rue Yves-Bertrand Burgalat, 21200 Beaune

ibis Beaune La Ferme aux Vins

Name: ibis Beaune La Ferme aux Vins
Address: rue Yves-Bertrand Burgalat, Beaune, 21200, FR
Price range: 76 EUR
Rating: 4

Hotel-restaurant 3-star with pool in Beaune

Presentation

Ibis Beaune La Ferme aux Vins faces the Palais des Congrès, just off the A6 motorway, within walking distance of Beaune’s historic center. Guests often arrive by car, after the Route des Grands Crus or a long day of appointments, and the garden comes as a surprise as soon as you pass through the gate: a hectare of grass and trees, an open-air pool, and sun loungers facing the sunset. From the parking area, nothing suggests the scale of this green space.

In summer, the pool is not heated, so the water stays cool, almost invigorating. Guests dive in after a day of tastings in the surrounding cellars, to wash off the Burgundian sun. The Clef Verte label displayed at reception confirms what you feel while walking through the park: here, maintaining the garden matters just as much as maintaining the rooms.

Upstairs, you find the Ibis standards, comfort-room version: air conditioning, a flat-screen television large enough to notice right away, a kettle with tea and coffee available, and a large, well-laid bed. The soundproofing really does its job, even on seminar nights on the ground floor. Some rooms are designed for guests with reduced mobility, with adapted bathrooms and step-free access.

One thing to know before booking: the free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel can sometimes be inconsistent depending on the floor and the time of day. For evening emails or an important video call, it is better to use the bar or reception, where the signal is more stable than in the rooms.

On the ground floor, the wine bar opens 24/7 onto the terrace. More than 150 labels from the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune await being ordered by the glass or bottle, from the youngest to the most mature vintages. The restaurant, La Ferme aux Vins, serves Burgundian cuisine prepared on site, ranging from traditional recipes to more contemporary plates. In summer, you can eat on the terrace in the shade, overlooking the pool.

Breakfast, served buffet-style, offers both sweet and savory items: eggs, fruit salad, yogurts, pastries baked on site, and still-warm madeleines. For guests leaving before dawn, a lighter option is available from 4 a.m., with a piece of fruit and a hot drink to take away. A useful detail for anyone setting off very early toward Lyon or Paris.

For seminars, the hotel provides three modular meeting rooms for up to 200 people, with natural light and catering service on request. It hosts everything from general meetings to family meals and weddings.

On foot, the walk to Beaune’s center mostly follows a fairly busy avenue, not exactly the kind of stroll you would keep pictures of. Best to know that in advance: a bicycle, available for rent in town, or a short drive makes the trip more pleasant than walking alone. Once there, the Hospices, the ramparts, and the cellars of the historic center can be visited in about fifteen minutes from the hotel.

In the morning, before heading back onto the wine route, you often see a group of cyclists at reception loading their panniers, bound for Meursault or Pommard. It is often there, between two coffees, that you get the best route advice, the kind nobody writes in the brochures.

Summary of some positive reviews read on the Web

Accessible room adapted for disabled guests, spacious, with an accessible bathroom and step-free shower. Easy wheelchair access from the parking area.
Large, comfortable bed. Kettle with coffee and tea in the room. Large flat-screen TV, convenient in the evening.
Quick welcome at reception, attentive staff from the beginning to the end of the stay. Good advice given for visiting a cellar the next day.
Impressive wine list, with more than 150 labels from the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Good choice of dishes too, well-executed Burgundian cuisine.
Decent buffet breakfast, pastries made on site, good madeleines. A little light on savory items, but overall still satisfying.
Large private enclosed parking area, good soundproofing in the rooms despite the proximity of the Palais des Congrès for seminars.