We travelled to Lille with the intention to stay over for 2 nights, we were 2 couples and did not have anything booked. We parked in the Grand Place underground car park and had a walk around looking for where to stay.
Typically the hotels were around the €90+ price range for a double room and breakfast is chargeable at around €6 - €10 per person per day.
We came across the Hotel Flandre Angleterre, situated across the road from the main station, the small entrance was between a couple of street cafes (which was quite nice as you had the facility on hand to eat and drink and watch the world go by). The hotel is just a 5 minute strol from the Grand Place and main square and lots of shops.
The reception was small but clean and tidy, the receptionist was friendly and spoke English if it helped, but she certainly appreciated the fact we attempted to speak French. In fact the 3 staff and Breakfast waitress were all friendly and helpful.
We had 2 double rooms at the front of the hotel, the rooms were clean and tidy. The rooms are not huge in fact you could say small, they are a little dated but the most important thing for us was cleanliness and a comfy clean bed. Which is what we got. One of the two rooms had a bath with shower hose (not connected to the wall), the other had a nice enclosed shower both with plenty of hot water with good pressure.
The rooms had a flatscreen remote TV, telephone, minibar and hairdryer.
The breakfast was plentiful with cereal, boiled eggs, various breads, Croissants, fruit, yogurts, cheese, meat, jams, fruit juice, tea, coffee...... we certainly did not go hungry.
The only downside to our stay was the fact that the rooms at the front of the hotel are a bit noisy, they are double glazed but the rooms are not exactly quiet.... no noise from other rooms but there was noise from passing people and some traffic noise. We could have had a room at the rear of the hotel but wanted to have a nice view and to watch the world go by (my room had a small balcony that overlooked the station).
I would stay at this hotel again without doubt and at €75 for a double room inclusive of breakfast you would struggle to find anywhere at such good value.
- Flandres Angleterre Lille
- Flandres Angleterre Hotel Lille
