Hi everyone, I`ve just returned from a European vacation and here is my review of Apart Hotel Citea Lourdes. I booked this hotel for one night through Booking.Com for $69 Euros on September 29th 2010. The Hotel is perfectly located directly downtown Lourdes on Ave du Paradis (Paradise Avenue), from here it`s a five minute walk to the Grotto. When I arrived it was 18:30 and there was no one there to greet me, I couldn`t even enter since the door was locked, I couldn`t believe it, there was a phone number posted from inside for emergency service, so I wrote it down and conveniently crossed the street where there was several phone booths, the problem was none of these can take coins they only accept Carte Blue which I didn`t have. So I decided to try the hotel next door and see if I could use their phone. Fortunately French is my first language and I explained the situation to the attendant who then called the number for me. The person I spoke to was the secretary who explained to me that the hotel closes at 18:00 but she went on to give me a code to enter the hotel as well as another code to access the safe that stood in the lobby, inside was a envelope with my name on it and a key to access my room. My room was on the second floor facing the front of the hotel, this all seemed wonderful, there were so many people from different religious orders walking around with candles it all looked great. What I didn`t realize was that this is the busiest intersection in Lourdes and the hotel is right at the corner. Past midnight all the shop were still open with glowing neon’s and people laughing in the outdoor cafes, it was unbelievable I couldn’t believe the level of noise, I was so disappointed I was sure that this was a quiet town where people came to pray and they would be in bed by nine. I woke up at five am to the sound of trucks backing up and dropping their supplies to all those stores, this was the worst night I had throughout my vacation, impossible to fall back asleep we decided to shower and just move on. I general the room was ok, nothing looked new but everything looked clean. There was a small efficiency kitchen which we didn`t use but if you did and you didn`t clean up you would be charged a surcharge. No parking at the hotel, Parking can be a problem since this hotel sits on hotel row, parking is available all along the waterfront and you pay and place the ticket inside your windshield so it`s pay as you go. So my overall experience wasn`t what I expected, would I return to this hotel, no for sure not. and I suggest if you are to try it ask for a room on the back side of the hotel, those single pane windows just don`t cut the noise
Cheers to all!

This isn't an American style luxury or business hotel, but it has clean, large suites with kitchenette. We stayed only one night, but we wished we had stayed more!
We arrived at the airport and took the public bus for 2 euros to Lourdes (just exit the airport and look for the pole with the bus schedule. Pay the driver. I think we waited about 15 minutes for the bus). We understood that the bus would drop us at the bus stop close to the hotel, but instead, it dropped us at the main train station and the driver told us to take the city bus to the hotel. We walked because we didn't have much luggage.
If you're going to arrive between noon and 2, email the hotel in advance. They gave us the code for the front door and left our room key in the lockbox so that we were able to get into our room and start our visit.
If I return to Lourdes, I will definitely stay here again - and I would recommend it to friends.

My husband & I were in Lourdes May 30 - June 2. We arrived in Lourdes via TGV from Paris. After the long gruelling train ride, we were relieved to see that taxis were readily available at the train station. The ten minute taxi ride to hotel costs 10euros + 2euros per bag (we had two heavy luggages but for regular luggages, 1euro each would suffice). Check-in went on smoothly and didn't take more than five minutes (if you are checking-in at around lunchtime or after 6PM, you must inform the hotel in advance as they close in the afternoon and early in the evening; to be able to get in, a hotel code will be sent to you in advance via email). We were pleasantly surprised when we got to our room (#301). It had the best view of the river and the bridge leading to the Grotto. I wouldn't say it was a spacious room but it had a kitchenette, a balcony with a view, and a modern bathroom. It was the cutest room - small but comfortable! It had everything we needed! The pale blue drapes and chairs against the stark white bedcover were a nice touch too! It was perfectly angelic!

The Grotto is just a five minute walk from the hotel. Cafes, shops, mini groceries everywhere! Far too many one easily gets overwhelmed!

Everything was perfect about the hotel (I couldn't stress that enough!)! Staff spoke English. Room was immaculately clean. Location can't be beat!

Our only regret is that we didn't avail of the hotel breakfast. We opted to have it elsewhere instead and always ended up paying twice the hotel breakfast price.

We've stayed in other hotels in Lourdes and definitely this time we found the ONLY hotel we would stay in again...and again...and again!

Certainly good value, is well located and everythig is clean and tidy. Our view was into the place next door (overlooking the car park) so it was pretty ordinary but for one night who cares. If you have a burning desire to go to Lourdes you couldn't go wrong with this hotel.