“Very comfortable budget hotel”

I have stayed three times in this hotel and found it comfortable, very clean, the en suite was modern, well laid out and again very clean. The hotel is located five minutes from the main road to the ferry port, which is 15 minutes away. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is good and reaso… Più

I have stayed three times in this hotel and found it comfortable, very clean, the en suite was modern, well laid out and again very clean. The hotel is located five minutes from the main road to the ferry port, which is 15 minutes away. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is good and reasonably priced. I will stay again as the price is right and makes a good start off point for the port. I have stayed in four other hotels in the vicinity and this is an all round best

Meno

“Basic but Functional”

O.K. so Crocus Caen Parc Expo is a very basic budget hotel with décor stuck in the early 80’s. Whilst it’s not as good as a Premier Inn or even a Travelodge for that matter, it’s perfectly serviceable as somewhere to get a good comfortable night’s sleep in CLEAN bedding after a day walking around … Più

O.K. so Crocus Caen Parc Expo is a very basic budget hotel with décor stuck in the early 80’s. Whilst it’s not as good as a Premier Inn or even a Travelodge for that matter, it’s perfectly serviceable as somewhere to get a good comfortable night’s sleep in CLEAN bedding after a day walking around the beaches and museums associated with D-Day. Rooms have a TV, patchy WIFI connection (in the Bar/Restaurant area the connection to the WIFI is excellent), but much to my dad’s disgust the rooms do NOT have a kettle! I need to tell you about the laughable ‘Ensuites’ though. They’re a “pre moulded plastic pod” bolted into the corner of the rooms. They have a raised floor and lowered ceiling, so anyone over 5.10 probably won’t be able to stand upright in them. Other reviewers have referred to the musty smell of the rooms, this has got to be due to these “pods” having NO ventilation, the steam can only escape into the bedroom causing this mustiness. I even managed to set the fire alarm off when I opened the “pod” door to clear the steam out so I could see to take a shave (didn’t know hot water vapour could even set a fire alarm off). My Dad’s room only had a shower which had a fully enclosing door, however my room had a small bath with a shower head mounted on the wall (which kept flopping down), and a smallish glass shower shield. Consequently everything in the unshielded part of the “pod” got drenched when I took a shower. The towels were at least clean and changed daily (mine had to be due to being used to soak up the drenching!), and the water was nice and hot with very strong pressure. Given the reviews of the hotels restaurant food, didn’t try the breakfast at all, but after a long drive from Calais gave them a chance with dinner on our first night…wish I hadn’t! The choice was fish Skate Wing or meat Rump Steak. That was it; nothing else available. The Steak was terrible, practically inedible. After that we had cooked meals at lunchtimes whilst out on our day trips and just had a baguette in the evening. A much better option! Other Pros : Free car park (easily accessible back entrance on a side street, as opposed to the front entrance which is on a dual carriageway); friendly and helpful staff (speak a fraction more English than I speak French, which isn’t a lot); Carrefour Express 5 minute walk away. Other Cons : Not much in the way of Bars/Restaurants in the immediate vicinity. Assuming you’re only using the hotel as a base to sleep for a few nights, it does the job o.k. cheaply enough, it’s only £50 a night for double room after all, so you know it’s not going to be The Ritz.

Meno