Restaurant Hôtel 4 étoiles Didier Méril

Excellent little hotel right on the beach. The pictures provided by the hotel are very accurate depictions of what to expect. I've added the view from our balcony, which looks onto one of Dinard's beaches. There is a pool that fills with seawater so you can swim at high or low tide. Swimming there was a really magical experience! The hotel is right on the seawall, which is a beautiful walk. The staff were excellent and so helpful. Please note that the hotel is not accessible if you have mobility issues due to the configuration of the building. (We did not eat at the restaurant but I believe that is accessible.) If you can manage stairs, this is a little gem. It is about a 45 minute drive from here to Mont Saint Michel. But even better, in my opinion, is Cap Fréhel, about 45 minutes in the other direction. So it is centrally located to enjoy local attractions. Highly recommend!

Stayed two nights with breakfast each morning and dinner one night. Room 6 was an attic room with a great view across the bay. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom marvellous use of space and an outstanding shower. |Breakfasts were plentiful but perhaps not for the calorie conscious. However great launch pad for much dog walking in Dinard, Saint Malo and Cancale. |Our meal on the Wednesday night was superb and fun to read the menu from an I-pad. We chose the two different gourmet menus, one of us had carpaccio and then the beef and the other had beef cheek followed by the veal. Both of us had the cheese from the magnificent cheese trolley and then the pear and almond dessert. We chose a couple of Languedoc wines that were both excellent and very good value, as many of the wines from there are. |Finally the young serving staff were very enthusiastic, pleasant and knowledgeable. It was a great evening overlooking the Baie de Prieure|

This was the most wonderful dining experience we’ve ever had. The food was simply amazing. The waiters were so lovely, engaging and funny. The view over the bay was stunning. We simply had the best time.

We stayed in room 6 for 1 night on 31st August (2 adults and a 16 years old)||What we like: |Fantastic view of the Prieuré beach.|Very helpful and friendly staff.|Public car park in front of hotel.|Magimix coffee machine in room.||What we like less:|Room looks dated and tatty (damaged furniture, strange half size wardrobe…).|Small bathroom but with good shower.|Only one very flat pillow per person (had to fold my pillow in half!).|Sofa bed mattress very thin and you could feel the springs.|Expensive continental breakfast at 18 euros. I felt that was overpriced for a few mini pastries, bread and cakes.|The stairs can be a bit treacherous with suitcases.||We paid nearly £200 for the room and an additional 54 euros for breakfast. All I can say is that I had higher expectations at that price level.

I read a moaning review complaining about the unsuitability of this hotel for small children. I agree, but don't blame the hotel, trying doing your research properly.||Also, why go to France and expect everybody to speak to you in English?||||Our hotel suite no. 7 was wonderful, with 2 balconies overlooking the Plage du Prieuré, the seawater swimming pool and the sea. Very beautiful.||||The food prepared by Patron Didier Meril was between good and wonderful depending upon which dishes you choose. None of the food was disappointing. and the restaurant, I suggest, is verging on gaining its first Michelin star.||||The only slight difficulty experienced was with my wife's requirement for gluten free food at breakfast - no problem with the other meals. The promised porridge (flocons d'avoine) did not materialise until the last two days of our 6 day break.||||We would certainly return with great pleasure. Dinard is a lovely and beautifully maintained town.

Amazing stay at this place ,very cost and clean. We had dinner at the restaurant it was really good with an amazing view. The food was good and the wine list is nice. It’s suitable for kids as well .

We thought this hotel, and its restaurant, were exquisite. It's a bit of a splurge, but it feels really special.||||The hotel is very easily reached in 15 minutes from St Malo, and has great parking in front. We arrived on a beautiful autumn evening and the view across the bay was breathtaking. Hard to say which was better, the sunset, or the sunrise! Our room (Room 1) was small, but not cramped--it made up for its modest size by the very tasteful decoration and furnishing. The bed was exceptionally comfortable.||||We had dinner in the restaurant, which is genteel. We ate from the 52 Euro menu, and every course was delicious. Obviously, this is not a cheap meal, but I felt it was definitely of a standard that you would expect at that price--modern French food. The service was very courteous and pleasant.||||We did have breakfast. It was again lovely being in the restaurant with the view. Yes, you could make that breakfast for 5 Euros, but the atmosphere is delightful.

We booked this hotel because the restaurant had good reviews but I wish I had paid more attention to the hotel reviews. We had a very poor experience. After a 6 hour drive with children, and having spent 360 euros on a room here, we were told there were no tables available for dinner. We did not receive any communication from the hotel prior to our arrival advising us to book a table so assumed we would be able to just go to the restaurant on arrival. The staff were unhelpful and when we asked to speak to a manager, Didier himself came out and shouted and swore at us and was incredibly rude. We were utterly gobsmacked by his attitude and aggression and if we hadn’t prepaid for the room we would have left there and then. We ended up eating at RDV down the road which was excellent with kids. ||||The room itself wasn’t great. The only positive was the nice view. We had a suite but it was more like 2 small doubles with a randomly placed shower in the middle. One bed was very soft, the other (sofa bed) very hard and uncomfortable. The shower ‘wall’ was all glass so hard to use early morning without putting a light on and waking the kids. The worst part though was the drain – it didn’t work at all, so within 1 minute of turning on the shower, the entire shower room was flooded with 1 inch of water which then flooded out into the bedroom too, soaking clothing and washbags that we had sitting on the floor (due to lack of space). It was an absolute joke. When we tried to tell reception staff they shrugged it off and offered no apology. Overall a very poor experience.