L'AUBIER Café-Hôtel Neuchâtel

Beautiful rooms, they feel very cozy, you have a view on a fountain and the streets in the centre. I enjoyed observing the town life from the window. The café is also very nice, they have very tasty bio syrups and jams, and it seems to be a local hotspot. The location is perfect, very central. The toilet and bathroom are shared with 2 other rooms, but they were always clean. The staff is very friendly and sweet.

I stayed at Le Café Aubier in Neuchatel from July 9-17, 2023. I attended the International Association of Hispanists (AIH) Conference, and it was one of the hotels suggested by the AIH. While the hotel is well-located in downtown Neuchatel near restaurants, bars, and tourist sites, it is not a 3-star hotel. It is a hostel. Temperatures soared from 27 to 36 degrees with 85 to 90% humidity. The hotel does not have air conditioning, and you can only open one inch of the windows due to insurance regulations. Thus, I was suffocating in that room and could not sleep due to the heat and the noise produced not only by the partygoers until 2 in the morning but also by the city cleaners who washed the streets at 6 am every day. The staff brought us an electric fan, which helped, but sometimes it was cooler outside than inside the room. |My bathroom was like a closet, so water spilled everywhere when I showered. There is no permanent staff at the property. You have to get a code in advance to get in. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon, so there wasn't anybody around. Luckily my code worked well. If my friend had tried to enter the property earlier, she would've been left on the street because her code did not work. It is a costly hotel, and it would've been worth paying an extra 20 Swiss Francs to get into a better hotel.

Review is for the cafe only. Nice, tucked away location, seems popular so we were lucky to get a seat. Staff were accommodating (especially as we didn't speak great French!). We had the sandwiches, which were ok.

I regularly stay here. I am trying out all the rooms. It is situated within the old town, near the lake, and the bus stop, Place de Pury. When you check in, you get a welcome drink chosen from a variety of sirups. The rooms are extremely comfortable and well-furnished. On the second and third floors, you share a toilet and a shower room with two other rooms. Breakfast is delicious. It is a welcoming but no-fuss place to stay.

I stayed here for two nights recently whilst attending a conference in the town. The room was colourful, with a sink inside, and the shared toilet and shower is very close on the small landing outside. It's situated in a lovely part of the old city.||||I found the management communicated very well with me prior to my arrival.||||Highly recommended.

The hotel is in the centre of Neuchatel, just below the castle. It is located in a historic building and has cosy and very nicely presented rooms. Bathrooms and showers are shared between some three rooms or so. We did not mind this and like the small and friendly place very much.

My experience is for the café alone, since it's open to public: Great place to have a coffee and relax a bit. Even if you want to work a bit, you can bring your laptop (not many places allow this) and still enjoy the nice views and coffee smell :) Staff very friendly and professional. I am learning French and they really tried to get what I was mumbling! Spoiler: I got the coffee. And also sugar! Oh, for small amounts, please remember to bring cash!

The rooms at L´aubier are unique, brightly coloured and cozy. Mine looked out onto a lovely square. The breakfast is homemade, of excellent quality and something I looked forward to in the morning. The breakfast room is well-stocked with magazines and newspapers (mostly in French). ||The only drawback is that my room did not have an en-suite bathroom.