Hotel Saint Jean

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Balcony
Front of property
Economy Room
Dining

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
24 Quai Gambetta, Chalon-sur-Saone, Saone-et-Loire, 71100
  • Musée Denon
    3 min walk
  • Louhans Market
    3 min walk
  • The Niepce Museum
    4 min walk
  • Chalon-sur-Saone (XCD-Chalon - Champforgeuil)
    14 min drive

Room options

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, 3 Bedrooms

  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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About this property

Hotel Saint Jean

Chalon-sur-Saone hotel in Chalon-sur-Saone Centre with a bar
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has coffee/tea in a common area and a library. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, free newspapers and tour/ticket assistance are onsite.
Hotel Saint Jean offers 25 accommodations with complimentary newspapers and blackout drapes/curtains. Memory foam beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us they enjoy the overall property condition at Hotel Saint Jean. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Musée Denon. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and breakfast (surcharge). This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, Library, and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Onsite recreation includes mountain biking
  • Steps from Musée Denon and Louhans Market
  • Pets welcome for free
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
Hotel Saint Jean offers its guests a library, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Hotel Saint Jean also features complimentary newspapers in the lobby and room service (during limited hours).

This Chalon-sur-Saone hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free off-site parking within 656 ft

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: EUR 8 per person
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike tour information
  • Bike storage
  • Mountain biking

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Library

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Memory-foam mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

More

  • Free newspapers
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
The hotel is closed from midday to 6 PM on Sundays and holidays.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 8 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The front desk at this property is open daily from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Guests arriving after 8:00 AM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.

Property is also known as

Hotel Saint Jean
Hotel Saint Jean Chalon-sur-Saone
Saint Jean Chalon-sur-Saone
Hotel Saint Jean Hotel
Hotel Saint Jean Chalon-sur-Saone
Hotel Saint Jean Hotel Chalon-sur-Saone

Hotel Saint Jean Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 145 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Saint Jean- review
We were only at Hotel Saint Jean one night but it was lovely. Although there were some improvements underway it was clean and nothing was in our way. The person who checked us in was very nice and helpful. The hotel was well located. The accommodations were clean and comfortable. We were able to get a 3 person room which is hard to find. Breakfast included some meats and cheeses, more than the common croissant and coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Blake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Nice place and staff, let down by poor parking.
It is a quaint little place, nice location and the staff are friendly. Unfortunately it is let down a serious lack of parking. I had to park on the street 15 minutes walk away. The shower in our room was a trickle and my partner was cold all night. The rooms are big with old style heating so not very effective, plus one radiator in the room did not seem to be working.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This was a charming and clean property that is in progress on making updates. It was very clean, with a friendly staff. Some finishes were being updated (for example, a baseboard in the bathroom) but nothing that negatively impacted our stay. Good continental breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

jose manuel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

KEITH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Needs some refurbishment, but in a good position.
This is an old fashioned hotel of the sort that France used to be full of. This means interesting architectural features in what was once an obviously quite grand building. Faded grandeur is fine, but other details were not so good - holes in the bedcover and a cracked toilet cistern for example. The former is easy to fix, the latter obviously takes more time, but was not recent damage. It's worth pointing out that we paid extra for a room overlooking the river (incidentally not offered on Hotels.com. - why not?) so this must be one of their "best" rooms. The bidet was also (permanently?) out of order. Where are us Brits supposed to wash our feet? The hotel also appeared to be unstaffed overnight which may be of concern to some people. On the plus side, the view from our window of the birds flying up and down the river in the morning was absolutely wonderful. The breakfast was very satisfactory and better than we had expected in light of the general condition of our room. Overall, we would be more than happy to stay there again, though it would be nice if some of the faults could be rectified.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel is a typical old French hotel as its about 200 years old. Large bedroom, very comfy bed, a good nights sleep after a long drive. Decorations, fittings etc old and slightly tatty in places, shower in bath no wall bracket so one handed job with no screen or curtain. Very good breakfast. Reception and dining staff good. Location excellent next to war memorial and across road from river Saone cruise ship mooring. Plenty of restaurants and bars within a minute or two walking. Overall for the price paid a good place for an overnight stop.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Udo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient location, easy parking. Old-fashioned hotel with private bath etc. Avoid cheaper room with window to inside hallway. Good price for hotel at that location in old building
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Timothy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Paul C, British Columbia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay in Chalon
We picked this hotel because of the great location on the quay. It also had storage for our bikes. We were able to change to a front view room when we got to the hotel. The manager helped carry our bags to the 4th floor. This is an older hotel, but the hotel is very clean. The breakfast was the usual European breakfast, they had a good selection of food. We would stay here again if in Chalon.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Prof. Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite a find
I very much liked this old school hotel. Very pleasant accueil, lovely spacious room. Good breakfast. Very handy for the old town. Lots of parking, though also lots of cars - but the proprietor's ingenuity came to the rescue. I’ll come here again, especially bearing in mind it’s not far from the motorway. Superb value.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

David

Highly Recommend staying here.
This is a great hotel to stay at a good price. It is a welcome relief from corporate, sterile blandness. It is a hotel of character and great charm. The staff were wonderfully welcoming and helpful. Leaving luggage after our stay whilst we looked around town before continuing our journey was no problem. Parking on the street was easy, and the central location on the river is second to none. We really enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quirky French regional family hotel
Faded old town centre French hotel has the typical idiosyncrancies that come with the genre. We had a large, comfortable room overlooking the river with a traditional bathroom (but the bidet had a big handwritten out-of-order sign on it). Mme. on reception was friendly and accommodating. Easy walking distance to the small historical district with bars, restaurants and shops.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Phil, Oxford

Liked: Staff & service
Good location for walking to old town of Chalon
Location of hotel is good for exploring Chalon. Hotel is comfortable but in many ways the decor & furniture are dated, but maybe you have to appreciate that the owners are trying to reflect the true age of the hotel. The owners were very pleasant & helpful. Generally it felt that the building needed a good coat of paint inside & out to freshen things up.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Mixed Feelings
It was only for one night, and perfect location to boarding the river boat cruise the next day. The staff were very helpful and gave us a choice of rooms when we arrived. There is no lift so very happy they had ground floor room for my mother who cannot do stairs. She ended up with a modernised room, very easy for her to manoeuvre with her mobility difficulty and they had retained the amazing floor tiles from the period. A very old house with the rooms being modernised slowly. However, we had an old room on the first floor with great ceiling height, two large french windows opening out to the river so great light. However, it is very run down, the wallpaper and carpeting in poor condition and the bedspreads somewhat threadbare. The bathroom we had was clean and serviceable. Then there's the character of all the pieces and cosy lounge area and oddities. You get what you pay so it was very low price. I wouldn't stay longer than a night or two but otherwise it was a good choice.

6/10 Okay

Carol, Dorset

Liked: Staff & service
Good overnight stop in a lovely very old hotel
The madame at the hotel was very obliging and kind, she let us lock our Ferrari in a safe garage at the back of the hotel, good breakfast, comfortable bed.

6/10 Okay

Adele

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old hotel
This is an old hotel. Enough said. People are very nice. If u r on a Viking cruise walk to the boat. Don't take a cab as they will overcharge u.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in Burgundy
Wonderful bed and breakfast! Very friendly, great location, charming town in Burgundy. Block from TI and local restaurants.

8/10 Good

Christopher, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel.
Lovely Hotel, one night stop over but would do it again

10/10 Excellent

David, Florida.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay in Chalon Sur Saone.
Lovely old hotel,clean and friendly staff, conviently located, Charming.

6/10 Okay

ron, victoria

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
So so
Noisy at night 8 euro breakfast sub optimal Great location to pick up river cruise

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful little hotel, Sylvie the owner is great
Lovely little hotel, good location and a very friendly owner in Silvie

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Pierre, Cdn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hidden Gem
Now remember, this is an old hotel and it has no elevator and the building is in need of an upgrade (old). But the atmosphere is great. Could it get refurbished? Of course, but it would lose it's charm. The windows are large and single pane. So you can hear outside. The curtains run from ceiling to floor. And the ceilings are 12 feet high. And it is a better two star than most three stars. And what to say about the hotel manager, Sylvie. Probably the most welcoming and attentive person we have met so far. This is the best "typical" French hotel and it's location is the greatest. You are right downtown, where the action is, across the street from the Soane river. Thank you Sylvie for making our stay enjoyable.