Ault Hotels with Bars

Beautiful spot in almost the middle of nowhere. Close to the sea with a stunning view and loaaads of potential but ooooh...I never felt so unwelcome in a hotel before! I was on a roadtrip with my 20 yrs old daughter in Normandy. No plans just going where the wind blows. So we called hotel Le site in the morning to make a reservation for the night. A very kind woman picked up the phone: ”all good and when you arrive a little more early (I asked for) and the room is ready, no problem”. So we arrived around 14.30 (not an uncommon time to arrive, is it?) in a totally abandoned place. The reception was closed. No people around, only a French couple with the same problem. When we took a look around also the plungepool seemed to be end of season (it was a warm day though). I picked some working men from the garden but even they had no clue. After 15 minutes of waiting I decided to call the hotel. And ”yeah” a woman picked up. I am not a princes, not high maintenance, very flexible and used to something but this woman was rude+! I speak French. Good enough to have a conversation. But when the French start to speak too fast in their very French way I can't follow. She bitched in fast French that the rooms were not ready yet and the reception will be open from 17.00. She spoke no English. Not a word. Uh? So what to do now? Nobody told me that I couldn't even store my luggage. I told her I wanted to cancel the reservation so I could go to a more welcoming place. Not a chance of course, I just had to wait and she hung up on me. A man arrived and I asked him. He walked to a back door and to my very surprise a woman opened. Ha! Lucky me! I kindly asked her in French about the reception, for the rooms etc. but her attitude was so unpleasant that it became hilarious (I guess it was the lady I spoke with on the phone). Enough is enough so after some Ooh lala and tralala and some #$!%# on my part the room appeared to be ready and I got the key. We left our luggage and escaped to the next village Mers-Les-Bains. Pffff... Next morning, no way we wanted to have breakfast there, a very kind young man stood behind the reception. Totally sweet and helpful. So maybe, the day before, we just met the angry stepmother on a bad hair day? Actually, the rooms are ok. Clean and comfy. Our bathroom was a ballroom. The hotel has a restaurant but it was closed the day we arrived. The environment is beautiful for walks and there is a cute little beach only a stone's throw away.