Futuristic Bordeaux Hotel Functions As If Hungover

Where: 54 Quai de Bacalan, Bordeaux, France, 33300

August 26, 2008 at 9:15 AM | 0 Comments

When in Bordeaux, though some might enjoy more classical or idyllically French things, or wine, some might go avant-garde. But the New York Times wouldn't.

The marginally positive review in "Check-in, Check-out," of the sleek and new Seeko'o Hotel uses most of its word count to list technical, um, difficulties, that were not addressed during the course of the reviewer's stay. Seth Sherwood writes:

My room, No. 101, a �junior suite� was really just a semispacious hotel room (for 180 euros). The �business center,� similarly, was a lone Internet-linked computer in the lobby. Moreover, the room smelled of cigarettes and looked out on a row of decrepit buildings.

The Wi-Fi didn�t work, and the desk said that they didn�t know when it would be repaired. Another call downstairs �for help finding a good nearby restaurant on a Sunday night � produced a promise to help, but was never followed up. All in all, the service was polite but ineffectual.

While it all sounds like a good idea, the modern hotel is more an aspiration than a reality. Some of the décor fails to inspire and other inspires Arthur C. Clarke related thoughts. And the up and coming neighborhood? More coming later, not much up now.

Fortunately, places like Bordeaux have a lot going for them. Since the town is named after wine, getting tourists there shouldn't be rocket science and as long as the wine is flowing, keeping them happy or at least oblivious to service flaws, shouldn't be too hard.

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