Kyriad Hotel Nimes Centre - Nimes, France 

Just returned from a super 2 night break in Nimes. The hotel is easy to find on foot. We took the shuttle bus from the airport (5 euros) and got off at the Novotel Atria (next stop after the station). The hotel is a few minutes walk from here on the right hand side and is signposted. We have no complaints about the hotel at all. Ok the rooms are small but that seems to be the norm in European budget hotels. Our room was clean and we very much appreciated the air-conditioning! All staff here were very friendly and helpful. The hotel was full when we stayed but it was so quiet. Breakfast has a good basic selection. The Roman Amphitheatre (the best preserved arena in the world) is well worth a visit, as is the Pont du Gard which can be reached by bus (Bus station is situated behind the railway station, timetables can be found in the Tourist Information Centre). Train services from Nimes are excellent. We chose to go to Montpellier for the day and bought our tickets from a machine in the station. Trains were clean, not too crowded and on time! It is possible to eat cheaply in Nimes, we had a 3 course fixed menu for 13 euros (which had snails on the menu so we got to try them!!!)

Yes, I paid bottom dollar for the Kyriad Centre. So I have to accept what we got. What disturbs me most, and see if you agree, is that my photos make the place look like a palace! The camera definitely does lie, in this case! Anyway, I agree with those here who comment adversely on the in-house parking - on our exit one poor gentleman had to be roused at 6:30am to move his Porsche Boxster because it was boxstering in our Citroen rental. His face was a picture! The attic room was an oven and the air-con had no controls. Indeed a previous guest must have gotten desperate, because the top of the unit was roughly broken off. You can almost imagine how desperate he/she must have been to do that - no doubt his/her face would also have been a picture! Mind you, our situation was also dire - up at the Pont du Gard, we'd recorded 37 degrees and climbing during the day before our night at the hotel. We didn't take breakfast because we were too early for it. Something tells me now that may well have been fortunate! This is a bucket shop, budget hotel and in cooler months, it's a bargain for anyone who can rub along a bit with a good sense of humour.