Oceania Clermont Ferrand

A very well-run hotel, but if you are driving there, please don't hope you can get a space in the hotel garage. Instead, park in the open-air car park across the way some 100 metres away. It saves a lot of hassle! We had a spacious room with a large ensuite shower room and a glorious view to hills beyond. Dinner and breakfast (not at the same time!) in the restaurant were nicely presented and tasted great. All in all very efficient and a good night's sleep as well.

I stayed at Oceania Hotel in Clermont Ferrand during a recent work trip. Overall stay was a pleasant experience. The rooms are small however cozy, comfortable and clean. Restaurant is stocked well with options. Front desk is courteous. Except for an issue I had during one of the check-ins (and payments), experience was largely positive. The biggest advantage is the connectivity. The hotel is less than 20mins drive from the airport, right in front on the tram-way, 5mins walking distance from Stade Nautique Pierre-de-Coubertin (swimming pool) and Jaude (city centre with access to plethora of shopping and food destinations). I would definitely prefer to stay here again.

Access to the underground car park is to the far left hand side of the hotel. There is an intercom through to reception. We just confirmed our reservation name and were immediately let into the car park. Access to the hotel is via a lift from the car park although there is a short flight of steps to negotiate before you reach the lift. Nice welcome from the young chap on reception. Easy check in and we were allocated a room on the 5th Floor. Luckily we had a mountain view room to the SW as the city view rooms to the N overlook a large construction site currently. Rooms are modern and nicely finished and very clean and fresh looking.There is a separate wc with hand rinse basin. Nice bathroom with large walk in shower, fluffy towels and the usual toiletries. Good water pressure to the shower and no waiting for hot water to come through. Nice large comfortable bed with clean crisp sheets. Small safety deposit box located in clothes hanging area. Did not use the breakfast or restaurant during our stay so cannot comment on these. Overall we found the hotel better than expected after reading some previous reviews. In fact we could not fault anything during our stay. All the staff we came across were friendly and welcoming and the hotel itself was great value. Location was great being only a 5-10 minute walk into the old town and with the secure parking being below the hotel it was perfect.