Having needed to check-in at 04.30 for an Easy Jet flight at 06.30 from Basel to Athens on 24th September, it was necessary to get a place to crash for a few hours. Hotels in the city were no good because they were either 3 times the price I paid here at 40 euros and I would still have needed a taxi as the airport bus doesn't run till 5am. I did some recon on foot the week before and used Google maps to find the hotel. I'm glad I did this because in the dark I'd have got lost although the path to St Louise is actually signposted. It takes about 15 minutes on foot from the French airport entrance to the hotel, carting a 23kg sized case and a backpack. Basically, walk along the covered-in walkway, then go through the carpark to your left to the bottom, left-hand corner of it. There are steps up, but if you have luggage walk about another 20 metres and there's a path up. Then turn right and over a wooden bridge. You'll then go through a dodgy-looking tunnel and from here across the road and over the motorway bridge - this is the darkest part, so take a headlamp or use the torch on your phone if it's good enough. Once over the bridge it's first on your right. We arrived to powerful whiffs of ganja smoke outside the entrance, but I couldn't locate it's source, awe! A couple were having difficulty understanding the receptionist's directions for getting to the airport on foot, but when I explained it was a piece of cake, they went happily off to their box having their cases up the stairs as there's no lift. When I say box, this is where the fun starts. The rooms appear to be made from containers. We had double-room 213, which boasts a private shower and toilet. There is little space to move at all, but just enough to practice basic martial arts techniques by the door, or simply have a nice ”stand-up” instead of lying on the bed. There is not enough space to open your case on the floor apart from at the door or on the bed. A single window looks out onto the car park. For some people it might be too noisy because it's next to the motorway. The shower is so small that I'd reckon you'd need to be under 100kg or you won't fit in it or be able to turn round. The bed was clean and the mattrass comfortable. There is no towel for the shower, so I used a pillow case in the morning. For the price and location I am not complaining at all. I can't give two stars because the receptionist was a good laugh, despite having only basic English skills. The room was clean and I didn't need anything else because I had to get up so early. If it's raining though, you'll have an unpleasant trudge to the airport.
Very Good
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