Name: Sozo Hotel
Address: Nantes, FR
Price range: From $164

Sozo Hotel, NantesSozo Hotel in Nantes, France has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 4 of 85 hotels we score in Nantes. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.0 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 4.3. Rooms from about $164 a night (cached, not a live quote).Sozo Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel in central Nantes, set in a converted 19th-century chapel with stained-glass windows on Rue Frédéric Cailliaud, directly opposite the Jardin des Plantes and close to the train station, Le Lieu Unique and the Château of the Dukes of Brittany. It has 28 rooms, air conditioning, minibars, room service and a large spa with sauna, hammam, ice room and sensorial shower. There is a garden, on-site shopping, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour multilingual concierge and reserved parking, and pets are welcome. Breakfast is served daily for a surcharge. It suits couples and families wanting a quiet, characterful stay, though the chapel conversion means rooms vary and some guests report inconsistent front-desk service.What stands out

Converted chapel with stained glass

Spa with sauna, hammam and ice room

Quiet despite central location

Attentive, multilingual staff

Watch out for

Occasional rude front-desk staff

Breakfast costs extra

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