Balzac Hôtel

2.0 star property

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Front of property
Double Room, 1 Double Bed | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, free WiFi
Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap
Front of property
Triple Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, free WiFi

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
15 rue Nationale, Fougeres, 35300
  • Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villeon
    1 min walk
  • Château de Fougères
    6 min walk
  • Fougeres Forest
    7 min drive
  • Laval (LVA-Entrammes)
    63 min drive

Room options

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Balzac Hôtel

Fougeres hotel in Centre ville - Urbanistes with free parking
A bar/lounge, free self parking and free WiFi in public areas are available at this smoke-free hotel. Other amenities include multilingual staff. Change of towels is available on request
Balzac Hôtel offers 19 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Hairdryers and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at Balzac Hôtel, you're just a quick walk from Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villeon. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include multilingual staff and a lift
  • Steps from Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villeon and 6 minutes on foot from Château de Fougères
  • Pets welcome for a fee
As a guest of Balzac Hôtel, you'll find multilingual staff, room service (during limited hours), and a lift. WiFi is free in public spaces. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Self parking is free. A complete renovation of Balzac Hôtel was completed in January 2024.

This Fougeres hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a continental breakfast daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee: EUR 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 8:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: EUR 5.00 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of EUR 5.00 per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.10 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately EUR 10 per person
  • Pet deposit: EUR 5.00 per night
  • Pet fee: EUR 5.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7 AM - 8:30 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • On-site cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.

Property is also known as

Balzac Hôtel Fougères
Balzac Fougères
Balzac Hôtel Fougeres
Balzac Fougeres
Balzac Hotel Fougeres
Balzac Hôtel Hotel
Balzac Hôtel Fougeres
Balzac Hôtel Hotel Fougeres

Balzac Hôtel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 77 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 158 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Cheap two star hotel. Don’t expect any frills because there aren’t any but it is warm, very convenient and clean. Our room- 1 had been recently decorated very pleasantly. Room was small but fine for one night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denver

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

anne

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharona

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this hotel
We loved the Balzac Hotel! The location is in the center of the Old Town, the staff were extremely helpful, the breakfast was lovely, and the room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Rozitha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Never again!!!
I was 3 hours early , and check in was at 4 which I was very aware of. But what I didn't know that the hotel is closed til then. It was cold and raining, waited outside for an hour til I decide to call them. Not to check in but just to sit in their lobby. The lady/owner gave me an attitude saying check in at 4, I told her I can wait in the lobby as all I need is just to be indoors and warm. They really should state their closing hours. I could have gone elsewhere where it's open 24/7.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Joanne, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A great location with friendly helpful staff but room very small
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tricky to find, friendly staff, great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Iwona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hôtel Balzac, Fougères
Super location, a free car park close to the hotel, good breakfast, good restaurants around which are not open every day, ask at the hotel Small, clean and a quiet room walking distance to Castle
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Good positioning for access to town. Very basic rooms, bed not that comfy . Owners very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modernised historic hotel right in the centre
We were visiting Fougeres as the first stop on our tour of Brittany. It is a great town to visit, with lots to do. This hotel is right in the centre of the town, handy for all castle, the gardens, the medieval quarter and the market. There are lots of restaurants close by. It is a traditional hotel, modernised to a good standard. A nice big ensuite and a comfy bed. A good continental breakfast (madeleine, croissant, very fine bread and home made jam, which was a treat. The owners are a very nice and helpful couple.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Well located
Excellent location but in need of a bit of a spruce up. Staff may want to be careful as visitors can often understand a lot more French than they can speak!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Won't be back
Smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in. You cannot park anywhere near this hotel. Breakfast is not included.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

VM, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No frills hotel in beautiful town
Right in the heart of town, free parking nearby. Hotel is a bit tired, but had comfortable beds. Toiletries and toilet paper in dispensers. We ran out of toilet paper on the first evening. Reception and the front door closes at 20.30. Don’t forget to take your access code for entry after this!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right in the centre of town, very pleasant and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kyle, Utah, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location, plenty of great food options nearby and a short walk to a lovely park overlooking lower part of the city. Easy walk to the Chateau. Agree with previous reviews about the free city parking...can be found near intersection of Rue Gaston Cordier and Place de la Grande Douve. I highly recommend Fougeres...a little off most tourists' path which makes it all the better.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Derrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Generally rather tired looking interior...but a good breakfast was had!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Mindaugas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Peter, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great centrally located classic euro hotel
A one night stay enroute from Chinon to Mont St-Michel. Clean and comfortable, close to the old castle. Parking is tough except on Sunday. We arrived at 13:00 and hotel was closed for lunch but no problem, we just went for lunch too and checked in later. We slept with window open, no A/C, and heard the church bells chime every 15 minutes - not for light sleepers.

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great city centre hotel
All went well

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Olivier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Très bon accueil chambre propre et bonne literie.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024