Just Katie Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I will be travelling from the Alps to Calais at the end of March and am looking to stay overnight in either Reims or Troyes. Our main priorities are central and clean. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Oh I would like to add, I am not asking to camp down is someones house. Just a hotel or auberge.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Is this really you Katie, or some young relative ?.........................[:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 ReimsI stayed at the Hotel du Nord a few years ago, fairly ordinary but clean and not expensive, very central and there's an underground car park where you can safely leave you car overnight. There's another one too that I have used a few doors along with a pretty courtyard garden but friends had problems with the madame in charge and a small dispute about a deposit. Both very central and walking distance of restaurants for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 For once, I can be helpful. We stayed at the Hotel L'Arlequin in Troyes in Feb 05 on our way to visit family in Switzerland. Lovely old fasioned French 2* with timers on the landing lights. No restaurant (just a breakfast room - breakfast was fine too) but very central and plenty or places to eat around. The only drawback was an absence of hotel car park, but there was plenty of that nearby, so it wasn't a problem. They have a website: http://www.hotelarlequin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 No Gary, the real thing here. That little b ugger wont be up to his tricks any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Thanks Jon and Blanche, I will check those out. However, I would like to point out there will be 6 teenagers with us so although they are well behaved they are...............well teenagers[8-|][:@][6]. I think you get my drift[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I've found the Campanile Motels to be quite reasonable, sort of equivalent to the UK Travel Lodges but considerably better.http://www.discoverfrance.net/Boutique/Travel/Hotels/Chains/Campanile_index.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Or Ibis, equally OK. You will usually find one or the other. I've never stopped at a Formul 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Dingle Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 [quote user="Just Katie "]I will be travelling from the Alps to Calais at the end of March and am looking to stay overnight in either Reims or Troyes. Our main priorities are central and clean. Any ideas? [/quote]Hi Katie, me & Mrs Dingle have stayed before at the etap hotels in various towns and they are very clean, cheap and virtually unbreakable (teenage proof) and there is one in Troyeshttp://www.etaphotel.com/etaphotel/fichehotel/gb/etp/2552/fiche_hotel.shtmlhave a very nice trip.[:)]best regardsZak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verviale Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I stayed in the ibis in Troyes two years ago,it is a new one and has a secure carpark,and is five mins walk from the town centre.The old town is wonderful and there are lots of really lovely restaurants.It really would be a great stop over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 JK .................Le Val Foret at Magnant - 20kms SE of Troyes. Used it a couple of times. Accommodation is 'motel-ish', but none the worse for that. Good restaurant.Upside is that it's 60 secs from J22 on the A5, so easy to find and you're quickly back on the road again the following day + it's reasonable.Downside: it might be a bit further from Calais than you'd want to be (say 3.5 - 4 hrs) + there's nothing else there at all other than fields!ORAu Vivier at St Omer. Been there loads of times. Nice rooms @ €55 or so, in a pedestrianised part of town. Good restaurant again (better than above)You're only 45 mins from Calais and you'd make it from the Alps comfortably in a day. Plenty of bars in the town square (50m away) for the youngsters to have a drink and leave you alone (to have a drink somewhere else!!!) Both at www.logis-de-france.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 We usually stay at the Etap Hotel in Tinqueux (Reims). Perfectly fine for a few hours kip on our way up north. We have stayed in the Novotel at Tinqueux and Mister Bed, but I won't use Mr Bed again after our unforutnate incident. In the beginning, we used the Forumule 1 when they very first opened, but I am glad the economy hotels changed a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 [quote user="Just Katie "] I will be travelling from the Alps to Calais at the end of March and am looking to stay overnight in either Reims or Troyes. Our main priorities are central and clean. Any ideas? [/quote]I have stayed at the Campanile in Dizy which is just outside of Epernay near Reims. Clean, affordable, teenagers proof, restaurant on site and some other quick food type outlets nearby. Big BUT (or was it Champion?...) supermarket next door and petrol pumps.Bonus is that if you go into Epernay (i.e. not pressed for time AND you are not the driver) you can go and visit the champagne houses. I went to Moët et Chandon and toured their cellars and a little dégustation [:D] after... well.... my son did the dégustation that day as I was the driver [:(] and in MHO it was strawberries to pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyboy Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 [quote user="Teamedup"]but I won't use Mr Bed again after our unforutnate incident. [/quote] Come on, TU, you can't leave us hanging like that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Thank you all for your replies. I have now decided to stay in Troyes because I really want to see the architecture there. Jons suggestion looks ideal as we really want to be in the centre because we will have a whole day there.Thank you all X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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