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Reviews of The Originals Boutique, Hôtel Le Pillebois, Bourg-en-Bresse Nord 3 stars

500 Rue Malafertoise, 01340 Malafretaz, France

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Review score

Based on 50 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.3

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    8.0
    Comfortable short stay - our room location was perfect - and the hotel felt like a traditional French hotel with excelle
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great place for an overnight stay with fabulous restaurant

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    9.0
    Been before, will no doubt go again if passing this way down to the Alps
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It is nicely decorated with a lovely internal courtyard and has a lovely quirkiness to it all, but it is fundamentally an upgraded roadside chain hotel under independent ownership, so wouldn’t meet my definition of “boutique”.

    Convenient location a few minutes off the motorway on the way down to the French Alps. Extremely friendly staff. Exceptional restaurant for dinner. Decent enough continental style breakfast. Overall great value for money.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking good. Restaurant exceptional.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2023

    8.0
    Country hotel close to the motorway
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The cleaning of the bathroom could be better. I had a room suitable for a handicaped people and therefore the shower was a little old fashioned with a curtain.

    The hotel is situated at the major road from the motorway into Bourg on Bresse (12 km). Quiet location and plenty of free parking space. The restaurant is realy excellent and I was amazed about the amount of people eating there. You raly have to book a table in advance. Room is spacious and the beds are good. There is also airco in the room which was plesant on a hot summer day.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2023

    9.0
    Very good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff and very good restaurant and food

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The beds were a little to the soft side in our opinion Nice breakfast, but would have been nice with an option of hot boil or scrambled eggs

    Nice, quiet location with garden and small swimming pool Very friendly, serviceminded staff, who spoke excellent english Nice and clean room.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2023

    8.0
    Great small hotel just north of Bourg-en-Bresse, ideal for a stop-over to the South.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bathroom is a bit outdated, nevertheless the bathroom and toilet were very clean.

    We stayed here for one night on our way to the south of France. Incredibly friendly staff. Our youngest son forget his drinking bottle (which he had hidden under his bed) and we got a friendly call by the staff, to tell us we can pick up the bottle whenever we want on our way back home. Which we did, big thanks for keeping it at the reception.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2023

    9.0
    Nice place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bedroom doors are fitted with strong springs (for fire protection) and the next door room was occupied by people who were not gentle when closing, so there were frequent loud bangs, this is not a fault of the hotel, rather the fault of inconsiderate guests.

    Easy to access and park, Staff excellent, comfortable and mostly quiet room, Courtyard dining area and food a delight, good value for the standard of food and wine provided.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very welcoming staff Amazing restaurant Dog friendly with a large lined bin at front of property

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2023

    9.0
    a very pleasant surprise after a long drive. staff very friendly.. this is an area we’ve not explored before and we woul
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    room a little on the small size

    colourful, quiet, very comfortable bed, excellent restaurant, friendly staff

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2023

    9.0
    great location with excellent dinner
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    breakfast - not great

    dinner - exceptional service also exceptional

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2022

    8.0
    We had a most enjoyable and comfortable stop over at the hotel and restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was nothing to dislike or complain about

    This hotel had a small but lovely swimming pool which was ideal after a 6 hour drive from Italy. The restaurant attached to the hotel was also very good and all the staff were most helpful and welcoming.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2022

    8.0
    if you need to be in that area, it is an excellent place to stay and enjoy a delicious dinner. Many thanks to the recept
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The courtyard is closed after the restaurant closes in the evening. so sitting outdoors is too close for the front facing rooms.

    convenient for the north-east/south east highway but away from its noise. very welcoming and attentive staff. simple but clean rooms. lovely courtyard. excellent restaurant

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2022

    9.0
    very welcome hotel with friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    outside look could be improved

    bed/ really comfortable restaurant good but more choice would be better

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2022

    9.0
    Pleasant stay at Hôtel Le Pillebois
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There was nothing I didn't like.

    Restaurant was excellent. Staff very welcoming.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2022

    9.0
    clean, super kind staff, great breakfast, great bed, hyper clean and fantastic restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    convenience

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2022

    8.0
    Lovely people, great restaurant, rooms fairly standard for a roadside hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It's an interesting one this, because there is a bit of a clash of cultures going on here. It calls itself a boutique hotel, but what you actually have is a building which from the outside looks like a standard roadside hotel. On the inside, whilst the decor is indeed a bit more boutiquey, the rooms themselves are the same sort of size and layout as you would get in Premier Inn in the UK or a Kyriad or similar in France. But it also has a restaurant attached which had some of the best food I've ever eaten (although again in a space which looked and felt more budget than deluxe). My guess is that it was built to be part of a much larger chain of standard roadside hotels, and then has gone in a different direction. We'd stay again on the way down to the Alps for the staff and the location and the restaurant. But the rooms might disappoint some - even at this quite reasonable price point.

    Fantastic staff on arrival and departure, extremely efficient and professional but also very friendly and welcoming. Really good restaurant on site. Like, REALLY good. Not cheap, but superb. Good location not far off the motorway for an overnight stopover less than 3 hours from the French ski resorts.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2021

    9.0
    It was the perfect stop over and the restaurant was exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom wasn’t very big

    it was clean and comfortable - nice modern fit out

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2021

    8.0
    Perfect stopover on route to Italy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location, Quiet , plenty of parking, great evening meal and superb breakfast.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant was perfect

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice hotel with a very good restaurant.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly reception, in fact all people were. 😊 . Nice and excellent restaurant. Good parking possibilities. Nice breakfast, although not sure it was really corona save.

    Stayed in July 2021

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