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Bayeux - hotel Lion d'or Reine Mathilde or Churchill?

looking for recommendations for these hotels, maybe you've stayed at these recently?
we're traveling early November, don't have a car so parking not an issue
priority is good service, comfy rooms (not too small) and good breakfast :)
we're planning to book a superior/deluxe double room for more space

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It's been ten years since I stayed there, but if I were to return to Bayeux, I would look up Reine Mathilde straight away.
It's right across the street from the 11th century cathedral and adjacent to where Normandy tours picked up passengers.

Also, even though my ap program showed the nearest boulangerie and patisserie to be a mile away, there were several good ones very close to Reine Mathilde, if those things mean anything to you (they should)

Posted by
1924 posts

We stayed in an Airbnb, (owned by a local school teacher) but the location of all of them are perfect and all within a couple of minutes walk from one another. The other hotel that also looked really nice was Villa Lara.

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1061 posts

We stayed in Lion d'Or last year. Lovely hotel, private parking in courtyard (must book).
Great room in annex - large.
Breakfast was great. Amazing choice. Restaurant for dinner - nice menu, service happened to be slow (also in bar), not cheap.
Plenty of great restaurants minutes' walk away.

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We stayed at the Reine Mathilde in 2022 and had several issues. Our room wasn't in the main building, but was across the street behind the post office. It was a big spacious room but we had no wifi for the 4 nights we were there. We complained the first day and were told that it was the fault of the wifi company and there was a call into them. It never got resolved. The building we were in was behind the post office in a little courtyard and there was a light back there but it was not working and it was pitch black at night. Told them about it but nothing done. Kinda scary when we came back after dark. There was a maintenance issue in the room that we reported the first day although I no longer remember the specifics, bathroom door perhaps or a light? Anyway, that never was addressed either.

I probably wouldn't go back there.