This was the best hotel of our trip (and we stayed in eight different hotels around France). It had all the modern creature comforts right in the heart of Rennes. Its location was fantastic. You could walk to anything. Our room was spacious and clean and well appointed. The staff was great. The hotel lobby bar was sleek and well stocked. I can't imagine there is a better address in Rennes. The only trick was getting to it. It's on a street that is for buses and hotel guests only, but the street signs omit the latter. Of course, the hotel had sent me instructions, advising me that I could, as a guest, access the street in question, but I had foolishly forgotten them by the time we arrived in Rennes. When I finally parked some distance away and walked to the hotel to seek advice, I was reminded of the email they had sent me and, properly (and politely) chastised, I returned to the car and easily accessed the hotel's front entrance. After that minor navigational hiccup, all was wonderful at The Balthazar. read more