Hôtel-Restaurant le Normandie

We stayed overnight before an early ferry departure back to Portsmouth. The rooms are OK, but the bathrooms are not very clean and are generally a bit yucky. Alex Polizzi would sneer at the level of cleanliness. The taps were completely rusty and the bracket to hold the shower head in place was broken. The hotel says it has WiFi, but they didn’t share the code until we called reception to ask for it. They need not have worried - the Wi-Fi was practically non existent and dropped out constantly. Not fast enough to do fairly basic things, so fairly pointless. The beds were clean, which was encouraging, but the rooms are really tired, beds are small and there’s a distinct sewagey smell. If you can, I’d recommend staying a little further away in one of the chain hotels where you’ll get a big bed, air con, decent Wi-Fi and a clean bathroom for around the same cost. This place is clearly trading on its proximity to the ferry terminal, but at just over 100 euros for the night for 2 adults and a child, its rates are really over-reaching for what is a fairly grotty experience.

Parking was ok, not secure but right next to the hotel. No cooling in the room which is needed. Staff on the desk were helpful but the bar shut at 2200hrs - s did the while town, every bar and restaurant! There was literally nowhere open to eat which, for a seaside town in mid July was astonishing! The room was clean and the bed ws comfortable but only one very thin pillow.

We were thrown out of Le Channel next door because they would not accept our printed NHS vaccination certificates. So we took hastily updated QR codes to Le Normandie - where their scanner could not read the codes anyway! - but they courteously accepted our certificates and asked us to leave phone numbers, which we were happy to do. Service was excellent, with social distancing well observed, and tables spaced well. The food on the fixed menu was simple but well presented and delicious. Thank you Le Normandie for your welcome and your flexibility.