Mercure Besancon Parc Micaud - Hotel & Bar

The hotel is easily accessible by car, and offers quick access to the city center by foot. The room is ample and clean, beds are comfortable, water pressure is good-

The hotel needs a revamp as it looks old. E.g. rooms have a rather old rug, some of the lightbulbs were burnt out. The breakfast is OK (average) and slightly overprice for the offering

Well located for exploring Besancon. Comfortable spacious room. Nice selection of food at breakfast. Staff friendly and accomadating.

A refurbished building smack in the middle of the town, great for doing everything on foot except getting to the train station. One can see that it's an old hotel that got retrofitted: the rooms have old-fashioned vestibules, which are actually great for keeping the room proper very dark. The continental breakfast was great, with a yoghurt bowl (very important for me) and a good variety of local and more broadly French delicacies. Despite being an older building, there were no issues with water pressure or temperature in the shower. The reception crew was very kind and helpful, without exceptions. Despite being classed as a three-star in Booking.com, local signs labelled it as a four-star, and indeed it had traits of both. There's a casino with a restaurant next to it, which is an excellent option for Sunday nights when lots of restaurants are closed due to the small size of the town.

The air conditioner in the room was noisy, so I needed to turn it off. No big issue in late summer or early fall, but I imagine it could be annoying to light sleepers. The "free wifi" was more annoying, though: you could only get low speed access unless you registered in Accor Hotels, which I chose not to do and was thus forced to route everything from my mobile device. There was no mini-fridge in the room, which is not a given for a three-star hotel, but would've been welcome, especially for my mother who takes medication that needs refrigeration.

Location beside a park it’s good access to the old town. A place to store my bike.

Looks tired and stuck in the ‘70s. Soulless. The Mercure is not in the same comfort league as many city centre 3* hotels