Hôtel Barrière Le Royal Deauville

We are leaving Deauville and this beautiful hotel, the Royal Hotel Barriere, which we called home for 10 days. The staff know us all by name and their service has been the best in all of the hotels around the world we have stayed. Absolutely 5 star and faultless. The funny thing is, AMEX recommended we stay at another hotel in Traville, just 5 minutes down the road. When we got to the other hotel we could see straight away it was not to our liking so cancelled the booking and found this hotel by ourselves. I cannot say enough about this hotel, my father in law who we brought with us, has a knack of complaining about everything and anything, but this stay, i heard not a word out of him. That is the greatest testament to how good this hotel is. Everyday, the restaurant menus changes, so you never tire of what’s on offer. As for Deauville, this town is magical and is like old Paris, that’s probably why It’s known as the Paris Rivièra. Full of restaurants, cafe’s, bars, markets, and beautiful beaches. As we are leaving the hotel is filling with Parisians escaping Paris for a break. If your ever find yourself in France, put Deauville on your list of places to stay or visit.

We had a wonderful stay at Le Royal Deauville. Our lovely room overlooked the sea front with two sets of french windows and had a huge comfortable bed. Breakfast was a treat. Service was impeccable. We parked the car and didn't touch it for three days. So much to see and do in Deauville. Can't wait to return

This hotel is old money grandeur. The service was impeccable from the moment we checked in until the moment we checked out. Breakfast was excellent with a large selection of foods, including cheese and meats and pastries. Dining was in a grand dining room or outside on the grassy lawn. Our very large room, 214 bis, was spectacular with a terrace overlooking the ocean. We kept our terrace doors open during the day and night and fell asleep to the sound of the ocean. The room temperature was always pleasant as this room was not air conditioned. The king bed was extremely comfortable, and it was hard to leave! The town is a few blocks away and the beach is across the street. There is no need for a car. I will definitely return. Merci!

Much nicer than the le Normandy a grander feeling hotel with large corridors and a massive reception area Food in the bar is great had the steak which was massive and tender but you do get watched and joked about by the young immature bar staff which is amusing Breakfast is great with a vast selection Recommend getting and upgraded bathroom room as the older ones are grotty but the new renovated ones are lovely and very spacious and we had a sea view which was lovely to watch horses on the beach ! Only down side no air con so very warm it was 17-18 outside yet heating was blasting in corridors and at breakfast I was sweating buckets lol

This is a very nice hotel, just across the large Deauville beach. Room was big enough, big bathroom in superb condition and very clean. Excellent breakfast. Rooms could be a bit in better shape, given that this is a 5 star hotel. And room service could have been more focused in details: for instance, a seagull left a little "present" in one of our windows, and 2 or 3 full days passed without the room service cleaning it. But overall, a very nice option for this charming town.

The hotel is beautiful my only complaint is that there is not a shower in the bathroom only a shower head in the bath. Also having the toilet separate with no hand washing felt a little unhygienic

I just returned to this hotel after 10 years and overall I was very disappointed. The hotel is very outdated and needs a full refurb. Bathrooms are from the 80s. There are cracks on the facade and on the asphalt in front of the hotel and by the pool area. The pool area have employed young inexperienced staff. Once we arrived to the hotel we headed straight to the pool area to have a late lunch. We were given a table which supposedly had been cleaned and set up for us but which had pieces of spaghetti in gaps on the table, also bread crumbs and parmesan from previous guests on the placemats, seriously disgusting. When I informed the waitress, she didn’t even apologise, tried to remove some of the spaghetti which was trapped in a gap on the table and just said “sorry my fingers aren’t small enough to remove the rest”. She could have just come with a knife or scissors to scrape it up. Also when we arrived to lie down by the pool, nobody even checked if we were from the hotel and though the poolboy saw that I was struggling to raise the parasol, he didnt do anything. I had to waive and call for him to come over. At breakfast the avocado at the buffet was mouldy- anyone could see that with the naked eye. The only positives: the bar which has a very nice feel to it, the location, and last but not least the concierge Frank. He is very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and friendly and goes above and beyond!! That said, I will not be returning.