Calais Hotels

Hotel le George V: Hotel le George V

Excellent 3 star hotel in the dead middle of the centre of Calais along the main street. About 40 rooms. The normal double rooms are a friendly € 69 per night. And breakfast is € 8 per person.
I stayed here in May 2004.

Unique Quality: Free parking behind the hotel. The hotel has 3 floors, the elevator goes to the 2nd. I think most rooms are still not non-smoking. Breakfast is excellent for French tradition. There's a buffet with fresh bread, boiled eggs, yoghurt and fruits and juices. There's also tea making facilities in the room and extra pillows if you don't like the French pillow roll (which I don't!). The bathroom (bath and shower) is modern and clean. I particularly appreciated the helpful and friendly staff, and the fact that everything in town is walkable, including the train station. Calais is used to visitors from UK, and it shows in the hotels. The hotel, like the town and surroundings is not really 'typically' French to which I'm used. But if you have a choice between the Holiday Inn (double the price of the George V), then choose the latter anytime!
It was perfectly OK to leave the car in the hotel parking for the day, after checking out.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: 36 Rue Royale, Calais 62100
• Related to: Family Travel, Road Trip, Trains
• Written May 22, 2004

CALAIS, HOTEL LE GEORGE V

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