The surrounding area is not what we expected around a four-star hotel; it was kind of sketchy overall. The two non-hotel parking garages nearby both had vehicle break-ins and bicycle thefts the first night — don’t leave anything at all in your car. When we first got in our room, there were no washcloths, only one towel, and no drinking glasses. The room was very small. The bathroom was poorly designed, mostly visible to the rest of the bedroom (who wants that?), and offered no sound barrier. While the reception staff was friendly, we’d stay in a different hotel in a nicer part of town if we return to Grenoble.