We chose the hotel due to the location & the cheap price. Sure enough, the only good thing about the hotel was its location (between the train station and the old town)! The room was clean and nice enough, though very small (we had to put one chair on the desk, in order to make space for us to move around the room!). The airconditioning did not work very well after the first hour but we had to put it on because of the noise on the street (more on this later). Trying to shower was difficult--the shower space was so small I felt claustrophobic, the water poured out like a waterfall, and the door did not shut properly, thus rendering the bathroom totally wet. We asked for a room that did not face the street, which we did not get; the street that the hotel faces, though not very big, gets pretty noisy and we had to shut the window in order to try to get some sleep (thus the need for the airconditioning). The people at the front desk were not very friendly. Beware that the neighbourhood is not the best, there were no shops (bakeries, news stands, resaurants, etc.) nearby.

the price was not bad (48 EUR the room) but the place is more a pension than a real hotel.

If it is the only option go for it but there must be more in Clermont Ferrand than this, even we did not discovered them.

On entering the hotel it was all I had hoped it would be for the money I paid which was not cheap. (June 2004)
I have no complaints regarding the location, the service or the staff.
Perfectly nice. However, I was not expecting company in the bed!!!!
The sheets were crumpled, not clean, and I itched all night.
Could not sleep. I was was glad to get out of the place.
The breakfast was great.....the shower was great....
But oh, what a shame, and all for the sake of not changing the sheets...
and the mattress.

Personally I would rather have a clean bed and no shower...and at least get a good nights sleep.