Best value for money hotel chain in France - Ibis Styles (formerly All Seasons)

We do not travel to France for holidays very often.

And one of the reasons is the very poor availability of good quality / price hotels. In France one usually finds either very expensive 4 star hotels, either low quality budget chains.

Under these circumstances, we find the Ibis Styles chain to be the best hotel chain in France.

Ibis Styles is a rather new concept for the Accor Hotels group (which owns also more up-market chains such as Mercure, Novotel, Sofitel). It was previously called All Seasons, but with the recent rebranding it became Ibis Styles, the third Ibis brand, along with the former Etap Hotels now called Ibis Budget.

Why we like the Ibis Styles hotels:

- they are all new or refurbished properties, so the rooms are functional and modern;

- they offer free buffet breakfast and free internet. The breakfast is only continental, with no hot food, but you can find something to eat for all tastes;

- most of them have a central location, so it is convenient both for tourists, as well as business guests.


A full description of the hotel concept is available here.

In France, we have so far we have stayed at the Ibis Styles Nantes Centre Place Royale, Ibis Styles Grenble Centre Gare and  Ibis Styles Lyon La Part Dieu.

We have also stayed at two of their properties in Germany: Ibis Styles Dusseldorf Neuss and Ibis Styles Berlin Mitte. We booked those rooms at a 50% discount during the regular Accor private sales, otherwise in Germany one can find better hotels at the same price.

So, when travelling throughout France, check-out also the Ibis Styles hotels when looking for your accommodation.