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“Great basic hotel”

Hotel de la Fontaine

2Adults2Kids

Hertfordshire, England

Sep 20, 2007

1/1 found this review helpful

We spent a Saturday night here as a break in the journey between Brittany and Calais. The rooms were basic, but comfortable, clean and had some character. The hotel was centrally located, and not too difficult to find, as it is signposted from a few streets away. We didn’t find it at all noisy; the bar that is located beneath it having closed down.

Breakfast was fresh bread and croissants and was good and there was as much of it as required. The proprietor was helpful and attentive without being pushy.

Overall it is a good simple hotel, very centrally located and at a great price.

One tip - you can park in the underground car park in the square that is about 100m from the hotel, however if you want you get out on a Sunday, all of the entrances are locked. This caused us, and another family, some panic as we had visions of waiting until Monday to get our car out. However there is a pedestrian entrance to the car park near the main car entrance. You have to use your car park ticket as the entrance key to the door and then use the automatic payment machine when inside.
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This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — Great value, central hotel
- Disliked — Nothing

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2Adults2Kids's Summary

Date of Stay: August 2007

Traveled with: Family with teenagers

Visit was for: Quality time with family

Age group: 35-49

Member since: August 23, 2006

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

An amazing honeymoon, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Other

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Average price*: $58 (year-round)

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“Very nice hotel.”

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CarlosPedro

Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Sep 5, 2007

Very nice hotel, clean and central, with wi-fi included. Very friendly staff also.

This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — Central.

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CarlosPedro's Summary

Date of Stay: August 2007

Traveled with: Solo traveler

Visit was for: Business

Age group: 35-49

Member since: February 13, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

People with disabilities, Great pool scene

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Business meeting / Event

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Average price*: $58 (year-round)

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“excellent hotel ans staff”

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jakeykatie

lancashire

Sep 2, 2007

This is a central hotel parking in underground car park is 8 euroes a few yards away. The room was clean and staff welcoming after a long drive.Walking to places of interest and restaurants is easy. triple room consisted of a double with en suite and an adjoining single with shower and washbowl. Bedding was spotless. Breakfast was friendly in the morning giving chance to meet other tourists. Never heard anyone complain about the hotel. So go ahead book it .

This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — friendly clean quiet

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jakeykatie's Summary

Date of Stay: July 2007

Traveled with: Family with teenagers

Age group: 50-64

Member since: September 02, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

People with disabilities, Great pool scene

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Museums / Cultural / Historical sites

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Average price*: $58 (year-round)

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“A nice stay”

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genhubert

Staten Island, NY

Aug 30, 2007

For the price we paid, we got a very reasonable deal. The hotel can be difficult to find, it's not far from the Republique parking garage, and it's not much to look at from the outside, but I would stay there again. The receptionist is very nice and her English was very good. The room was not terribly big, had a TV and was clean.

When I booked this room, I forgot to consider that I had a train leaving Caen at 6:40 that evening and so had no place to leave my luggage between check out and the train departing (I was very much looking foward to visiting Caen). Fortunately, the receptionist had no problem holding our luggage for the day in their private room while we did our sightseeing. This was a huge help and was very happy that they were willing to do this for me.

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genhubert's Summary

Date of Stay: August 2007

Traveled with: Spouse / significant other

Visit was for: Quality time with family

Age group: 18-24

Member since: August 29, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

most likely

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Great pool scene

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Average price*: $58 (year-round)

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“Great hotel, value and location”

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kimdv1

new york, ny

Aug 13, 2007

1/1 found this review helpful

De la Fontaine hotel was wonderful. I stayed there two nights in July while visiting the Normandy area. The room was clean, comfortable, had a tv, double bed, private bathroom. There is free wi-fi, if you have your own laptop. It was in a relatively safe area, although you should stop by the tourist information place about 2-3 blocks away in order to have them draw a map for you to get to the hotel. Right near the tram, the buses, restaurants, supermarket. Owners are great, charming and helpful.

The only thing about Caen, is that it is not the city to go to in order to get all the Normandy Beach tours. Caen is a great city, and has a decent enough memorial museum to World War II, but its very narrowly focused. I ended up taking a train to Bayeaux to catch a tour with Battle Bus - IT WAS AWESOME.