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If you read my other reviews, you can see that I'm not exactly the person who books the cheapest simplest hotel around. However, when visiting a factory in the North of France for work there wasn't much choice in luxury hotels. Therefore ”Ibis Style” seemed to be the best option. And it exceeded expectations! This starts with the location. If you arrive by car, don't worry about parking. Ibis is located on a lot with big shops and restaurants, all with their own spacious parking. Even if there's no parking at Ibis, there's lots of parking around. Ibis itself has several parking spots with an electric charger, which I used to charge my electric car. Warning: remove your cable after charging, as French chargers tend to charge by the hour rather than by kilowatt. Although I greeted the desk clerk in French, he quickly decided that my accent was off and offered to continue in English. This is unusual, because still in France only French is spoken. My room #400 was surprisingly spacious. It was also very clean, without any traces of wear and tear. Ibis either takes very good care of the rooms, or this hotel is brand new. There are plenty of outlets, including USB-A and USB-C chargers. During my stay it was quiet, I heard no noise from other rooms or from the outside. Of course, it may have been a quiet day with empty rooms around me. Still, this is a simple hotel. Don't expect a safe, mini frig, robe or slippers in the room. What I did expect were vegan options and none are available. At breakfast there's no soy or oat milk. For dinner or lunch there are no vegan options on the menu at all (hint: next door train shaped ”Crocodile” restaurant has exactly one vegan option, which was very tasty). Keeping these minor flaws in mind, the Ibis Styles hotel far exceeded my expectations, especially considering the low price.

personnel très agréable, que ce soit au petit-déjeuner ou tard le soir quand on vient demander une carte d'accès oubliée dans la chambre... Matelas d'un bon confort, même pour mon dos fragile. Colonne de douche de qualité aux jets bien toniques : impeccable pour se réveiller le matin ou se remettre d'une journée bien chargée. Chambre d'une propreté impeccable et bien insonorisée : alors qu'on était du côté de l'autoroute, on n'a pas entendu une seule voiture pendant les trois nuits. Le plus dans la chambre, à mon avis : la lampe d'architecte sur le bureau, qui permet de travailler à l'ordinateur avec un bon éclairage dirigé. Les plats proposés sont variés, bons, chauds et sans chichi. Lors de ce séjour, le buffet proposait aussi bien du cabillaud sauce aneth que de la racliflette : un grand écart sympathique. Vu les tarifs des plats, il est inutile de manger dans une grande cafétaria du centre commercial à deux pas : on reste sur place et on se régale. Au niveau du petit déjeuner, mention très bien pour le pain ++++ Le gros pain à couper m'a manqué quand on est rentré à la maison. Le seul point noir pour mon mari et moi : la musique lancinante et fort désagréable dans le restaurant. La diffusion d'une radio avec de la ”vraie” musique serait appropriée. Ou alors : pas de musique du tout ! Mais surtout pas cette musique. Quand il y a du monde dans le resto, on oublie ce ”bruit”, mais quand on est quasi seul, cette musique donne juste envie de zapper l'expresso en fin de repas et de regagner la chambre. C'est vraiment dommage car c'est bien le seul point noir.

The room and well , just the large mousse matala Little and bad back all night , and a lot of noise from 4 a.m. in the morning the vase and the venes And no respect in the rooms of the Polish road driver who rented several rooms

A small but decent hotel, located in the centre of Valenciennes directly opposite the main railway station. The staff were welcoming and helpful, and dealt with everything I needed. The breakfast was a typical goo French affair - a buffet of fresh pastries, bread & cheese, plus a few cooked items, juice and of course coffee! There is no evening restaurant but that's not a problem as there are several good places nearby. The room was pretty normal, clean, the layout a bit differnt to the standard modern style, but that's the nature of an older building. The bathroom was a 'wet room' with shower, WC and sink in one space which is not ideal as the floor becomes wet all the way across and can be slippery (and there is no cover to the toilet paper). It took a little more effort than usual to dry enough floor to access the sink and toilet after showering. The desk was smaller than I'd like when working, and unfortunately had a microwave occupying most of the the space - which I had to unplug and move to a corner of the floor so I could use the desk. Other than these two minor oddities, a pretty good stay, certainly comfortable for a couple of nights on a business trip.

The location of the hotel is quite good, just a few dozen meters across the train station. The city is small, the hotel is about 20 minutes walk to the city center, and there are many restaurants nearby. The hotel room is large in Europe and France, and the price is higher. The suite I stayed in was a bit pleasantly surprised. For travelers who stay for a short day or two, this is a good choice.