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Reviews of Hotel Le Rayon Vert

3 out of 5
Hotel Le Rayon Vert
1, Rue General Leclerc, Etretat, Seine-maritime

Reviews

8.4

Very good

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Rating 8 - Good. 93 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 208 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tayna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view of the water
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Kenza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Joli hotel, idéalement situé au bord de la mer. Le staff est accueillant et agréable. Seul point négatif de notre séjour : le lit n'était pas un lit double mais deux lits simples collés.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Upon arrival at the hotel we were told that Expedia was trying to reach us however we did not receive an email or voicemail. The hotel said they were calling because the large room with a balcony that we reserved had an issue with the plumbing and they could not put us in this room and needed to downgrade us to a smaller room without a balcony. We had no choice in the matter. I found it strange that Expedia was trying to call us when it was an hotel issue. The hotel said they would give us a free breakfast for the inconvenience but that I had to call Expedia to get a credit on the downsizing. When back in the states, I emailed Expedia asking for a credit for the difference in the rooms, which is what I was instructed to do by the hotel, but Expedia explained they cannot do this, rather their process is to contact the hotel and see if the hotel would be willing to give us a credit. After some back-and-forth and waiting a couple days, the outcome per Expedia was that the hotel denied any credit to us. So basically the hotel lied to us and blew us off by telling us to deal with the fact that we paid for an expensive room but didn’t get it after we had already left the country. Pretty low of them to do.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Hôtel rayon ver t on 17 Nov 2023
Bonjour Mme Kerner Pour répondre a votre message Oui nous avons bien fais une remise sur votre chambre( je peux vous envoyer la facture) afin de vous apporte une preuve. Ainsi nous avons aussi offert deux petit déjeuners.Maintenant la différence que vous avez régler avec expédia c'est a eu de vous rembourser le somme restante sur votre carte virtuelle.Bien cordialement Sandrine

6/10 Okay

LAURA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
very small room! lots of stairs and parking was not easy at all. location is great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sinclair

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible view and wonderful staff!
Wonderful room. Outstanding view. Lovely staff. Delicious breakfast. We’ll definitely be back and want the exact same room with a sea view!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stop over
Great visit very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at this hotel are amazing. I had an incident during my visit to Etretat and the desk team went above and beyond to help me through it. I want to thank them for all of their help and kindness. Everyone was so kind and helpful. The property is perfectly located on the ocean front. We ate at the restaurant several times and the food was fantastic. I highly recommend this hotel while visiting the area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Toute l'équipe du Rayon Vert on 5 Oct 2021
Dear Amber, It was a pleasure for us to help you out and we're so happy you had a great time with us in Etretat ! Thank you for recommending so warmly both our hotel and our restaurant. Best,

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Endroit très cosy
Petit hôtel en bord de mer très sympathique
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Hotel le Rayon Vert on 10 Mar 2021
Bonjour Merci pour votre retour ce fût un plaisir de vous recevoir. A bientôt Cordialement

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and great views!
Friendly and quick check in, comfy bed, nice upgrade to sea view as we visited in off season. Appreciated the jetted tub and robes. Room was cozy and warm. The bar is a bit expensive but I guess it comes with the location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Sea front faded but expensive hotel
Étretat is a pleasant seaside resort with pebble beach and stunning white cliffs The hotel is right on the front but you pay premium prices for this convenience.in my opinion there are better value hotels just behind the sea front. Even the up market Dormy House Hotel has cheaper rooms than Rayon Vert. Our room, 27 was approached by steep spiral staircases to the second floor overlooking the town. - no lift. Very basic but acceptable small room No lounge space and a very modest breakfast at €14 - better value in town. Parking is available close by but difficult to find at busy times(as with most seaside resorts) particularly weekends. Some good restaurants close by. We like Le Galion
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Picked a busy weekend
Unfortunately we picked a very busy weekend and traffic was blocked off to the hotel. We luckily had a local assist us to get into the village. Once there the check in was smooth and we had a room on the top floor. No elevator so it was an interesting trek up the spiral staircase. The reward was the view. The room was good and the bathroom looked recently renovated. Overall it was good, car parking is in the street though.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Warm Welcome and a Great Location
Cosy little hotel, right on the sea front. Fabulous sea view from our bedroom, plus a small balcony which we sat out on even though the weather was terrible. Decent bathroom with rather impressive bubble making device too. The hotel was 2 minutes walk from the bus stop and easy to find. It’s situated right by the beach and a couple of minutes from the famous cliffs on each side. Near a load of great cafes and restaurants. Most of all, the service was excellent. Couldn’t recommend it more!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view and location were great. The hotel was old and worn. Not terribly clean and bathroom door would not close due to broken door handle
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location!
You could walk out the front door and be on the beach. The beach itself was pebbles, but the white cliffs on either side were gorgeous. And the walkway along the beach was lovely for a stroll. Our room had an awesome Jacuzzi bathtub. No shower unfortunately, but the tub was so fun that it didn't matter.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

storytime118

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Renee, Columbus, Ohio

Liked: Staff & service
Old hotel overlooking the sea
Location is lovely and easy to park and get around city. Hotel is old and has a lot of wear and tear but the staff is friendly and helpful . No elevator and very narrow, old steps to get up to room which can be difficult with luggage that we did not want to leave in the car after we parked.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic room with an amazing view
We stayed in the amazing town of Etretat. The hotel was directly on the beach and our hotel room was simply beatiful. The bed was fantastic. Our balcony opened up with a view on the ocean and amazing view of the white cliffs of Etretat
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Position and character
Helpful staff, great location next to Esplanade and beach. Classic quaint guest rooms- beware, the cheapest rooms are on the highest floor, overlooking the village- so the more you pay, the less climbing you will need to do with your luggage (no lift).
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, clean and comfortable room!
lovely clean and cozy room. great location. good breakfast and very friendly service! would recommend and stay there again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and views from our bacony! My only recommendation would be a shower curtain in the bathtub. If you took a bath in the jacuzzi was fine but it was a mess to take a regular shower. It also needed a brighter light for in the room.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!!!
The only item I was concerned about was the jacuzzi tub has a cleaning cycle that was rather loud.... outside that ... awesome place

8/10 Good

Xiang ling

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

6/10 Okay

Jan, Queensland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The Green Line
The hotel is just across the street from the beach. The staff were very welcoming and spoke English. We enjoyed watching other tourists, especially the crazy ones who stripped down to enjoy the sun when it came out! The town is very interesting, with some buildings of medieval style, and storyboards describe historical events in some buildings. it was a lovely town to visit, and the hotel was as expected. Most rooms face the sea.

8/10 Good

matthew, Marysville, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The cheap rooms are a decent value at this hotel
A decent hotel right on the coast at Etreat' France. We booked a cheaper room, so pictures on Hotels.com were a bit misleading, but I knew it going in. Parking was troublesome as the town was quite busy, but the staff gave great advice on how to manage the car. In the end it was a great stay and a good location, just didn't expect that the dumpster would be directly below our window outside and that was really the only real drawback to our room and stay.

10/10 Excellent

jieun, los angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AWESOME!
Staff was wonderful, room was small but very clean. Beach is literally few steps away from the hotel. LOVED IT!!

10/10 Excellent

Louis, CT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great, old, hotel!
Enjoyed our stay tremendously. Great, old, hotel right on the water. Got a free upgrade to ocean view---well worth it. Highly recommend but skip the breakfast and go to a local restaurant instead.

6/10 Okay

Rejean, Winnipeg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic location but the parking is .....
The hotel is well located by the boardwalk. However parking is a nightmare. The weekend we were there was a festival and we could not park close to the hotel until Sunday night. Do not take a room in the back of the hotel were their os a small amd extremely noisy small alley. The hotel needs a bit of TLC.

8/10 Good

Ozcan, Lynnfield, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location
The hotel is right on the beach and our sea view room was overlooking the magnificent Etretat cliffs.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice beachfront location. Lovely town.
Very happy with our stay. Etretat is an absolute gem. No wonder Monet loved to paint here. The hotel staff couldn't have been more helpful and the breakfast arrangements and food very nice. Great location for coastal walks, swimming and waterfronts. Recommend visit to Benedictine distillery in Fecamp.

6/10 Okay

steven, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I thought it would be better
This is a charming old hotel right on the water front in the fabulous sea side village of Etretat. This makes it both good and bad. We were in a room on the first floor facing the town. We had to have the windows open as it was so hot. The room is very small. With the windows open there is much noise from the streets below as well as roosting seagulls which charming and romantic at first becomes quite tiresome as it goes on ALL night. The staff were very nice and helpful. Breakfast was great.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent overall
This hotel has a great location, great view, and you can open the windows and listen to the waves crashing on the beach in a seaside room. We were lucky enough to get upgraded to a better room for no additional cost with a jacuzzi tub and windows facing the beach and the old church on the hill.

8/10 Good

David, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent White Cliff View
Place has character and great views. We really enjoyed our stay

6/10 Okay

Gerard, Montreal

Near the beach and good restaurant
Etretat is wow...e! Everything you see is beautiful.

10/10 Excellent

Chris, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect spot
Couldn't ask for a better location. The service was excellent. Very helpful in every way. Only bummer was we requested two twin beds and got a double. Definitely a doable situation. I'm taking my lady back here for sure rather than my son.

8/10 Good

Scott, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location, Perfect for a Night
Checked in late after watching sunset on the cliffs surrounding the town - perfect seaside location. Offsite parking was close once secured in a busy lot. Lots of great restaurants close by for a nice dinner. All hotel staff were friendly and accommodating. The guest room was clean , comfortable bed with quality linens and pillows, WIFI worked, lots of hot water for the morning shower in an immaculate bathroom. A little warm at night but opened windows for fresh air...nice! Breakfast was of good quality ( breads, fresh juice, coffee) - suggest offering a healthier selection alternative i.e. fruit,yogurt...to be more contemporary. While the hotel had an expected rustic feel, I even liked the string light "chandelier" - I felt the old furniture & cot in the public areas took away from the charm and made it all feel a bit trashy...overall though a very nice experience.

10/10 Excellent

Gadgetvicar, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Romantic View
The Cons: We arrived on a Sunday in August. Parking nearby was impossible, but we were able to unload our car outside, then park a few hundred metres away. There was no hot water, but we were so delighted with the room, we weren't too bothered and our bill was reduced by 25% without us even having to ask for it. The Pro's: gorgeous four poster bed, great spa bath (be even better with hot water!), amazing view from balcony (we enjoyed a gorgeous sunset and sunrise from it). A simple but adequate breakfast. We plan to return.

8/10 Good

paulscene, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
The Rayon Vert is right on the beach. Sea view rooms have a great view. when we stayed it was extremely hot and had to sleep with window open plenty of noise from seagulls and the odd motorbike on the road at the rear.Staff where nice . Etretat is small and on the day we arrived the police had closed most of the roads as the town and beach were full. luckily managed to find a parking space close to hotel. When we left there was plenty of paid parking space near hotel. TIP don't arrive on a hot Sunday afternoon when half of France wants to go to the beach.

8/10 Good

Ekaterina, Russia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice hotel, but...
The hotel has a wonderful location near the beach, the room itself was rather nice (we didn't have a sea view, but the view over the town's roofs was also attractive), clean bathroom with new fittings. What I disliked: 1) no elevator (we were in the 3rd floor, had to carry our luggage) 2) no hooks, rails, shelves in the bathroom (couldn't find a place to hang the towels or to put toiletries) 3) breakfast (to charge 9 Euro for coffee, juice and some bread with jam is a shame).

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super week-end
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

CKBOKA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bel emplacement de l’hôtel sur le bord de mer 👍 Très belle vue mer et sur les falaises chambre n-36 au dernier étage 👌 Personnel très accueillant et serviable 🙏 Belle découverte d’ETRETAT où nous reviendrons 😍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

MARC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daphne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Erg mooi hotel en kamer met een geweldig uitzicht
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Pascal

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Augustin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

giovanni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Un merveilleux moment
Stayed 1 night in May 2023