This was my first ever stay in an Etap hotel and I have to say that I was really impressed with what we got for the price.
The location was awesome for us as we were heading down to the Alps and it broke up the journey nicely. It's very close to the A26 motorway.
We knew we were going to be late and the booking confirmation explained that arrivals after 2100 would have to tap a code into a machine to then get the code for your room. If there was ever something to go wrong it would be this. Wrong! Reception was manned when we arrived at just after midnight.
The rooms were in great condition although I did find in the morning that you could open the window fully; there wasn't a child proof catch. Not great for my 5 year old although she would have struggled to get the window open in the first place.
Breakfast was self-service all you could eat which for a fiver was very reasonable.
In all really pleased that we're stopping there on the way back!