FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, we can store luggage before and after checkout, free of charge.

If you would like an extra bed in your room, we will be happy to provide one at an additional cost of €50 per night & per room. Only some rooms allow an extra bed. If you would like one, please ask our team: infos@grand-hotel-francais.com

We have two wheelchair-accessible bedrooms, one on the ground floor and a second on the 2nd floor, with a wide entrance door and bathroom door. The accessible bathroom has handles in the shower and next to the toilet. The entrance to the hotel is also adapted for wheelchair users.

Please reference the rate that you booked for the cancellation policies associated with it or our terms and conditions of sales.

To read of our terms and conditions of sales, please click here.

Once you have chosen the dates of your stay and your room, our partner Europ Assistance will offer you a cancellation insurance.  You can take out this insurance directly on our booking engine , just before confirming your stay. To find out more, read the cancellation insurance summary and terms and conditions. Book your stay with peace of mind!

If you would like to stay with your family at the Grand Hôtel Français, please note that some of our Deluxe and Deluxe Balcony rooms can accommodate up to 3 people. Please contact reception so that we can adapt your room when you make your reservation. By email: infos@grand-hotel-francais.com

We are happy to accommodate one (1) pet per room per night (max 10kg) for €10 per night per room. Your very special guests will even be provided with a basket and bowl.

Please leave them in your room if you are going to the breakfast room, or in their carrier bag if you wish to take them with you. Please also keep them on a leash or in their carrier bag when moving around the hotel. They will undoubtedly be exemplary guests, but we ask you to clean up any messes they make and prevent them from barking. Any damage caused by your dog will be billed to you.

Service dogs are of course welcome throughout the hotel.

We accept cash and all major credit cards, including Visa, American Express and MasterCard. Please note that we cannot accept payment by cheque. Our hotel does accept cash as payment at check-out, but a valid credit card must still be presented upon arrival.

For all reservations, the customer must provide a credit card number in order to guarantee the reservation of your room for the duration of your stay:

-In the case of a reservation at the flexible rate, a pre-authorisation of one (1) euro on your payment card at the time of reservation. 7 days before your arrival, a new pre-authorisation equivalent to the amount of the first night will be made on your payment card, for all types of rate conditions (except non-refundable rates).

-In the case of a non-refundable booking, the full amount of the stay will be debited at the time of booking.

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Rates include VAT but exclude the current city tax per person per night.

If you would like to make a group booking for a celebration or event at our hotel, please note that the maximum number of rooms that can be booked online is four (4). Lookinf to book more? For detailed information, please contact our team at the following e-mail address : infos@grand-hotel-francais.com

The Grand Hôtel Français offers two modern, soundproofed spaces for your events, meetings and seminars. For further information >

Rooms are available from 3 p.m. on the day of arrival (local time) and must be vacated by 12 p.m. on the day of departure.

For the comfort of our guests, the hotel's communal areas are entirely non-smoking. Smoking in your room or in these areas will incur a €68 fine. For guests who still wish to smoke during their stay, we invite you to select a superior or deluxe balcony room. Smoking is only permitted on balconies, and not in rooms.
Find out more about the superior balcony >
Find out more about the deluxe balcony >

No, Wi-Fi is complimentary at the Grand Hôtel Français.

The hotel does not have a car park. However, you can park your car at the Parking Clémenceau, located at 13 bis Cours Georges Clemenceau, 33000 Bordeaux. Open 24 hours a day, this car park is a 4-minute walk from the hotel. To take advantage of the preferential rates granted to hotel guests (15 euros per day), please contact us by email: infos@grand-hotel-francais.com or via whatsapp +33 6 31 46 31 45.

To drop off your suitcases at the hotel: Please contact us before your stay so that we can give you the entrance code for rue du Temple.

*To benefit from the hotel's preferential rate, please remove your electronic toll tag before entering the car park.

Yes, all guests need a valid credit card that matches their Identification.

Continental buffet breakfast is served from 6:30 to 10:30 and costs EUR 17 per person per day for adults and EUR 8.5 per day for children aged 6 to 11. It is free for children under 5. We also offer gluten-free products to suit your dietary requirements.

On simple request to our team, and payment of the supplement due, you can have access to the breakfast room.
If your room is marked "breakfast included", you do not need to book breakfast: it is included in the price of your stay.

The Casa Bordeaux cocktail bar is open Thursday to Monday from 6pm to 12:30am.

Commitment to the environment is an integral part of the values of the hotels in the GINTO collection, including the Grand Hôtel Français. We are proud to have been awarded the green key and to be the first hotel in Bordeaux to be awarded the ecolabel. The Grand Hôtel Français is also reducing its consumption of plastic by offering all its guests the chance to fill up as much as they like with still or sparkling water from a Castalie carafe made available during their stay. To find out more >

Please contact us at the following e-mail address: infos@grand-hotel-francais.com .

If you forget any personal items during your stay at the hotel, please contact us directly at the following e-mail address: infos@grand-hotel-francais.com

Following your stay, you will receive a questionnaire to give us feedback on your experience.