Prime - Montpellier, France     

Cet hotel est un peu trop prés de l'autoroute. Fenetre ouverte, ce n'est pas tenable, il y a trop de bruit. C'est à l'extérieur de la ville mais il y a le bus en sortant de la Z.I. . Attention au prix, en recherche sur internet et pour la meme chambre je suis passé de 70 à 58€ que j'ai réservé et en arrivant à l'hotel, la chambre etait à 49€, donc téléphonez directement ce sera mieux. Le restaurant est tout à fait bien avec un repas sympathique aux saveurs locales. Pour une nuit et deux demi journées de travail dans la chambre, cela convient.

Location: The hotel itself is not exactly in what I would call a "prime" location- it is well away from the city center. This would be okay, if transportation was not an issue, but we did not have a car since we did our traveling by train. To get to the nearest tram, you had to cross a busy interstate!! With over 50 pounds of luggage, this proved a horrible experience. The direction you need to walk is not clear, either and we had to stop at ANOTHER hotel to ask directions. When we told the lady at the front desk how we had walked she said "It's easy, no?" And looked at us if we were a bit crazy when we said it was dangerous. So if you have a car, it's fine. If you plan to use the buses/tram, this is a very bad location. Room: The room was okay- a little ugly, but okay. Orange wall, maroon bedspread, blue headboard, green carpet- all with an ugly eagle oil painting on the wall (maybe they thought since we were American we would like it?) The TV has a few channels, but no English-language channels. Bathroom: The toilet was weird, the bathroom smelled strange, and a large sign informed us we would be charged if exactly three towels (turquoise, to add to the color scheme) were not found when we left. This gave an overall impression of cheapness. Very dimly lit, so makeup application was a no-go. The heater for the bathroom was broken. Staff: They speak English well and are quite friendly and helpful. We never used the restaurant, but it looked nice and serves breakfast. There is also a nice pool area. The pool is small, but would be good for relaxing after a day of tourism. Just remember to not lose your towel, heaven forbid you don't have three when they check. Also: the maids cleaned our room and then left it unlocked. Thankfully, nothing was missing, but this made us VERY anxious, to say the least. Soap provided was cheap and weird-smelling, along with two sad plastic cups. There were several stray cats around the pool area, and they made loud noises at times under our window. Also: NO elevator! Hard to lug up heavy luggage- especially after navigating across a highway. Some pros: near a decent supermarket, McDonald's, and Buffalo Grill, free wifi internet (ask for the password at the front desk) unlike other hotels, you keep your key and let yourself in at night. Overall, seriously consider other hotels (in fact, there's a Campanile next door) especially if you plan on doing a lot of walking. This is not pedestrian friendly and is quite deserted/creepy if you do walk- a sort of industrial-feeling area. Plus, there are plenty of hotels nearer the city center- for not bad prices, either.