I stayed here for 3 nights last May. It is a 3* hotel about 20 minutes brisk walk from town. By the second day I decided to take the bus for 1.5 euro each way, since the weather was getting very hot. The rooms are not air conditioned. When I opened the balcony doors at night, moths would come flying in and land on my bed and pillows and everywhere else. :0(( My room is clean. The hotel staff are all friendly and helpful. La Rochelle is a nice place to visit, next time, I will stay at Novotel across from the aquarium instead.