Hotel La Zoologie & Spa Bordeaux

Nice hotel in Bordeaux. I recently enjoyed my stay at Hotel La Zoologie and I was very happy with my stay. The location was a little out of the way, but as someone traveling by train and likes to walk, it ended up being the exact right location for me! The staff were professional, knowledgeable and helpful! The room was clean, comfortable and much larger than I expected. I came in the office season and enjoyed six nights here - originally was scheduled for 4; however, the Hotel recommended a BWine Tour (deserves its' own review!) and that day far exceed my expectations that I wanted to see more of Bordeaux and extended my stay.

Great value. Interesting architecture and room design. Lovely, friendly staff and great facilities. Personally found the pillows in the bed a little uncomfortable in the morning, but that’s a personal preference as I often struggle with pillows. The included spa in the room was a real treat. Would recommend to friends and come again if in Bordeaux.

We took a break from our French house hunting and spent a couple of days in Bordeaux. To choose the hotel, I trawled through lots of recommendations and La Zoologie came up. We were not disappointed . . although we were there for only one night, the hotel lived up to all the positive stuff written about it. The clever use of a former scientific building made the room we stayed in (15) outstanding. A very high ceiling and a completely mirrored wall, plus a glass walled shower in the bedroom area meant, you have to be comfortable with your own body image . . I just didn't look.
The bed is Emperor sized and is one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in.
Unfortunately, we were so keen to see Bordeaux, we didn't use the restaurant, so I can't advise on that, but the menu did look scrummy.
The reception staff (24/7) and the bar staff are exceptionally helpful and above all, interested in their clientele. Well done guys ! Thank you for a lovely, all too short stay.
I will definitely be back . . if I'm allowed.

We had a wonderful experience at La Zoologie. The reception team was friendly and helpful with our rooms, luggage, recommendations and bike hire. They took care of everything we needed with a smile!

The rooms were very clean and comfortable. We appreciated the fun design with high ceilings and nice amenities.

We enjoyed the restaurant for both breakfast and lunch and the spa had a hot tub that we appreciated after our cycling trip. We easily walked to the city center and enjoyed restaurants nearby. We’d very happily return to Hotel Zoologie!

The hotel and service were lovely. However, for a room advertised for 4 adults with a pullout sofa, the desk attendant tried to charge me a 30euro supplemental fee for use of the sofa bed. Don’t advertise it as a feature if you want to charge for it. I specifically selected the room for that.
Also, breakfast wasn’t great. Cold eggs and bacon. Otherwise, we enjoyed our stay. Thanks!

This hotel was a very cool oasis in Bordeaux. The rooms were very unique and modern and had great amenities. The breakfast was some of the best food we had on our trips. And the drinks were really fun, beautiful, and delicious. The location while walkable and close to the train station didn't feel the safest. But overall we had a nice stay.

Great atmosphere, very clean rooms. With kind people working here, be sure to try the white Sancerre!

Stylish hotel in a building that was a former university. We stayed at the hotel for a week. However, mixed service experience. I speak fluent french and my wife is french, so language was not a factor.

Front desk staff helpfulness was dependent on who was working there. Some days they were great, other days they were unable to recommend even a restaurant. Other aspects of the service were great: incredible bartender, with fantastic original cocktails, good waiters, decent restaurant in a very nice outdoor patio.

In the end management made everything right, and I chaulk up the bumps to staffing difficulties due to COVID. Great value and worth trying.

We stayed 5 nights. Great design, nice hotel that's a bit different. Everything clean, well built and comfortable. Two reasons why it didn't get 5 stars: have to pay extra for everything (spa, bikes) and our room got cleaned even if the do not disturb was hanging on the door. Overall great would for sure come back :) didn't try the restaurant except for coffee, beer and charcuterie...