Best Western Hotel La Mare O Poissons

We have stayed at this hotel before, since then a pool has been added. The rooms are a good size and have modern decor. The best thing is Claudine is still working there, as she is so helpful and runs the hotel splendidly. We went to the restaurant this time as well and were not disappointed. We will certainly stay here again. less

We were made very welcome despite staff being clearly overworked; tending to reception, bar, snack bar and everything in general. Lesley particularly took time to help and advise us. The room was pretty basic but pleasant enough, though a second pillow would have been nice. Handy for the ferry port and a short stroll into the lovely town of Ouistreham. less

I booked this hotel for its location. We got more. We were a late check in and the girl at the front was smiling and greeted us when we walked in. Quickly checked us in so we could rest. The room was nice, comfortable and clean. The breakfast was good. Eggs, bacon, pancakes and so much more. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking to stay in the Normandy area less

Stayed here as part of Briitany ferries trip and was a slight disappointment compared to the two previous hotels. The rooms were quite small with a tiny shower cubicle but for an overnight stay just adequate. The facilities were fine and it was a short walk into town. The staff were lovely and we received no end of help from Claudine on reception! Breakfast was very good, a clean modern hotel for a short stay. less

We used La Mare as a centre for a cycle trip with friends, since it is nice and close to the ferry port. Found the staff to be very warm and welcoming, and happy to share their local knowledge, and attentive when sitting in the bar unwinding (us unwinding, not the staff!) Standard buffet breakfast fare which was enough to keep us going for 50-60 mile rides each day (though we also sneaked some of the pastries into a napkin for later). Staff opened up the pool area for us one day, when we came back from a particularly long day in the saddle, just what these weary bones needed. They were also happy to put our bikes in secure storage area so we didn't need to keep them in the rooms. Only potential downside would be the number of immigrants seen outside on the main roads, but they never appeared to come into the hotel grounds at all. To be fair, they seemed to stay closer to the port where the traffic bottlenecks are (and the Gendarmes). Nevertheless, I'm glad we didn't need to leave our bikes outside for temptation. I'm sure we would stay here again if planning another trip in the area. less