Having stayed in a Formule 1 hotel on the way through France 2 years ago, we swore we'd never go so cheap and nasty again - basically, plastic boxes covered in concrete with no air conditioning.

Campanile hotels were a little more expensive, and so we thought that this would probably be the sort of level that we'd aim for - about Travelodge standard, we hoped.

This was the second Campanile that we stayed in on our holiday, and the better of the two. I will admit that it is not in the most beautiful of locations - basically, in a Commercial centre surround by out-of-town shops, but it is easy to find, and not far from the city centre (which can be reached by bus from a close bus stop).

Campaniles are more like motels than hotels, i.e. the bedrooms are in separate buildings with doors accessible from outside walkways. They appear to have a standard room, which has a slightly odd little porch entrance, a double bed and a bathroom. The rooms are air conditioned, and our room was clean and comfortable. The room also had a roller blind on the outside to really keep the sun out. Someone had definitely been smoking in our room prior to the stay, but the smell didn't linger too long, and the TV had a rather strange burn mark on its top !

One thing that was really noticeable about this hotel was how friendly the staff were - absolutely fantastic, both at reception and in the restaurant. The restaurant had on outside terrace, which, despite its location, was surprisingly nice as they'd made a big effort to hide the nearby dual carriageway and the other commercial units surrounding it. The food was of a very high quality, both for dinner and in the morning.

In summary, certainly a cheap and easy to find hotel within easy reach of Reims and the champagne country, with very friendly staff.

Well, even the French eat in the restaurant; Take that as you will; the 'Carte' menu is acceptable - altough the bread (rolls) feature in the Olympian shot-put for weight and durability (if you had false teeth - forget it!). the 'eco menu' is strongly to be avoided. Also get there early - if you hope to access the hors d'oeuvres - or take your chances that they will be re-filled. On the plus side there is an excellent 46cl house white - extremely fruity - for little cash.

The hotel itself is extremely clean and well situated for Aldi (supermarket), a Chinese Restaurant (don't bother unless you like Bernard Matthews turkey reconstructed slices in thick yellow carmine 'sauce' and of course the excellent Cahufage shop nearby; The tyre warehouse, various paint and paper warehouses and of course McDonnalds (if u risk crossing the roundabout) are all in easy reach

Overall great for a stopover - the hotel 20 yards away is slightly cheaper and has a better 'look' -

It isn't the best but what can you expect for 67Euros. You can save on breakfast by purchasing croissants, bread, jam, meats from one of the industrial units 20 metres away for about 2.8Euros.

Stayed in Reims for 1 night stop over back to Uk. We booked one room for 3 of us ( myself and husband and son). The room was small so advise book 2 rooms next time. This hotel is in the near some industrial units and there is no where to eat other than in the hotel ( unless you go into Reims). Every thing shuts around 8pm . Staff friendly and pleasant patio area near restuarant if weathr is fine.

Stayed here one night en route to French Alps. Hotel very clean. Rooms had hairdryer and kettles in. Only problem was we had room near reception parking and lots of car doors slamming through the night - not hotels fault, more unthinking guests! Breakfast was good, with freshly squeezed orange juice.