Very clean, comfortable room. Nice soft cotton duvet. Entire property absolutely spotless. Very well maintained. Excellent black out shades which also cancelled any noise from street (street isn’t noisy anyway). Comfortable bed. Easy to use TV. Easy check-in. Excellent response time to inquiries, very professional, helpful staff, especially in helping me get bus to train station.
You can stay in old town (potentially very noisy) or here at Le Manoir - a 10-15 minute walk to old town in a quiet residential neighborhood near a park. I’m glad I chose the quiet option because I needed it to adjust to time zone. The distance to old town would have been easy on a Yelo bike share but I couldn’t register due to cell phone problem. There is a bus stop right in front of Le Manoir that will take you train station.
One disappointment is that when I asked about walking tour the hotel gave me a pamphlet for a company that was slow to respond. I visited tourist office the next day and learned there is ONE group walking tour in English everyday at 10:30am and I had missed it.
Also know that there is a big taxi shortage in La Rochelle, be prepared to bike (Yelo bike share), walk (20 minutes)or take public bus from and to train station.