Cheap and cheerful and ideal If travelling on a budget and wish to visit Futuroscope. Be aware the rooms are not air conditioned, if visiting in summer. They provide a very basic breakfast, have clean and tidy rooms, but built by MFI and no sound proofing, with CNN as the token English tv channel.

A case of you get what you pay for.

Stayed here for 2nights recently while attending a conference at the Mercure Hotel opposite. The hotel is well placed in the bizarre Futuroscope complex and was probably built in the early 90's as the rooms are oddly decorated with bright plastics at crazy angles, the bathroom feels a bit like a toilet in an aeroplane but is clean and does the job.

There was a poor selection of TV channels and the hotel was over-run with kids on trips going to the theme park. The breakfast was basic but ok and the staff were friendly.

There is not a great selection of places to eat in the area, we ended up in a themed restaurant which was rubbish and expensive. My advice is to go into the town of Poitiers for a meal but it is a €20 taxi ride away.

I tried this property, wish I never did ....

The room was very, very small, furniture very basic, looked like a cell.
The bathroom is all plastic, does not look safe, not practical at all.
No restaurant, just one bar which was ridiculous.

Breakfast really nothing special.

Staff pleasant, only positive.

THIE IBIS NEXT DOOR IS A MUCH BETTER PROPOSITION, THIS IS AN HOTEL CONTRARY TO THE HeX, WHICH IS ONLY A PLACE TO SLEEP AND NOT A CHEAP ONE FOR WHAT IT OFFERS

Based on a rate of 44 Euros for 2 adults and 2 kids with breakfast in late July - just before the main French holiday period - this hotel must be exceptional value.

Just yards from Exit 28 on the A10 and a short drive or 15 minute walk from the theme park its hard to beat for convenience.

The rooms were modest without air-con. However, I hadn't accounted for temperatures in the high 30's (C)! The lack of a pool during hot weather also counts against. But a pleasant all-you-can-eat continental breakfast on the patio and included in the price made up for some of the shortcomings.

The kids were easily accommodated in an oversized partly divided room with a bunk for 2 and double. Since this was Holiday Inn we were a bit surprised there was no english language TV channel - not even CNN.

Minutes away (by car) on the other side of the N10 is Chasseneuil a pleasant village with parkland, tourist office and municipal pool. Theres also a very useful commercial park with a McDonalds and La Boucherie restaurants and nearby there's a big Auchan supermarket with cafeteria.

Futuroscope can be reached by a short walk along purpose built pedestrian ways. We drove in less than 5 minutes and paid 5 Euros to park.

There is a range of hotels on the same site and just as convenient. If you travel in the Summer or for more than a night think about the comfort that hotels with air con and a pool offer - but you won't get better value if the rate is this low at the HiX.