From the owner: Halte pratique et confortable Situé à 300 mètres de la place centrale de Niort, l'hôtel du Parc…read morevous accueille 24H/24 de façon personnalisée (présence de veilleurs de nuits) dans un écrin de verdure en plein centre ville. Disposant d'un parking privé gratuit sour vidéosurveillance, l'établissement a été intégralement rénové en 2010/2011 pour offrir un confort moderne et chaleureux à prix raisonnés. Pour vos séjours d'affaires ou touristiques, seul ou en famille, toutes les chambres vous proposent le wi-fi gratuit sécurisé, plusieurs chaines de télévision sur écran LCD. Le petit déjeuner est servi à partir de 6h30, autour d'un buffet copieux avec notamment des viennoiseries croustillantes et du véritable jus d'orange. Pour vous restaurer, plusieurs restaurants à proximité de l'hôtel vous proposerons des cuisines aux saveurs variées.

We highly recommend this beautiful and nice hotel in Niort. The service is unbelievable, the staff…read moreis very friendly and polite, the hotel is clean and organized, and the food is fantastic. There's always coffee available and the breakfast is awesome. We were part of a large wedding group who traveled from the US to Niort, France and stayed at Hotel Mercure. The staff accommodated all of us. The rooms are nice and clean. On the last day as we were leaving France, we did not realize that on Sundays there are no taxis and the trains get sold out. We would have been stranded at the hotel if it weren't for the hotel staff who contacted taxi drivers who took us to the airport some 3 hours away. We can never thank them enough as the 5 of us would have missed our flight. We also left some clothing items in our room that the hotel sent them back to us. We highly recommend this hotel to any traveler to Niort, France.

Without knowing much, we stopped by Niort on a drive from Bordeaux to Paris and found this friendly…read morelittle place down a side street. Resto La Terrine is hard to define. Much of the menu is traditional country food, including duck, terrine, and roasts. However their dishes are presented with some modern flair, and there's a sense of an effort at modern (dare I say the word) fusion. The results are, on balance, successful. I went with a simple chevre salad. Here, the cheese is coated in a cumin, honey spice rub which is quite tasty though does mask some of the richness of the cheese. My wife had one of the platters, which arrived with langoustine, shrimp, foie gras, and a number of other goodies. Both were served on square slate plates, which was fun, but the platter was almost over presented. I did get a sense of trying too hard. That said, there was a definite freshness, and Resto La Terrine is clearly a cafe that goes for honesty and quality. The service was excellent. If you are already in Niort, you probably have time to wander around and find all manner of hidden gems. There may be better than Resto La Terrine, but if you make the choice, I think you'll leave satisfied.