Brit Hotel Notre Dame - Valenciennes — Hotel in Valenciennes

We stayed here for one night as we were in town for the Women’s World Cup. We had a dedicated parking space around the corner from the hotel and found paid street parking for our second vehicle - there were six of us staying in total. ||It was very hot when we stayed - 35 degrees - and being an old building there is no air conditioning. But the rooms were cool and the curtains and windows had been closed to keep out the sun. ||The staff were incredibly friendly and gave us good advice on local restaurants and landmarks. ||The breakfast wasn’t great - pastries and fruit which was fine - but there was also a dish of bacon lardons and another of (a kind of) scrambled egg. Neither looked particularly appetising and the 9 Euro’s price seemed a tad steep for something so basic. Other than that though the whole experience was very good. The best bit about the breakfast was being able to eat in the pretty little back garden in the...

We arrived late in the day and had difficulty finding parking. Nonetheless, we did after going around and around.|Check in was the fastest I ever had. With simply my name, I was handed over the key to room 25. (I hope they do not have smaller rooms than this one.) In the end, for one night, it was ok. Room 25 is on the second floor , with no elevators. I carried my heavy luggage up by myself, although to be fair, the man at reception offered to help. My pride made me say No.|Breakfast was ok. Once again, being Vegan is not so easy for me. It should however, be so easy for a small hotel to have Vegan options. Carnivores can eat fruits, Vegan do not eat eggs & meat. |Overall, for a one night stay it was not so bad. The price we paid was 64 Euros, this is not really cheap. Its not expensive, but it also not cheap.|Staff was...

Let's get the negatives out of the way. The room was a little disappointing, being rather small and dated. Breakfast was also basic but this can be forgiven due to the Covid-19 restrictions on buffet dining. However, the negatives were compensated for in the friendliness of the staff, the warm welcome, very comfy bed and great location for the town centre and plenty of nearby restaurants (highly recommend the Greek round the corner!). We were travelling on motorcycles and they allowed us to safely park in the hotel garage which was a huge bonus. |Would we return? Probably not as we found the region lacking but if we were to pass through that way again en-route elsewhere, yes, we'd use this...