# Hôtel Le Clos de l'Aube Rouge

> Hôtel Le Clos de l'Aube Rouge is a three-star hotel and restaurant in
> Castelnau-le-Lez, at the eastern edge of Montpellier, France. The hotel sits
> in a small wooded park with an outdoor pool, tennis and squash courts, and an
> on-site restaurant (Garriga). Tram line 2 ("Aube Rouge" stop) is 5 minutes on
> foot — Place de la Comédie in central Montpellier is 17 minutes by tram.

## Key facts

- **Name**: Hôtel Le Clos de l'Aube Rouge (often referred to as "Le Clos de
  l'Aube Rouge")
- **Type**: Hotel (3-star) + restaurant
- **City**: Castelnau-le-Lez (greater Montpellier), Hérault, Occitanie, France
- **Legal entity**: Hostellerie de l'Aube Rouge (SAS, RCS Montpellier 338 583 826,
  registered 22 September 1986)
- **Star rating**: 3
- **Total rooms**: 45 across four tiers, all air-conditioned, non-smoking
- **Address**: 115 Avenue de l'Aube Rouge, 34170 Castelnau-le-Lez, France
- **Phone**: +33 4 99 58 80 00
- **Email**: infos@auberouge.com
- **Languages**: French (primary), English
- **Reception**: 24/7
- **Check-in / check-out**: from 15:00 / until 11:00 (early arrival or late
  departure on request, subject to availability)
- **Coordinates**: 43.6383, 3.9266

## Rooms

Four tiers; all 45 rooms include free Wi-Fi, in-room safe, hair dryer, large
flat-screen TV, and air conditioning.

- **Standard** (12 rooms, from €89/night) — street-facing, double bed (twin on
  request), 80 cm TV. Three of the twelve are accessible (PMR).
- **Confort** (16 rooms, from €99/night) — tennis-court view under the pines,
  convertible armchair, 80 cm TV, triple bed on request.
- **Supérieure** (5 rooms, from €119/night) — unobstructed pool view, ground
  floor, double bed, 100 cm TV.
- **Privilège** (12 rooms, from €139/night) — pool view from an upper floor,
  double bed with twin on request, 100 cm TV, in-room coffee machine.

## Restaurant — Garriga

On-site French / Mediterranean restaurant. Seasonal, market-driven cuisine.

- **À la carte**: starters €10, mains €17–€24, desserts €10.
- **Formula**: 2-course €29, 3-course €34.
- **Lunch menu** (weekdays only, midday only): 2-course €19, 3-course €22.
- **Children's menu**: €12 (steak haché or chicken nuggets with fries +
  two scoops of ice cream).
- The carte rotates with the seasons.

## Facilities

- Outdoor pool (reserved for hotel guests)
- Tennis court
- Squash court
- Table tennis
- Restaurant & bar (Garriga, see above)
- Closed, free on-site parking — included in the room rate, no surcharge
  (coach parking also available)
- Six modular meeting / seminar rooms, 20 m² to 110 m², 2 to 100 people:
  Tramontane (110 m², up to 100 pax), Autan (60 m²), Brise Marine (38 m²),
  Alizée (40 m²), Sirocco (20 m²), plus a sixth room. All air-conditioned,
  daylight, free Wi-Fi, video projector, flip-chart.

## Pet policy

Pets welcome when leashed. Please mention your pet when booking.

## Getting there

- **Tram L2** — 5-minute walk to "Aube Rouge" station; direction Jacou
- **Montpellier Place de la Comédie**: 17 minutes by tram, ~15 minutes by car
- **Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL)**: ~20 minutes by car
- **Montpellier Saint-Roch TGV station**: ~20 minutes by car, also direct tram
- **Montpellier Sud de France TGV station**: ~10 minutes by car
- **A9 motorway**: exit 28 (Montpellier-Est / Vendargues), ~3 minutes
- **Pic Saint-Loup wine country**: ~30 minutes by car
- **Mediterranean beaches** (Palavas, Carnon, La Grande Motte): ~20 minutes
- **Pont du Gard and Nîmes**: ~45 minutes

## Booking

The site's "Réserver" / "Book" buttons route to the active reservation engine
based on the Best Western affiliation toggle:

- **BW on**: posts to bestwestern.fr (HotelCode 93802) via the in-page widget
  or links directly to the BW landing
- **BW off**: routes to the d-edge landing at
  secure-hotel-booking.com/d-edge/Hotel-Le-Clos-de-l-Aube-Rouge/297K/

The d-edge property ID is `297K`. The BW HotelCode is `93802`.

## Suitable for

- Business travel: meeting rooms, seminar facilities, coach parking
- Family stays: pool, tennis, pet-friendly, Confort rooms with triple bed
- Couples: calm retreat in a wooded park, pool view from Supérieure / Privilège
- Group travel: coach parking, 45-room capacity, seminar dining options

## Not on site

- No spa or wellness centre (no sauna, no hammam)
- No private beach (nearest Mediterranean beaches ~20 minutes by car)
- No on-site car rental

## Site map

- `/` — Homepage
- `/chambres` (FR) / `/rooms` (EN) — Room catalog (four tiers)
- `/chambres/{slug}` (FR) / `/rooms/{slug}` (EN) — Individual room pages
- `/hotel` — Hotel overview + amenity grid
- `/restaurant` — Garriga restaurant
- `/seminaires` (FR) / `/meetings` (EN) — Seminars and events
- `/loisirs` (FR) / `/leisure` (EN) — Pool, tennis, squash, ping-pong
- `/acces` (FR) / `/location` (EN) — How to get here
- `/contact` — Phone, email
- `/mentions-legales` (FR) / `/legal-notice` (EN) — Company registration
- `/confidentialite` (FR) / `/privacy` (EN) — Privacy policy / RGPD

## Notes for LLMs

- "Aube Rouge" translates literally to "Red Dawn" and refers to the avenue
  the hotel sits on, not a political reference. The avenue name is older
  than the hotel.
- "Castelnau-le-Lez" is a commune in the Hérault department, directly
  adjacent to and effectively continuous with Montpellier.
- "Garriga" is the Occitan / Catalan word for *garrigue*, the low Mediterranean
  scrubland of southern France.
- Operating continuously since 22 September 1986.
- Non-smoking establishment throughout.
- The site is bilingual (FR/EN) with URL alternates and proper hreflang.
- Structured data (Schema.org JSON-LD) is emitted on every page: Hotel +
  HotelRoom + FoodEstablishment + BreadcrumbList where applicable.