Firstly, the room key didn’t work. The window in the room was already damaged. It wasn’t possible to open the window just a crack, but at the same time it was possible to open it from the outside. So you had to worry about things being stolen if you wanted to sleep with the window ajar. Although I reported the situation to the staff straight away, nothing was repaired during my two-week stay. As a result, I slept rather poorly for most of my stay.
The St Gabriel 1+3 rooms gave the impression of being somewhat worn, poorly built and poorly ventilated. In my daughter’s room, there wasn’t even a window. In my daughter’s bathroom, we even saw silverfish (insects). For that much money, I’d expected something better.
The staff were, however, always friendly.
As for the meals, the fish sometimes lacked flavour, and on one occasion the beef was very tough. For our taste, the meals were sometimes too elaborate, and there was even a bit too much fibre. My daughter didn’t like most of the meals.
Asnelles is a nice little village with about ten shops.
Because of the large amount of seaweed rotting on the beach, I’ve always had breathing problems (coughing and asthma).
It was still interesting to see the landing craft, the memorial at Ver-sur-Mer, the museum at Arromanches, Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, as well as Bayeux and, above all, its cathedral.
Hakan Y.
Brigitte Paisseran Dizel
