B&B HOTEL Lille Centre Grand Palais

We took advantage of Eurostars 30th birthday offers and booked our travel from London to Lille and hotel for £150 each! Upon arrival at Lille Europe it was about a 15 minute walk to the hotel which took a little longer due to the weather. It’s only 2 stops on the Metro and takes a minute or two and a few minutes walk which we later found out!! The hotel is off the main road in a residential/commercial area and we never felt unsafe. There are quicker routes to the main road but these aren’t well lit, so if by yourself, as with anywhere, stick to the well lit roads. The hotel is well sign posted and is emblazoned with ‘hotel’ in huge letters on its front so is hard to miss. Upon arrival to a large and welcoming reception we were greeted by staff who were helpful and friendly. It’s manned 24hrs a day and they said to contact them for anything at any time. They will even lend you a phone charger, umbrella etc if you ask. Upon getting a PIN code for our room we used the lift to the room. The room was compact, but as with the rest of the hotel spotless. Besides our twin beds, we had numerous sockets, including USB, shelves, desk, large window and fantastic blackout curtains. The TV had a selection of local and international channels (including sports and movies!). The bathroom again was compact but clean with hair dryer, shower, sink and toilet. The AC/heating was quiet and worked! Around the corner is a great supermarket and a fantastic bar - it was reasonably priced and the food was great. The local train and bus station are only a few hundred metres away and bike and scooter hire are also available. We only had breakfast on the final day as we weren’t due to get the train till 4pm and as checkout isn’t till midday (!) thought this was a good way to kill time. The selection and quality was good but at 11 euros seemed quite pricey. I would highly recommend this hotel and Lille as a fantastic short break. One observation (none of which detracted from our stay): - Maybe offer at an additional daily charge tea and coffee making facilities in the room? I appreciate you have vending machines in reception, but it’s nice to get up and just pop the kettle on! All in all a brilliant stay and the staff are a credit to the hotel.