Picardy Hotels

We just needed a cheap and cheerful stopover for a night on the way back up to Calais after a long drive. Initial view was fairly unnerving as it looks like a pretty shabby US motel from the outside. It's in the middle of a commercial park so massive hypermarche very close by, which was handy as no restaurants unless you go into town. The staff were polite, pleasant and helpful. The place needed a lick of paint but the facilities were clean and decent, nice shower, tea/coffee/tv, etc. so no complaints at all.

I enjoyed my stay at the Amiens Holiday Inn Express. The room was clean, small, but not too small. The buffet breakfast was very traditionally French (with added cereal and (DIY) boiled eggs/ham for the Anglo-Saxons and other Germans). The bread was always freshly baked and the coffee (from a machine) was pretty good. Although the hotel is nestled between the railway and the coach stations, my room was quiet and I had excellent undisturbed sleep. The staff were always polite and professional. Their English was fluent as well with pleasant accents.

Efficient hotel next to the central train station and near the shopping aerea and the famous cathedral. No frills hotel.

We stayed overnight on a two day break and booked this hotel particularly because of its elegant early 20th Century look. We weren't disappointed as it has that classic Edwardian resort hotel look but inside has been restored / kept to as very good modern standard. The rooms are to a good standard and comfortable. I can’t speak for the restaurant as we went out into town for our one evening there. However we took afternoon tea on the terrace twice which was a luxurious experience, especially the little extras that were served up with the tea! The hotel has plenty of parking and is very well located to explore both the town of Le Touquet and the beach and dunes on foot.

Full review on Tripadvisor. No kettle, extractor fans in loo and bathroom not working so they got smelly. You need to either clean the apartment at the end of your stay or pay extra. Bedding costs extra but they supply pillows (large and square so standard pillowcases won't fit) and blankets. No tea towels or cleaning products, sponges etc. if you want to watch the (French) TV, you need to hire a remote. Located next door to a casino but the double glazing kept out the worst of the noise. Parking on the street is free, but difficult to find space on a sunny weekend. Pay the extra and request sea views.

My partner and I stayed at the Belle Dune village with her 11 year old son. We thought the village had a nice layout with an attractive lake in the centre. Our apartment was OK with moderate facilities and was basically furnished. We thought that some of the village was looking a little tired and could have done with a freshen up. As we were located in the centre of the village we found it noisy in the evenings especially when a temporary disco was set up for an hour or two right under our balcony! We thought the reception staff were friendly and helpful and from our point of view spoke quite good English. The main restaurant was nice with a very good buffet style meal set up although a little expensive if you can't manage or don't want to eat everything! On the whole we enjoyed our stay but probably wouldn't stay again.

Fairly basic but clean hotel not far from motorway and only a few Km's from town centre. Efficient. Plenty of parking space.

Hotel is in good condition. Room is clean. The only thing we don't like is not convenient located. After 7pm the city is dead, has to take Taxi to this Hotel cost 20Euro.