Hotel De La Bastide

Very easy to find from the railway station. The distance is even shorter than it appears on the map. Cross over the canal; walk by the end of Square Andre Chenier (and the Carcassonne sign) and down the street with (closed) Rotunda restaurant on your left. Liberte Street is around second on your right (the sign is on the wall but behind you at this point). Warm welcome from the lady on reception (who works a long shift) and an efficient check in. Gave us relevant info and a map. Our room was on the fourth floor. There’s a lift. Enough for two people. Nicely furnished. The bed was comfortable but pillows could have been better. One (better) spare pillow in in the closet. Coffee machine/kettle with supplies was appreciated (they were replenished). TV doesn’t have any English language or music channels. We just used it for a bit of background noise. Wifi was good. The bathroom was across a vestibule (in the room). Quite a big size. Check the sign on the wall about towel changes. Toiletries provided (and replenished). Shower was decent with hot water and ok pressure. The wall mounted hairdryer only works if you switch the over mirror light on. There’s a second hairdryer in the drawer below the sink. The toilet is not in the bathroom. It’s in the bedroom but had no handwashing facilities. Not a fan of this arrangement personally. It also felt a bit like a room of doors - into the loo, into the closet, into the vestibule, into the bathroom. And another door directly outside the room door to get to the lift/stairs. We chose breakfast on one day of our stay. It’s a continental buffet and worth the €11 imo. Plenty of choice to set you up for the day. We would stay here again.

Nothing that merits inclusion here.

The manager was very pleasant bed firm room was clean .it had anelevator. at 11E the buffet breakfast was a good value. (Breakfasts these days in Europe can be exorbitant 19E is not uncommon.

It was a long, long way to the old city.

We found ourselves with an unexpected overnight in Carcassonne. La Bastide was centrally based and very reasonably priced. We had a superior room with an outdoor terrace - in the summer or if you were there for the TDF, that (huge!) terrace would be a perfect place to relax away from the bustle. Big bonus for me is that the room had a kettle. Very helpful and friendly on reception. It's a no frills place but absolutely perfect if you're looking for a decent price, cleanliness and centrality. Breakfast 11 Euros was good.

Close to the center, friendly staff, powerful ac

Clearly the budget option, but hey, you get what you pay for.