First the positives. The location is excellent, especially if you're on foot - directly across the road from the rail station and the bus stop for the ferry transfer. It's incredibly cheap - 40 euros for a room that could sleep two adults and a child. Free parking in a central location. And the English-speaking staff are very friendly and... more

went for my boyfriends birthday as a suprise one night, just for a nice meal, stayed here, for the price it had everything, parking, easy to find, great location, a double bed with a smaller bunk over head, its ideal. shower, hot water, couldnt fault it for a one night stay. more

This is a basic room that is ok for stopovers.Well situated for the shops and eating out. Good car parking. Nice a friendly staff with small bar area and pool table. he rooms were small and we only had 2 in each room which was fine anymore would be too many. Nice bed and clean. Small shower but you get... more

Well for starters, our ferry from Dover arrived 15 minutes after rental car office closed so we were stuck in Calais for the night. Took a 5 minute taxi ride to the city centre, cab driver recommended this place as good basic lodging. It was just that. Good basic lodging. The room was 40 euros. Clean, small, and very undecorated.... more

Arrived at the hotel late evening and used it as a stopover before beginning journey to Italy the next day. Hotel is clean, very basic rooms but this was reflected in the price we paid and we weren't expecting 5* ! Bathroom was small but clean with working shower!! Friendly English speaking reception too. Car park was secure with CCTV... more

Use the Bonsai regularly for one night stays. Cheap cheeerful and great value for money. Ideally situated for bars,resaurants,museums,town hall and shops etc. more

I went to the Bonsai hotel for a educational trip with the college, after reading many reviews i was slight weary of going to the hotel, i packed everything including sleeping bag and pillow...the room i stayed in was clean and the [--] was fresh...the room itself did have a smokey scent to it it was ok after cracking open... more

We arrived at 4am due to a ferry problem and were given a room overlooking the carpark, which seems secure as there is cctv. We paid 31euros for 1 night for a double. The room needed a good clean - especially round the shower which had mould growing along the tray edges. The mattress was well worn and lumpy and... more

The inside of the room was very basic, the shower was no longer attached to the wall. The bottom 3 feet of the walls had had new paper stuck over the old paper rather than be decorated properly, the top bunk was rather rusty. The snoring man in the next room sounded like he was in my room and when... more