Hotelf1 Calais Coquelles

Compared to other 'one-night-stay motels' we've stayed at in France, this one is by far the worst. in all these places the rooms are compact, but this took that idea to a whole new level. it was difficult to walk round the bed and impossible to bend down in the en suite shower without having both the shower door and the door into the bedroom open. The bed was uncomfortable and in the shower the only soap was in the shower cubicle, meaning you had to reach in there when washing your hands. The breakfast was scanty to say the least and there were nowhere near as many tables and chairs as there were people staying there on the morning of our departure. Despite having paid for two breakfasts, we gave up and left without having anything to eat or drink. It was clean, at least but, if you include breakfast, scarcely cheaper than nearby alternatives. We will certainly not stay there again on our next trip to France.

I'd say you get what you pay for, but we stayed in a Premiere Inn in Dover on the way out for the same price, and the differences were vast. The beds were clean, but the whole hotel had a very overwhelming, unpleasant smell and the sink smelt every time the tap was run, giving the impression that the hotel was unclean. Staff were helpful. Suffice to say, we wouldn't stay again.

Very basic but clean, warm and comfortable. Hadn't clocked that the loo and shower are not ensuite

Firstly I let the hotel know about the delay in getting to hotel, after 9pm, they sent a code to me and my room number. A guest at the hotel helped me get in, code wasn't being accepted, this may have been my fault, then he proceeds to stalk me and knock on my door "to talk" I explained I was driving to Spain and need my sleep but he persisted on knocking on the door, this went on til well after 3am!!!!! I certainly did not feel safe after that. Lone females should not stay here

The gentleman at the reception was so friendly and helpful. However, I had no idea about the hotel's concept that No bath or toilet in the rooms, even No towel, even No soap in the shared toilets! The reception closes at night and I was terrified to go out for the WC till the morning as a group of people were chatting and passing from time to time in the night! Also the hotel is not 10 minutes from the ferry or terminal as advertised, so I took a taxi. The concept is not for me, never again.

We were dreading our stay here after reading some of the reviews talking about men hanging around and sex workers but we were really pleasantly surprised. We knew it would be basic (what do you expect for a couple with breakfast for £50) but it was warm, quiet, felt secure and we had a great breakfast before getting the tunnel on a day which had snow - If you want total luxury and frills then dont book F1 but if you need a toastie warm bed and a good brekkies F1 is enough - supermarket close by and tunnel within 15 mins in the snow !! They may or may not supply towels and if you want a bathroom ensure you book one on the site

12-13/2/23 Room 102 Why is this place so under-rated at 8/8 in Coquelles? It's the cheapest (we paid €38 for the three of us two weeks in advance) and we know what to expect. We expect a tight space (for three of us even more so) and shared facilities at that price! It was a lot cheaper than the BW next door at the time. We arrived in the evening with the concierge on duty and got in no problem. We went out for a meal in the centre (Au Vieux Forneau) and returned, using the code, again no problem. No people were hanging around outside and the place felt safe (OK we are three middle aged guys and the tragic refugee crisis is not at its peak). We were pleasantly surprised that the entire building and rooms had beds refurbished and cosmetically redesigned since our last visit. In our opinion for the better. Yes the management made money (a recent reviewer - with only 1 review (?!) - criticised F1) on the basic old model and have now reinvested in the chain. Room 102 is by reception in effect and the motor bike parking is in front of the window. No bikes were parked there whilst we were there so I parked our car right up to the window to help load and unload. Brighter rooms with interesting travel poster collage style wallpaper. Bunk bed now has more comfortable wide (warm) wooden steps and a left hand grab slot to help getting up and down. The actual ladder could have been slightly angled to improve ascending and descending as there is no reason why not. Each bed has a new reading light/usb console which was useful. Sheets as usual were clean and crisp although the mattress protector was a bit sweaty and sticky overnight for one of us. Toilets are seatless with a special device to clean the rim (despite the pictogram I didn't use it). They have no sinks and have a special and only a disinfectant distributor outside which is fair enough. As soon as you walk in the toilet gives a little reassuring flush! There are no mirrors or hair driers in the shower any more so queues do not form outside! They are designed for a rapid turnover in a busy place. The room has a dedicated LED TV with phono sockets for an external video source and a 3.5mm headphone socket. There is also a two pin socket to connect and chargers to. No HDMI was found unfortunately. Our remote was fine for volume but the other buttons did not seem to work so we changed channel using the right side buttons and gave up finding any English channels (despite being advertised as available). Given the number of English tourists and bring the Lingua Franca for most travellers this should be easier to access. In IBIS there was a printed list of channels on the wall, albeit incorrect! The consistent and good free Wi-Fi is now much better and useful with no need to log in every time you enter the building anymore. Wifi worked in the car park too! A simple solid plastic/metal chair was under the sink which was pretty useless there so we put it between the beds as more useful there, a

Booked via a third party website, we thought as an emergency overnight stop this would be fine. What we hadn’t realised, as they’d failed to mention in the ad, you don’t get your own bathroom or toilet. With a disabled traveler and a child this wasn’t acceptable and we had to seek a room elsewhere. We went to the B&B group at Coquelles where we were given a warm welcome, a clean room, big TV, available food and our own bathroom with separate toilet. We contacted Accor Group to make a complaint and they said they’d pass it onto the hotel who’d be in contact. An outright lie, which by previous experience is how Accor Group work. They fob you off with lies. In the past they’ve charged us for my Assistance Dig which is against their own company policy. To be fair I wouldn’t expect a dog to stay at this hotel having seen it.

Bare bones minimal - a bed in a room, toilets and showers etc elsewhere. Cheap for a reason and that’s fine. Experienced marred by incredibly noisy and ignorant guests, and mini-bus arriving in the early hours etc. Don’t expect towels or soap etc, which may be available at extra cost I think - this is very minimum accommodation.