Hotelf1 le Havre Est - Gonfreville

Nice clean and amd respecful people in hotel

Not bad

I arrived late at night (around midnight) and the parking was full, not because of all of the cars, but because of all of the trucks and lorries occupying several parking spaces at once. I stayed in one of the renovated cabrio rooms. Incredibly small, you can't even fit a cabin bag inside the room and walk at the same time. Plenty of mosquitoes splattered across the wall, because, well, the place is full of mosquitoes. No real bedsheets but rather a fitted sheet below the duvet directly on top of the mattress (not smooth but also thin so you can see the mattress below and also feel the friction on your skin). Really bad tobacco/old/not fresh smell that, in combination with the rest, did not allow me to sleep at all. When I managed to fall asleep, was woken up by very intense coughing and music. I later found out that it was coming from the breakfast area, and the coughing person was the receptionist. From there, other team members arrived, I guess the cleaning team. They were all shouting and talking to each other for ages at reception, which could be heard throughout the building, so there goes my attempt to sleep some more before hitting the road. I tried to sleep for 2h before checking out, but had somebody knocking on my door, and I yelled I was in, she still opened the door until she saw me in bed and left. I paid 40eur including breakfast. Breakfast is a piece of bread with butter and marmalade and instant coffee. I have stayed in campsites that charge 1/4 of that price which were quieter and more comfortable than this, so I will be sure to never try any other of these hotels in the future, as it is a complete waste of money unfortunately.

Pictures are deceiving online. This is more of a hostel then a hotel. You must pay extra to have a bathroom (toilet/shower) in your room and then extra to buy towels. Be aware that the Formula 1 chain caters for truckers/travellers. The rooms are basic and clean accomodation. Check in is at anytime so ideal for stop overs, road trips and so on.