Hotel Primo - Colmar, France     

Went to Colmar for one night during the Christmas markets without having made a hotel reservation. Huge mistake. Every place was booked within 40-50 kilometers however just so happened to have a travel guide for young people dating from 2004 which actually recommended this hotel. Called and they had one room left. Took the room without seeing it. After seeing it I would have preferred sleeping in my car in December. The hallway of our floor reeked of septic- absolutely unbearable and we actually covered our mouths and noses when travelling (quickly!) to the elevator. The stink of cigarettes in our room was actually a relief, albeit unpleasant as well. I did not feel comfortable sitting on the bed, let alone sleeping in it. Everything was dirty, disgusting, outdated (think small iron twin beds), and the toilet was in the hallway next to the room where we heard everything anyone was doing in the toilet all night long. HORRIBLE. We stayed out as late as possible the one night we stayed in this hotel, closing down the restaurant and visiting every pub in town to avoid having to go back to the hotel. Wondered how the hotel was still running as I am sure it does not pass ANY health standards. Absolutely disgusting, stay far far away. Can't say much about location, as we had a car we got in it and drove to the center of town as soon as we woke up.