 Poster: A snowHead
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On the way home from the alps yesterday, we stopped overnight at St Quentin. It's just over a hundred miles, a couple of hours from Calais so a good stop if you are leaving late from the UK.
We stayed at the Ibis budget in the town center, for 53 euro. The reason I'm recommending it is that when my car is stuffed full of expensive stuff I highly value secure parking which this hotel has. The car park access is controlled by the fully manned hotel reception and surrounded by high walls. It's 5euro extra. The bedrooms have a double bed plus a single bunk, there are places to eat close by. Don't bother with the breakfast!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jbob, useful, thanks. I think the IBIS budget hotels are about the best of the bunch, for this kind of stopover.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Former Etaps, they've refurbished quite a lot of them too. Worth remembering, I usually stay about 50 miles from Calais but if I fancy doing a few more miles this sounds good.
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Anyone got a recommendation of a hotel with secure parking a bit further on, Troyes - Dijon sort of area? I'll be driving down with several months worth of possessions and was planning to sleep in the car, but if I can find a decent car park I'd much rather have a bed!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ArseCaptain, There are several in the Troyes area. At Barbery there is a B&B, a Premier Classe and Balladins, all within about 50 metres. B&B is gated
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The B&B at Troyes St Parres is gated too.
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If you're heading towards Geneva from Dijon we stayed at the Ibis or Etap in Choisey near Dole.
Both just off the motorway, secure parking with locked gates, restaurant at the hotel (Ibis), Buffalo Grill next door (Etap), supermarket nearby for cheap fuel
Just the right distance from Calais and only 2 hours to Flaine in the morning - never had a problem leaving the car full of kit - boards & skis in the winter, bikes in summer
The Etap is a bit stark but OK for one night and much cheaper than the Ibis which is a higher standard - rooms also have a double and a bunk above so they can take 3 people
Biggest problem is that the Ibis bumps its prices up for Friday nights in winter (£55 per room in July but £145 in January)
Worth signing up to the Accor loyalty card as they sometimes have promotions and/or discounts that reduce the price further
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jbob, thanks for the tip. We are doing Austria in Dec and needed a stop outside Calais but not a million miles for Friday night stopover. This should be ideal.
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If you're stopping in Saint-Quentin can I recommend an independent alternative to the huge chain hotels, the Hotel Le Florence (http://www.hotel-le-florence.fr/accueil_ang.asp). It's also right in the heart of town with parking in a walled and gated courtyard with rooms from 35 Euro per-night.
I stayed their during the summer and while it wasn't anything special it was clean, friendly and did the job perfectly well with a little more character than a this-hotel-could-be-anywhere chain.
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Depending on budget, La Chartreuse de St Esprit is very good an hour south of Calais.
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