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Hotel François 1er

3.0 star property
Beaux Arts hotel with 24-hour front desk and bar/lounge

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Exterior
Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated
Terrace/patio
Marina
Front of property

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly

Room options

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Suite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
  • 57 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Single Beds

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Deluxe Double Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Quadruple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Superior Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Map
13-15 Rue Bazoges, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, 17000

What's nearby

  • La Rochelle Hotel de Ville - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Vieux Port - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Tour St. Nicolas - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Casino Barriere de La Rochelle - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Minimes Beach - 8 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • La Rochelle Porte Dauphine Station - 12 min walk
  • La Rochelle (LRH-La Rochelle - Île de Ré) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pâtisserie d'JOLLY Artisan Glacier Pâtissier Chocolatier - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Café de la Paix - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Crêperie la Bletterie - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Le Resto des Bichettes - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪La Tour de Pizz - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel François 1er

Hotel near La Rochelle Hotel de Ville
Located close to Vieux Port and Tour St. Nicolas, Hotel François 1er provides a terrace, a library and a bar. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), self-parking (surcharge) and an electric car charging station
  • Luggage storage, smoke-free property and free newspapers
  • Bike parking, a TV in reception and a 24-hour front desk
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All rooms are individually furnished, and offer comforts such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, as well as perks such as free WiFi and laptop-friendly workspaces.
More amenities include:
  • LED light bulbs and eco-friendly cleaning products
  • Eco-friendly toiletries and hairdryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Electric kettles, heating and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Secured, uncovered parking on site (EUR 20 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; EUR 14 for adults and EUR 6.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 3 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 6 AM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property on the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are available for EUR 8.0 per day

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.76 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately EUR 14.00 for adults and from EUR 6.50 for children
  • Uncovered self-parking fee: EUR 20 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 8.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve on-site parking
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel François 1er pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of EUR 8 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at Hotel François 1er?

Self-parking is available for EUR 20 per day. Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at Hotel François 1er?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 6 AM.

What time is check-out at Hotel François 1er?

Checkout is at 11:30 AM.

Where is Hotel François 1er located?

Located in La Rochelle City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of La Rochelle Hotel de Ville and Vieux Port. Tour St. Nicolas and Parc des Expositions de La Rochelle are also within 1 mi (2 km). La Rochelle Porte Dauphine Station is 12 minutes by foot and La Rochelle Station is 16 minutes.

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Hotel François 1er Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 244 out of 534 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 534 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 534 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 534 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 534 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anne Madeleine

Liked: Staff & service
Interesting artwork and lots of character in the hotel. The staff were very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lina

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
24-hour reception, very cool building, close to the old port but far enough to be quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Charlie

Liked: Staff & service
Expensive for what it is. Bathroom dirty, staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location in heart of old town with easy parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel. Stayed two nights- great location really friendly staff. Will definitely stay again next
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden gem

Nice hotel, well placed, lovely spacious room, good facilities and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel itself was fascinating: a town-centre, music-themed gem. The venerable age of the buildings contrasted pleasantly with the modern decoration. Beware of potentially occasional noise from the street, given the location! The staff were most helpful throughout.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stylish hotel in great location

Music themed hotel in central location in wonderful Rochelle. Room was v comfortable facing onto courtyard. Staff were friendly and efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were excellent, very polite and helpful. Would definitely use again. Room was comfortable and perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. We were only here one night so the location was perfect as we were able to walk to most of the sites and make the most of our short time there. Room was very comfortable and parking was convenient and easy to find with the instructions provided.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay again

Good location and usually parking on site. Peaceful, quiet and comfortable for our fifth short stay here. Staff are very good, friendly and helpful. Make sure to use their emailed advice to navigate to the hotel, we needed it because our sat nav is not up to date.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Amenities
Nice trendy hotel with everything lose to it and parking !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antje

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay at Francois 1er! The family room was spacious and the hotel is tastefully decorated with art and pieces of music items, as this is the overall theme. The kids enjoyed the music corner with headphones. The breakfast was also of a high quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good hotel but hard to access

Our second time at the hotel. Friendly service and a good buffet breakfast. The hotel is hard to access given the one-way streets in the centre of the city.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to medieval downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful stay

We loved this hotel, authentic with a rock/pop twist. We stayed in the Beatles room, which is up the spiral staircase and for 4 people. The main room has a huge king size bed with separate doors through to the 2 single beds. All staff we met were lovely and friendly. Lovely courtyard area for relaxing/ eating. Walking distance to all the sites and shops. We would definitely return.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

cliff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel, great location, fabulous staff.

Hotel in a great location, walk to centre in minutes. Staff so friendly and helpful. Breakfast buffet style nice and good choices. No lifts to upstairs, not a problem for us but just a reminder. They do have ground floor rooms. Top tip is prebook parking as limited spaces. Then follow the instructions for getting there. The one way system is a nightmare and ypu havecto go through no entey sign (except access). 2 nights not enough. Will be back...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Very happy generally but would prefer to have AC

It's excellently located yet quiet at night. We were in a family room so it was great to have the beds upstairs. The only thing we would have liked to have was air conditioning - I image it will get very hot in the family room during the hotter Summer months. They provide you with Dyson fans which are OK but still make a reasonable amount of noise.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely small hotel ideally placed on a quiet street in the heart of La Rochelle old quarter. I stayed here for one night as part of a 2 week cycling tour. It was disappointing that there was no where covered to secure my bicycle and the only bicycle parking offered was at the front of the hotel in an accessible area from the street. I had to pay €20 to put my bicycle in the car park at the side of the hotel that at least had a locked gate. However, it was on the verge and I did not use a parking space yet still had to pay the same as a car. This was the only hotel I used in 2 weeks that charged me for my bicycle and could not offer a covered space. Fortunately it did not rain.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Roy

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room smelled very damp and musty and the bathroom was dirty especially the toilet. There were tea and coffee making facilities but no milk although when I asked at reception I was provided with some. We were too late for dinner which wasnt available at the hotel anyway but they could not even provide us with a vended snack. We went to bed very hungry and very dissatisfied. Breakfast next day was basic but acceptable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Gj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Vriendelijk personeel, gedateerd maar schoon hotel. Vreselijk vieze omgeving. Rumoerig, onze kamer lag boven vuilcontainers en naast een grote afzuiginstallatie.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Silvana Rose

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Hôtel sympathique et bien situé. Bonne literie. Pensez à réserver le parking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Laure

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Déçue 😞

Cliente régulière , j’ai été puni cette fois . Pour le même tarif que les nuitées précédentes , j’ai été perchée au 2 eme étage dans une chambre qui sentait le plastique fondu, sdb avec une mini douche dont le bac serait a changé .. plus de gel douche, des poussières et toiles d’araignées au dessus du lit … on fait quoi dans ces cas là !!!!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025