The hotel generally conforms to expectations regarding Etap hotels, certainly comparable to the ones I have been to in France/Belgium; the decor seemed quite fresh and the bathroom/toilet smelled fine. It is in a secondary location on quite a fast main road opposite a car dealership, with not much in the way of services nearby.

I arrived at 1100 only to be told to come back after 1300 (although the website says rooms are hired from 1200 to 1200 each day and the hotel did not seem full.) The automatic room distributor was also out of order, but was back in order when I returned later. Staff were polite but inflexible as above in not allowing any type of early check-in, and I had little other interaction with them.

The hotel is a brisk 20-minute walk from the town either along a fast sparse road or through suburban housing, so not exactly central. This was particularly felt when I was sent away with my heavy luggage the first time I arrived, and given the compact size... more