Restaurant Les Arcades — Restaurant in Valenciennes

I was looking at other business hotel closer to the centre (such as mercure), but my requested dates were fully booked so les arcades was my second option. From the photo on the booking.com, it looked decent therefore I decided to stay. However as I arrived (to the room no.6) the facilities were pretty poor and the room didn't look comfortable at all. As I was on business trip, I expected more nice atmosphere for me to work in the room. The internet times out every 10min, the room is pretty dark, the shower and the washing basin are the bare minimum and they are not those of a hotel. This was not a hotel room, rather a feeling of staying at grandma's attick with old facilities. The floor was not straight and it made me feel even more uncomfortable. If it's only for a quick one night stay, it will do, but this one is definitely not for business people as the facilities are very poor. I didn't like it at all. The moment I finished exploring the room, I decided not to use this hotel. Thus I changed my hotel in the end, because it...

I was looking at other business hotel closer to the centre (such as mercure), but my requested dates were fully booked so les arcades was my second option. From the photo on the booking.com, it looked decent therefore I decided to stay. However as I arrived (to the room no.6) the facilities were pretty poor and the room didn't look comfortable at all. As I was on business trip, I expected more nice atmosphere for me to work in the room. The internet times out every 10min, the room is pretty dark, the shower and the washing basin are the bare minimum and they are not those of a hotel. This was not a hotel room, rather a feeling of staying at grandma's attick with old facilities. The floor was not straight and it made me feel even more uncomfortable. If it's only for a quick one night stay, it will do, but this one is definitely not for business people as the facilities are very poor. I didn't like it at all. The moment I finished exploring the room, I decided not to use this hotel. Thus I changed my hotel in the end, because it...

While well located in central Valenciennes, and the restaurant looks pleasant, the hotel is really closer to a hostel. There is no elevator, and guests on the second floor need to drag luggage up two flights of narrow spiral wooden stairs. Wifi is minimal- you need to sit in the narrow front hall (there is no real lobby) and keep turning the lights on (since they go off automatically). The hotel doesn't have any staff present when the restaurant isn't open. There is little temperature control, and it is necessary to keep the window open to have any air- but the metal screen lets in some bugs and all the street and trolley noise. The very squeaky doors and loud locks make it hard not to awaken the other guests on your floor when you leave. However, it was clean, there was plenty of hot water, and if your priority is saving euros, and you are young and fit, you may be...