Olivarius Apart'hotel

“Perfect Location”

We picked this hotel because we were going to the Champions League between Lille and Chelsea. The location was perfect. We were about 15/20 minutes walk away. We arrived and were upgraded to a studio which had a double bed and single bed in the main bedroom and a double sofa bed in the other room. … more

We picked this hotel because we were going to the Champions League between Lille and Chelsea. The location was perfect. We were about 15/20 minutes walk away. We arrived and were upgraded to a studio which had a double bed and single bed in the main bedroom and a double sofa bed in the other room. It also had self catering facilities. The hotel has a very good bar, selling 3 different beers on tap, one being 8.5 % volume! It also had a good selection of spirits. Buffet breakfast is €11 each and was well worth the money. All the staff were helpful and friendly, especially the sweet man who worked in the kitchen providing a wonderful breakfast. So happy and kept everything topped up. All in all a lovely hotel which I would thoroughly recommend, especially if you are going to the Stade Pierre Mauroy for a game or going into Lille City Centre as there is a Metro station (Cite Scienfifique) which is only 15 minutes walk away.

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“Ideal for a quick break”

Not your typical French budget hotel, as it is a small apartment,with compact kitchen (microwave,fridge,2 ring hobs, plus plates and utensils), separate living space with table, chairs and sofa bed. Bedroom has a very comfy king size bed, plus a single bed so in total you can sleep 5 in the apartm… more

Not your typical French budget hotel, as it is a small apartment,with compact kitchen (microwave,fridge,2 ring hobs, plus plates and utensils), separate living space with table, chairs and sofa bed. Bedroom has a very comfy king size bed, plus a single bed so in total you can sleep 5 in the apartment. Both our room and hotel in general was very clean and tidy, staff very friendly and helpful. Hotel is located outside of Villeneuve D'Ascq on an industrial/university campus, so a car is required to get into Lille and beyond. Location is good for access to main roads to get into France and Belgium. The added bonus was a buffet breakfast with pancakes, eggs plus the usual continental breakfast. Excellent value for money. The bar area can get quite loud at night, so when you book you may want to request a "quiet" room, although did not disturb us too much.

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“Not what we expected, very disappointing”

The Hotel - was in the middle of an industrial park with no shops anywhere close by. Even walking into the town to try and find something to eat at 5pm was impossible as everything was closed until the evening. The hotel building itself was very clean and spacious, however the room we were given … more

The Hotel - was in the middle of an industrial park with no shops anywhere close by. Even walking into the town to try and find something to eat at 5pm was impossible as everything was closed until the evening. The hotel building itself was very clean and spacious, however the room we were given was very small (even for a studio). Although this is an apart/hotel and the room had a small kitchen area there was only one useable socket - nowhere near the kitchen at all but at the far end of the room half way down the wall! This was the only place to plug the kettle in, very inconvenient. Other sockets were all sealed up and partially hidden by the wardrobe and mirror! The safe didn't work, called reception and they changed the rusted out batteries, put new ones in but still it didn't work. Gave up after that. Breakfast was ok, typically continental, fruit, yoghurt, cold meats, cold hard boiled eggs one day, scrambled the next. The rooms are set out around the edge of a large bar/breakfast area and again around the balcony area above. All the rooms had massive silver plaques with the room numbers imprinted, making it look like a prison. Staff were nice and spoke good English.

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