrale mit den Fenstern in „Chartres-Blau zugebracht und waren anschliessend im „Café Bleu“ essen. Danach hatten wir die nötige „Bettschwere“. Die Hotellerie ist in unmittelbarer Nähe der Kathedrale und zu netten Restaurants in direkter Umgebung. Ein Parkplatz ist vorhanden. Wenn wir wieder nach Chartres kommen, ist diese Hotellerie (gehört dem Bistum Chartres) unsere Wahl. Preis/Leistung: absolut TOP!

Man muss dieses Haus als luxuriöse Pilgerherberge begreifen (und nicht etwa als evtl. spartanisches Hotel, wie es einzelne kritische Bewertungen geschrieben haben). Unter diesem Blickwinkel stellt man fest, dass das Personal sehr herzlich und zugewandt ist. Die Doppelzimmer sind wahlweise mit und ohne TV zu haben. Die zentrale Lage (ca. 100-200 m von der Kathedrale) in Verbindung mit einem hoteleigenen Parkplatz ist nicht zu schlagen - ebensowenig wie die historische Bausubstanz und den wunderbaren Blick vom Zimmer aus.

Chambre correcte, 99 euros sans télé. Un point à éclaircir: lors de la réservation sur le site de l'hôtel il était précisé "payez plus tard" mais une carte bleue était quand même exigée. J'ai donc fourni une carte bleue virtuelle, service de ma banque, chargée à 1 €. Quelques heures plus tard je recevais un mail de l'hôtel me disant que ma CB était invalide car ils avaient déjà essayé de débiter le prix de la chambre. Alors est il vraiment possible de réserver sans payer immédiatement la chambre ?

Hotel scelto per stare vicino ad amici che alloggiavano in un hotel nelle vicinanze che purtroppo non aveva altre stanze disponibili. La stanza era piccola e molto squallida arredata con mobili fatiscenti (allego foto) senza tv, senza asciugacapelli, senza bollitore, senza frigobar. Abbiamo pagato 94 euro a notte senza colazione. Buona solo la posizione vicino alla cattedrale. Infine l'addetta alla reception non conosce la cortesia e l'accoglienza. Hotel sconsigliato perché al prezzo richiesto si trova molto meglio, o quantomeno la gentilezza.