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| Accommodation | 5.7/10  |
|---|---|
| Customer Service | 4.7/10  |
| Resort | 8/10 |
| Food | 4.3/10 |
| Facilities | 5.6/10 |
| Location | 7.4/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.7/10 |
| Overall rating | 7/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 5th Sep 2008
User Rating : 4
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Good Points: Secure Parking at some locations but don't leave the car park too late or there won't be a space when you get back meaning you have to park on the street.
Bad Points: Where to start, F1 hotels are similar to cheap hostels. While you don't share a room with other people, you do share toilet and shower facilities. I stayed in 10 F1 hotels across France and I'd say my biggest complaint was that even though they claimed to have Air Conditioning, they didn't! I was driving 3000 Miles in two weeks and the amount of sleep lost by not having the air conditioning when trying to sleep at night made the drive much more difficult. The Staff (if you can find them) are often not at the desk and usually are not rude but abrupt with short unhelpful answers. Most of the rooms comprise a double bed with a single bunk overhead. As heat rises, if your on the bunk bed your going to feel it more. Many of the locations are not in the best areas,. When I was staying in Nice, there were no F1 hotels available so I stayed at the IBIS Nice and the difference was unbelieveable, so nice to stay in a real hotel. I couldn't see myself staying at F1 again.
General comments: They seem to be in the process of renovating many of the F1 hotels in France at the moment installing air conditioning in some of the hotels and general painting. When I stayed at F1 in Nantes, it was like staying in a building site, all the walls and floors had been stripped, no signs to direct you to your room as they had been removed for decorating. 8 AM and the builders were at it again hammering and drilling, I thought people go away on holidays to get away from this sort of thing? At the end of the day you get what you pay for, there's a reason this hotel chain are so low priced.
Guest.'s review and ratings | 331 words
Review by
Ramsgategirl46
on 14th Aug 2008
User Rating : 9
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Formule 1 Hotels are very good, we have stayed at four different ones and the standard is always the same. Clean, comfortable, easy to book, good breakfast.
Ramsgategirl46's full review | 34 words
Review by
machew49
on 2nd Jun 2008
User Rating : 7
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If all you want when travelling through somewhere, is a clean and warm place to sleep before moving on again, for a ridiculously cheap price, then you really can't go wrong at a Formule 1 hotel.
7/10 represents the clean and warm accommodation against a cost of 29 euros per night (which was for 2 adults, 1 child, and a baby - we provided travel cot).
This review is based on the Formule1 Hotel in Avranches in Normandy.
machew49's full review | 94 words
Review by
tomowen
on 4th May 2008
User Rating : 7
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Excellent value for money (30 euros for a room which easily sleeps 3), breakfast had a good choice of brioche loaf, baguettes, Nesquick cereal, fresh OJ, coffee and fairtrade hot chocolate. (which costs an additional 3 approx each). Beds are comfy enough and rooms are fairly spacious. Staff didn't look very professional but were approachable and helpful.
Very close to motorway so good for continuing journey early the next day. As for the night in the hotel itself, the decor seems quite tacky and ...
tomowen's full review | 187 words
Review by
Janine
on 18th Apr 2005
User Rating : 7
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I didn't end up staying in the Formule 1 hotel in Newcastle. We stumbled across it not realising that our hotel was actually behind this one, but our experience would possibly make me think twice before booking into this hotel. We arrived at the door to find that they have no reception, instead there is a machine outside that you put your credit card details in, and it should give you a ticket with your room code (to enter your room and the locked front door) and room number on it. A couple b ...
Janine's full review | 253 words
Review by
OldNol
on 21st Mar 2004
User Rating : 8
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Formule 1 Hotels provide good value for money and ideal if you are driving across France.
The conditions are basic. The shared facilities are clean and rely on self cleaning technology.
The breakfasts are OK but after trying them a couple of times you'll want to drive to a local cafe or store for breakfast instead.
OldNol's full review | 62 words
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