Stayed here for one night at the beginning of Feb (a Sunday night) on our way to the South of France, and one night at the end of Feb (a Saturday night) on our way back. We were given Room 5 on both occasions - it's on the first floor at the front of the hotel over the main street. As one of the French reviewers noted, this is right opposite a popular bar in Wimereux. This was not a problem on the first stay because it was a Sunday night, but on the second stay the youth of Wimereux hung about outside till past 2 in the morning.
Worse than this, though, was the vile smell in the bathroom. This was noticeable at the beginning of February but was far worse on the second visit. It kept me awake for much of the night. After 2am when the young people outside finally called it a night, I opened the window and conditions became more tolerable.
In the morning after our second (and, I assure you, final visit) we complained about the smell and were told that it's a problem in rooms 5 and 28 whenever it rains. They have tried putting chemicals down the pipes but it hasn't worked. I feel offended in retrospect that we were given room 5 on both occasions (some anti-English sentiment? surely not?), especially as the hotel was not full on either date.
It's a pity about this. We were expecting the rooms to be basic, because of earlier reviews, which would be OK, but the smell most definitely wasn't OK. The hotel restaurant is good, and we would go again for the food, but only if we were staying somewhere else.
- Du Centre Hotel
