Hotel has restaurant next to it and is situated very near to main town, just a short walk across river. Busy brasserie near by but not noisy. Hairdressers down road to left of hotel. Going from the right of the hotel the LAVAL main railway station is about a 15 minute walk away or there are taxis and buses that run there. The hotel does breakfast but is rather expensive for the amount of food offered Pleasant staff and always helpful but not many speak that much English, good practice for any would-be French speakers. Launderette up main road to the right, although hotel does do laundry service.
I found the hotel to be extremely central and probably the best situated for restaurants, small eating places and atmosphere with good bus services opposite and plenty of car parking around the area. There is a cinema across the river and for English visitors, the newsagents on the main road opposite the tourist office, sells some English papers, but be quick because they are snapped up! Also bookshop M'Lire on way to river and town sells English books, but you have to go downstairs to find them.