5 nights February 2025. Our...

Liked: We recently stayed at the Hotel Cardinal for 5 nights in February 2025. Our stay was excellent, a 10 out of 10.There are so many positives to say about the Hotel Cardinal.First, the location is so good, right behind the Cathedrale St-Andre. But don't worry, the sound of the bells from the tower on the other side don't really bother you. The hotel is steps away from the historic L'Hotel de ville, and a 2 minute walk from the Musee des Beaux Arts. It is very easy to walk from the hotel to many other beautiful and historic sights, and shopping. The tram lines also stop by the cathedrale.The hotel itself, like so much of the old city center, is a very old building that is beautifully restored on the inside. Our sleeping room was a very good size, with a small kitchen, which came in handy. The room was super clean and quiet and intimate. I believe there are only 10 rooms in the Hotel Cardinal. Each room has a name, not a number.The staff is truly extraordinary. In our experience Axel and Bastien were also ready to help us with anything we needed: extra towels, directions to anywhere we wanted to go, arranging a taxi, even getting toast for my wife when she wasn't feeling well.Things you might want to know: Ask the hotel to call a taxi if you need one. We used a taxi to go to the train station (20 Euros) so we didn't have to change tram lines with our bags. If you take an uber, you should know that ubers are not allowed on the small street in front of the hotel, but taxis are allowed. The hotel has a breakfast for extra cost, which we did not have. There is no restaurant in the hotel, but that doesn't matter because there are so many other places just steps away from the front door.Summary: My wife and I highly recommend the Hotel Cardinal for many reasons, its location, its beautiful condition with very good sized rooms, The hotel is very small and quiet and charming. The staff is superior, always with such excellent attention paid.
Disliked: Loved everything.

Exceptional

Exceptional

Liked: Beautiful spacious suite, excellent staff and great location

Great location a place I’d...

Liked: The location and the size of the room and how kind the staff is. Really good with our dog as well.
Disliked: We didn’t do the breakfast. It didn’t look like a great value for what was offered.

V enjoyable and good value

Liked: Location was great
Disliked: Breakfast

Wonderful visit to Bordeaux -...

Liked: Great location, within walking distance to the St. Catherine shopping avenue and the Opera House and river. Tram lines provide access to more distant hotspots. Our room was a suite with a separate living area and kitchenette. Very comfortable bed and Clarins toiletries. Outstanding cleanliness and wonderful small touches like complmentary shoe shine and daily refresh of a small chocolate or biscuit. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable and very polite.
Disliked: Nothing at all!

We enjoyed our stay at...

Liked: The hotel is in a quiet location, 2 minutes walk to Bordeaux Cathedral and 3 minutes walk to Monoprix. The staff were very helpful and kind during our stay.
Disliked: none

Superb

Very good

Liked: Staff proactive, location excellent
Disliked: Lighting in the bathroomAnd not nearly enough hooks for towels etc