Perfect hotel - great location, excellent value. Ignore the complainers! Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008
Location: 4Rooms: 3.3Service: 2.7Value: 5
before we stayed here we read reviews online and were prepared for some really horrible place. however, we found a clean hotel. two minutes walk from the midi train station, 20 minutes stroll into the centre of the touristy part of town. the beds were comfortable, bathrooms clean, and the breakfast was more than we expected. also, the staff are very friendly and always want to help. i would definately recommend this hotel.
The hotel location (proximity of Gare du Midi station) is excellent - 5 minutes walk. However, the hotel is not well maintained. The window in our room was open - couldn't be closed. The window hinges had fallen off and it was "tied" to the wall, somehow, so that it won't fall off. We didn't notice this at first, becasuse there was a curtain in front of it. However, later in the night, the open window caused "noise" problem as well as it was extremely cold at night. I informed about this to the hotel owner the next morning, and he responded as if he is unaware of the problem and that he is fix it soon. But, we just stayed there for one night. The price was good, if the window was okay. You don't question the minimum requirements of the hotel - that it should have a room, a window, a lock etc. and my experience at Continental raises a doubt whether the hotel is maintained well enough.
Btw, the breakfast was included and very good though.