Overall Ratings & Reviews Hôtel Arc en Ciel et SPA - Les Sables d'Olonne

Arrived to find hotel locked and dark, no answer to the number provided, no information prior to arrival on hotel 'opening hours' and no response from requests for refunds. Dreadful service.

Good hotel next to the beach. Room small but adequate for our one night stay. Friendly staff. Beautiful dining room.

It was just the worse place I have ever stayed in! not clean, needed complete renovation, tiny room not enough space to swing a hamster! It gave the appearance of a brothel with bizarre decor and terrible strange lighting! Rules about everything that had to be signed!! Had to park long way away at the station as no parking at the hotel! Unhelpful man on reception. Only plus was it was near the seafront and town but I couldn’t wait to leave 😧 Please spend your money elsewhere!

Good location. Car park 12€, but worth it. Room 27 was large, but toilet closet was tiny.

This is a 3 star hotel and it shows. The decor is, well it looked liked it was designed by a committee that never met. But if you can get past that, and the rather expensive for what it is breakfast, it was clean and I slept very well. You can't fault the location either, 3 mins walk to the sea front where the evenings are a joy of street entertainers and families enjoying themselves. Spend your time there and not in your room and you won't go far wrong. It also has a secure car park, which is a bit like gold dust around here.

Great Hotel. The staff and in particular the owner/ manager were great. Thoroughly recommended.

Well located hotel, close to beach and promenade. Friendly English speaking staff. Well run! Breakfast room is a real feature and has lots of original character & charm. Lots to do in Les Sables but one needs more time. I will return and stay in the same hotel in due course.

Great stay The jacuzzi on roof top is a must! Nice staff. Wonderful decoration. The breakfast room is worth the visit !!! Perfect location is city center Ideal for romantic week end Rooms a bit small... as most of rooms in Europe

Worth staying here just for the dining room which is original to the house, the rest of the decor can only be described as 'quirky' and was not to my taste. on the plus side everything was clean and comfortable. we paid extra for a 'romantic' room with a sea view which I wouldn't have bothered to do if I had known that the hotel was two blocks from the seafront and the sea could only be seen over the rooftops.

Marked down service due to a bad start when booking in, just one person but overall very happy with everything else

great place to stay, next to the beach and a perfect staff!!!

One-night stay as we were preparing to return to Paris and conclude our 22-day vacation in France. Wish we could have stayed longer. Les Sables d'Olonne is a nice resort city located on the Atlantic, and the Arc en Ciel hotel is centrally located and accessible, with parking nearby.

They were very helpful, friendly, and upgraded our room for our return night`s stay.

We found a lot to love about this hotel: a room with a sea-view, service, breakfast, reception, and location. For anyone with a taste for art, the breakfast room is very interesting. And fifty yards away, a sensational beach! I`d love to stay again next year.

funky hotel, with the most amazing colour scheme. loved the hot tub on the roof. Breakfast is a must in the incredible panelled dining room with decorated ceiling. Staff were lovely and helpful. Pity the car park was so tiny, it's a difficult place to park.

excellent location...I did not realise that it was a requirement to book parking but was lucky that a space was available...worth the extra charge.

The location is perfect for the sea front, shopping and the excellent restaurants that abound here, especially around the quay. The rooms are compact and the shower room is too small. The balcony is also not great with a view mostly of other rooftops. The hot tub on the roof is excellent but not as big as some photos pretend. However we recommend this hotel and would visit again. The staff were very polite and helpful. Thanks.

Funky decor. Friendly staff. Perfect location. Will definitely go again.

Hotel in superb location for beach and seafront. Staff all very friendly and helpful.

The decor is original and quirky - this is not your average hotel! I do like standard multinational hotels, but this was a refreshing change. Because the building is old and the decor arty, we didn't really expect the standards of cleanliness and comfort to be so high, but everything was great. The room and bathroom were not big, but had everything we needed, including a kettle and tea/coffee (rare in France, or am I out of date?) and a superb shower. The location is perfect, right in the centre of Les Sables d'Olonne and a very short walk to the beach, restaurants, etc. The only weakness is the limited breakfast buffet and if you come late the coffee isn't hot. Worth having breakfast at least once, though, to experience the room.