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Best Western L'Amandier

by proxam2

Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

August 27, 2011

Best of IgoUgo Libramont is in the heart of the Ardenne, around 2km from the A4/E411 motorway. The hotel is on the main road leading into town (1km) so it's almost impossible to miss it.It's a modern, 3-storey building with 24 rooms, a restaurant and bar inside ...Read more Libramont is in the heart of the Ardenne, around 2km from the A4/E411 motorway. The hotel is on the main road leading into town (1km) so it's almost impossible to miss it.
It's a modern, 3-storey building with 24 rooms, a restaurant and bar inside the main building, and a separate brasserie/bar next door.
We arrived around 8.30pm and had a little difficulty finding a parking place as the hotel's restaurant is very popular (as is the brasserie). We managed to squeeze into a tight space eventually and proceeded to reception.
The reception area is inviting enough, if a little on the small side, but there's a large lounge area off to the right - there's also a bar next to this. We had pre-booked so there was very little fuss in doing the necessary paperwork, although the young girl dealing with us didn't speak much English. She was, however, very pleasant and friendly and there were no real misunderstandings. We soon had our key and were on our way to our first floor room by way of the elevator.

Our room was decorated in a sort of peach-colour, which wasn't quite as bad as it sounds, with a dark maroon carpet. The walls could've done with a fresh coat of paint - they were clean enough, bit a little tired. Though not a large room, it was adequate without being spacious. We had a comfortable, king-size bed (although we'd requested twins), but the pillows were pretty useless, and there were bedside cabinets either side of a nice, teak headboard - one of which housed a clock/radio.
The good-sized TV (30 channels in all the major European languages) sat on top of the desk-cum-sideboard with mini-bar. The mini-bar was empty but this wasn't an issue as it didn't, in fact, work. We also had a large wardrobe with oodles of storage space although as we didn't check-in till quite late, and were heading off first thing, we didn't need it! There were a couple of easy chairs and a small coffee table with a welcoming basket of fruit and a dish of sweets and chocolates - very nice.
The room also had an abundance of small lamps dotted around, but no big, central light in case you needed it.
We were at the back of the hotel and had a pleasant view over open countryside, but we couldn't open the window because there were swarms of mossies queuing up to feast on my beer-infused blood. We could've done with opening it and letting some fresh air in, as the room didn't have AC and it was a little on the stuffy side.

The bathroom was completely tiled, but as with the bedroom, it was also due for a bit of attention although it couldn't be faulted for cleanliness. As well as the usual furnishings, we had a bathtub and shower, which was powerful enough and had plenty of hot water. The room was well-lit, with a good mirror and vanity area, and was supplied with a hair-dryer. A good xpelair fan made sure the mirror didn't steam up too much, and there was a heater if we needed it. All the toiletries came in a lovely little basket and consisted of small bottles of shampoo, bath foam etc. The towels , while nothing to write home about, were fine.

As I said at the start, the hotel had plenty of eating options, but we settled for a snack in the brasserie/bar next door. The meals looked gorgeous, but we weren't all that hungry. I did manage to knock back a bottle or two of Orval though (it's almost a local brew as it's produced not far to the south-west), and that's practically a meal in itself!

Breakfast (a few short hours later) was included in the price and consisted of a fairly extensive cold buffet. It was fine, but there was far too much emphasis on cheese at the expense of anything else and the only flavour of yoghurt available was peach. Still, my usual breakfast consists pretty much of coffee and a cough so I wasn't totally devastated.

The hotel is well placed, being close to the junction of two motorways which dissect southern Belgium, and is conveniently located for using as a base to explore the Ardennes. Close

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