Hostellerie De la Pointe Saint Mathieu

Location is good, check-in and check out are professional, the rooms are spacious and comfortable. That is all there is to take. Breakfast that is outrageously expensive, has very little choice, tries to give a luxury aspect to it trying to give a table service. The said service is poor, we had to wait 15-20mn before we could even get hot water for a tea, and our order taken. The quantities were a proper joke, and the menu does not specify the allergens for each course, which should be mandatory. After 20mn waiting and nothing of the sort specified on the menu, I did not double check with the waiter if there was lactose in the scrambled eggs. I have been sick for the rest of the stay, and I am “only” intolerant, not allergic, so a “cheat” can be allowed every now and then. Considering how sick I have been I suspect a very high use of dairy in the dishes that should have been mentionned on the menu.

The Hostellerie enjoys a truly enviable location: right beside the historic abbey and lighthouse of Pointe Saint-Mathieu, with breathtaking views of the wild Breton coastline and immediate access to scenic cliffside walks. Breakfast is another highlight, generous and varied, with plenty of high-quality options to start the day. That said, service quality is clearly declining, even as the hotel positions itself more and more as a luxury property. During our three-night stay, bed linens and bathroom towels were never changed, and the bed was poorly made: the mattress cover didn’t even tuck properly, and the thin, undersized topper felt cheap and uncomfortable. The in-room hairdryer was outdated and inconvenient, far below the standards expected. Bathroom floors were washed daily, but the cleaning was superficial: corners and details were neglected, and it showed. This lack of care echoed in other aspects of service. Laundry was another disappointment—we sent three polo shirts at a cost of €24, only to have them returned late (and only after we asked at reception), not ironed, and with one still stained. In short, while the setting is spectacular and breakfast excellent, attention to detail and everyday service fall well below expectations. With more thorough housekeeping, updated amenities, and professional services, the Hostellerie could live up to its unique location—but for now, it does not deliver the luxury it promises.

A lovely hotel in a great location. Bistro or fine dining dinner option both offer good food at a price. Nice coastal walks to build up your appetite.

Wonderful stay in a unique location. I stayed with my family for two nights and everything was great. Ample rooms, very friendly staff, excellent restaurant, and unique location with amazing ocean views. Definitely a place to visit if you want to know the western part of Bretagne.

A great hotel with swimming pool and excellent bar and restaurant staff! I highly recommend for the dark skies alone! Stunning location and very close to an old WW2 German bunker! The room was wonderful - large bed, nice bathroom, big tv and a coffee pod machine. It would have been nice to have been given a couple of pods per person given they aren’t too expensive to supply but that is a minor gripe - and that is all the gripe there is! Would love to come again and explore this area more as there is a lot to offer from a coastal walk perspective. The restaurants here are reasonably priced too. We had the Bistro menu and enjoyed it. Perhaps next time we will go for the main restaurant service. The drinks bar was great and a special shoutout to the barman who was very friendly! The staff were all very nice and helpful too. My wife used the pool and said it was lovely and warm.

Beautiful location, rooms outdated, nice restaurants but you have to reserve well in advance and nobody tells you that…ridiculous minibar prices

Wonderful location with big, comfortable, well appointed rooms. Incredible views out to sea and of the abbey and lighthouse. Service was top notch. Very attentive and polite. Breakfast was excellent and with the extra 25 euro. Pool and spa area was good but a little dated.

Pointe St-Mathieu has a very end of the world feel, and it is not called Finistere for nothing. The Hostellerie de la Pointe St-Mathieu is very modern and we were in a well-appointed Superior Double room with windows on three sides [#6], which was 159 euros plus breakfast at 24 euros pp [£181 in total for B&B]. They have both a Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant and their Bistrot 1954; however since the former was closed the night we were there, we ate in the latter. Parking is under the hotel with a Tesla destination charger (both payable) or in the large public car park opposite. We charged at Brest so we choose the latter.|Our room was very modernist [read: trendy] and seemed curiously clinical and not especially homely. The duvet had obviously been specified for when the temperatures are sub-zero, and our (north-facing?) balcony must be a chocolate teapot nine months of the year (including now). The room was a bit hot and stuffy and when we mentioned this on checkout they breezily told us that all the rooms in that wing had that problem. So fix it!|The food in Bistrot 1954 was not bad and we both had their 35 euro menu. We ended up drinking all wines by the glass, which we thought were good value. Dinner came to 105 euros [£92].|Can't comment on the gastronomic restaurant, which we would have eaten in had we not mucked up the dates (closed Mondays).|The breakfast was a highlight, with a great spread, plus great fried eggs and bacon.|Would we stay here again? Unlikely, having now been to this windswept corner of France. But it is probably a great place to stop for lunch if you are touring Brittany.

The restaurant is situated near the top of a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean below, a lighthouse, and the ruins of a monastery. Plan some time to look at the scenery before eating. The restaurant itself is in an older building and nicely decorated. I visited as part of a large group, so we had a reserved room upstairs and ordered our dishes in advance. I also have no idea how much it cost, but I am guessing it was not cheap because the service was good and the waiters were dressed in black tie. There could have been better organization about who had ordered each dish and where that person was sitting, so that the staff did not have to ask about each dish (especially as many people did not remember what they had requested). That said, the staff was good in dealing with the unplanned. I had opted not to have a starter because both choices were things I cannot eat (and I felt it would do me no harm to skip a course), but after I had waved away both options a waiter asked about it and the person sitting next to me explained my dietary restrictions. A starter that I could eat appeared shortly thereafter. So although the menu for our group was limited to two choices for appetizers and desserts, and three choices for the main course, the kitchen was adaptable. As you would expect, the menu leans toward seafood and fish options. Everyone was served champagne as we sat down, white wine with the appetizer, and the option of red wine with dinner, plus tea or coffee at the end of the meal. There were hors d'œuvres of cheese sticks and cheese puffs with ham, bread rolls with butter, and an amuse-bouche of beet and crème fraîche. My appetizer had several components: jamón serrano, vegetables on a piece of bread with olive tappenade, and a third item which I've forgotten. My main dish was duck in a red wine reduction. For dessert I received a selection of pastries (which I had planned to skip) which consisted of ice cream, macroon with buttercream and fresh raspberries, chocolate mousse, mille-feuille, and chocolate cake. Once we had finished as much of this as possible, we were brought additional sweets, with one plate for every four or five people. This had a chocolate macroon, a macaroon, two soft meringues, something with chocolate and nuts, and a tuile. I quite liked the duck, and the butter which accompanied the rolls was delicious. The dessert was also tasty, in particular the ice cream.