Novotel Thalassa le Touquet

This Hotel and their staff are an absolute disgrace. We did write to the Hotel with the hope that they may have shown some remorse and at least offered a heartfelt apology but alas this wasn't to be the case. This stay was a treat to ourselves for our 20th wedding anniversary. We arrived at reception at around 10.00 am after a very early start and long drive. We knew that our room wouldn't be ready until the standard check in time but wanted to ask whether we could leave our car in the car park prior to check in. We were told that there was no booking for us and no rooms available and that we should contact ******* directly. The Reception staff were not apologetic and acted as if this wasn't the Hotel's problem at all with complete indifference to the distressing and upsetting situation. I showed them the confirmation email from the Hotel, the booking information and the receipts from my bank account. However they just shrugged and stated that I had not paid the hotel, they hadn't received any money and that I should take the issue up with *******. My husband arrived at reception and challenged them on this indicating that they were in contract with ******* and therefore had to take responsibility for this matter. We had paid just short of £350.00. They eventually disappeared for a period of time and then told us they did have a room but it would not be ready until 7.00pm. This left us very doubtful whether or not this room would materialise because they’d told us initially the hotel was fully booked. The day was spoilt because we just had to hang around the town and the hotel for a lot longer than we had originally planned. We had arranged to meet friends for drinks and dinner which had to be postponed because we couldn't get into our room until 7.00 pm and by the time we showered etc we would have missed the reservation. To be honest I spent the day feeling quite anxious as to whether a room would even be available when we returned at 7.00 pm. By this point we had lost all faith in the hotel and the staff who didn't seem to care one way or another. Roll forward to 7.00pm, we finally checked into our sea view room upon which the air con was insufficient and not working properly at best. The hotel called an engineer who used a heat gun gage to measure the air con’s efficiency and informed us if we wished to cool the room down we should draw the blinds thus blocking out the light and our sea view which we paid a lot of extra money for. Words cannot express the distress and upset caused by this experience. The Hotel staff just didn't care at all. At no point were we given an apology or an offer to extend our stay to at least compensate for the lack of time we had booked and paid for the room. The cost for this trip with hotel, euro tunnel and fuel (excluding spending money) was £600. Just to add when I went to reception about the air conditioning and explained what had gone on to a male receptionist and the fact th

My recent stay at Novotel Le Touquet was an absolute nightmare, and I cannot express enough how disappointed I am with the hotel and its staff, particularly the customer relations manager, Beatrix Dubiel-Held. From start to finish, my experience was riddled with incompetence, unhelpfulness, and a complete lack of professionalism. Let's start with the booking process. I had specifically booked two sea view rooms through Agoda, providing them with all the necessary proof and documentation. However, upon arrival at Novotel Le Touquet, I was informed that my reservation had been changed without any prior notice or explanation. Instead of the sea view rooms I had paid for, I was given two basic rooms. This was a blatant disregard for my booking preferences and a clear breach of trust. When I approached the front desk to address this issue, I was met with an unhelpful and dismissive attitude. The staff seemed completely unconcerned about the inconvenience they had caused and showed no willingness to rectify the situation promptly. I spent nearly an entire afternoon disputing this matter, which resulted in me losing my dinner reservation and wasting valuable time that could have been spent enjoying my vacation. But the pinnacle of my disappointment was the behavior of the customer relations manager, Beatrix Dubiel-Held. She displayed a shocking level of laziness, unhelpfulness, and a complete lack of accountability. Instead of taking responsibility for the mistake made by the hotel and Agoda, she acted as if it was not her problem and showed no interest in resolving the issue. Her lack of professionalism and disregard for customer satisfaction was truly appalling. I expected a certain level of service and professionalism from a hotel like Novotel Le Touquet, but my experience was far from satisfactory. The incompetence displayed by the staff, coupled with the unhelpfulness and laziness of the customer relations manager, Beatrix Dubiel-Held, has left a lasting negative impression on me. I strongly advise against staying at Novotel Le Touquet if you value good customer service and a hassle-free experience. There are plenty of other hotels in the area that will treat you with the respect and professionalism you deserve. Save yourself the frustration and disappointment and choose a different hotel for your stay in Le Touquet.

Booked this hotel on Bookings.com When we arrive there the room we were given was NOT like photo on that website. The room photographed was a big room with sea view . The hotel agreed it was wrong and blamed ***********, who blamed the hotel! So despite my polite complains and pre paid.we got nowhere Conclusion. Never use *********** and never pre pay.

Really enjoyable couple of days. Used the very friendly bar daily, had meals on the beach and in town, so cant comment on the food.

What a lucky find. Stunning views, comfortable room and attentive staff. We had a family room. Wish I had paid for a sea view . But the room is large enough for the 4 of us and well equipped. Service to seat and take order in the restaurant was very slow but food arrived quickly and was lovely. Would go back in a heartbeat

A good location at the end of the resort on the beach. With good views looking at the sea, that’s if you had booked that side of the hotel and not the car park. The receptionists were very efficient on check in. We arrived late in the day but they still managed to accommodate us in their restaurant. We could be believe with it being so close to England that they did not provide an English menu…! The majority of the food was tasty, however a bad selection for myself on choosing a crème brûlée for dessert, as this unfortunately wasn’t. The swimming pool and gym didn’t open until 8am which was an hour too late really, especially if you wanted to do exercise before breakfast. However we did use this. They encourage you to use the dressing gown in the rooms to go to the pool and shower back in your own room. This was not clearly shown. It’s a mixed changing room with only 3 cubicles to change in. I went in the pool after being in the gym, early so luckily it wasn’t busy, but wanted to go straight to breakfast. Breakfast was mental! Too many people for the food. The food went quickly, it was left messy and disorganised. There were choices.