11 chaussee du Sillon, Saint-Malo, France | (618) 248-8274
A one-minute walk from restaurants and bars on Sillon Promenade
Waterfront location with some rooms featuring unobstructed sea views
Compact, clean, and contemporary bathrooms, with high-end fixtures
On-site sea view Creperie restaurant popular with locals
Free high speed Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel
Roof terrace, with ample guest seating, and panoramic views of Saint-Malo
Free on-site guest parking
No air-conditioning and rooms are small
No in-room coffee- and tea-making facilities
Not in Saint-Malo old town (a 15-minute walk)
The three-pearl Hotel Ambassadeurs is located on Saint-Malo's largest beach, with a view of Brittany's North Atlantic coast from many rooms. The 20 rooms are decorated in dark, handsome tones, with some rooms sporting private balconies and unobstructed ocean views. Bathrooms are neutral and contemporary, with floor-to-ceiling metro tiling and quality chrome fixtures, but they are small and reaching the old town requires a 15-minute walk. The hotel features a large roof terrace with panoramic views of Saint-Malo, free Wi-Fi, and free on-site guest parking. Breakfast comes recommended and is available for a fee in the hotel's Creperie Restaurant.
Scene
Contemporary hotel with sophisticated, but simple, design throughout
As guests, who comprise of a mixture of singles, couples, and families, enter the hotel lobby, they are greeted with a bright reception area with dark, contemporary flair featuring white painted wood panel walls, leopard print carpet, and access to the hotel's beachfront Creperie Restaurant. The restaurant is popular among both locals and guests, with it's chic and sober design scene including cream high-back leather chairs, a dark coffered ceiling, exquisite glass bauble light shades, white linen tablecloths, and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame ocean views. The rooftop terrace encapsulates seaside living, with an abundance of outdoor seating for basking in the panoramic views of the Saint-Malo seaside and town skyline.
Location
A beach-front location that's one-minute walk from Sillon Promenade restaurants and bars
A charming dandelion yellow building, the hotel is located on a quiet residential street. Guests are located on the Saint-Malo beachfront, a 15-minute walk from Saint-Malo's charming old town -- with a broad selection of restaurants and bars a one-minute walk from the hotel along the Sillon Promenade. It's a 15-minute walk to the Gare SNCF public train station, while Fort National, a 17th-century fortress that's only accessible at low tide, is a 14-minute walk from the hotel. For guests arriving by air, Dinard -Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport is a 21-minute drive from the hotel, and for guests traveling from the U.K. via ferry, Saint-Malo Ferry Port is a 12-minute drive from the hotel. Guests are a 55-minute drive to Mont St. Michel, an 11th-century abbey. For fresh produce, fish, and baked goods, guests are a six-minute drive from Halle au Ble market.
Rooms
Compact and stylish, some with balconies and sea views
The hotel features 20 rooms, with several room configurations available, which include City Side Rooms, Sea View Rooms, and Sea View Balcony Rooms. Interconnecting rooms are available to accommodate families and groups. Accommodation is compact -- in fact many rooms are downright small -- but the contemporary design scheme is handsome, with masculine tones that include dark varnished wooden furniture, dark leopard-print carpet that's surprisingly subtle and attractive, and deep red and blue accent tones throughout. Wallpaper has a deep gray-and-silver shimmer. Bathrooms are timeless, with floor to ceiling white metro tiles, pebble stone flooring in glass-enclosed showers, toiletries, and high-end fixtures. Vanity space is limited. All rooms are equipped with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, quality toiletries, wall-mounted hair-dryers, and in-room safes. There are no in-room coffee- and tea-making facilities and no air-conditioning. Both stair and lift access is available to all rooms.
Features
A popular on-site waterfront restaurant and roof terrace to boot
The hotel features a waterfront restaurant, Creperie, where breakfast is served daily for a fee. The restaurant draws plenty of clients from town, as well as hotel guests, and its gallettes and crepes receive rave reviews (not to mention the ocean views). Guests have access to free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and free guest parking is available on-site. The hotel roof terrace is kitted out with ample guest seating and unobstructed ocean views. The front desk is staffed around the clock.