Zac De L'échangeur A71 3, Rue Aristide Auxenfans, 18000 Bourges

ibis Styles Bourges

Name: ibis Styles Bourges
Address: Zac De L'échangeur A71 3, Rue Aristide Auxenfans, Bourges, 18000, FR
Rating: 4.2

Hotel 3-star in Bourges

Presentation

The ibis Styles Bourges is easy to spot as soon as you leave the A71, at the entrance to the city, in the Interchange business area. A contemporary façade, a secure free parking lot, charging stations for electric cars. Guests often arrive here at the end of a long drive, wanting to put their bags down without circling for twenty minutes to find a spot.

On the ground floor, the bar immediately sets the tone. A pool table, a PS4 available for guests to use, and a children’s area. In the late afternoon, parents can enjoy a drink while younger guests play a little farther away. The bar is open until 11 p.m., and a snack service helps out those arriving too late to dine elsewhere.

The neighborhood itself is a business district. There are no cobblestone lanes right outside the hotel: the historic center is about a ten-minute drive away. After a day on the highway, that is not such a bad thing. Courtepaille and Léon de Bruxelles are within walking distance, and the car can stay in the parking lot until the next day.

On the upper floors, the 66 rooms feature contemporary design, air conditioning, and a 43-inch 4K screen opposite the bed. Standard rooms are around 15 square meters. Families, meanwhile, tend to choose the duplex suites. The concept is simple: one space downstairs and another on the mezzanine level, each with its own TV, plus a safety railing designed to prevent children from going down the stairs in the middle of the night. Some bathrooms have a bathtub, which matters when traveling with little ones.

In the morning, the breakfast room quickly fills up. The buffet is included in the rate and has enough to keep you going until lunch: unlimited pastries, crêpes, cold cuts, fruit salad, and a few local products. Everyone gathers around the orange-juicing machine. At busy times, especially on weekends and during the Printemps de Bourges festival, the room fills up quickly and the team has to rush a little between tables. If you come down early, you will find the buffet still fully stocked and the room quieter.

Outside, summer transforms the hotel. The terrace overlooks the garden, the heated outdoor pool welcomes swimmers from May to September, and outdoor games take over (table tennis, badminton, Mölkky). The property holds the Green Key label. Dogs and cats are welcome.

Then there is Bourges itself. Saint-Étienne Cathedral, the Jacques-Cœur Palace, half-timbered houses, and 35 hectares of marshland right in the city can all be visited in a day. The city will be European Capital of Culture in 2028.

In July or August, keep a swimsuit in your bag: the pool remains open until 9 p.m., just enough time for a few laps after returning from the cathedral.

Summary of a few positive reviews read online

We arrived late in the evening. The gentleman at the front desk let us use the kitchen and its utensils to eat the meal we had brought with us.
Family room with a mezzanine level; the children sleep upstairs with their own TV. The staircase is very secure, so there is no risk of them coming downstairs at night.
At breakfast, a machine juices oranges on the spot. Unlimited pastries, crêpes, and a few local products.
Secure, free, and fairly large parking lot. Charging stations for electric cars, convenient for a stopover on the A71.
Heated and clean pool. The children went swimming before dinner while we had pre-dinner drinks by the pool.
Courtepaille and Léon de Bruxelles are a few minutes away on foot. No need to take the car out again in the evening.