Première Classe Calais Centre-Gare

-Location -late check in -parking -hot water -clean

- thin walls, you can hear everything! Bring earplugs - heating turn off at night

Breakfast was good value. Reception staff were very courteous, helpful and friendly. Location.

Cleanliness of common bedroom areas. Lack of security lock on external door to bedroom block. Smokers in bedrooms (despite being a non smoking hotel). Significant damage to ceiling in corridor. Absence of wash basin plug and precarious attachment of basin to wall.

The location is great if you're travelling through the ferry port. The rooms are a good size, and a plus is that if travelling as a family you can have two adjacent rooms sharing a common 'front door' creating the equivalent of a suite. Rooms are generally clean, if very basic.

I've stayed at this hotel more than once, and sadly the 'no smoking' rule just doesn't seem to be enforced. In 4 stays (it's convenient for the ferry), the rooms have always had a lingering smell of tobacco smoke. This last stay it was totally overpowering requiring the window to be left open, despite being November, to freshen the air, and the smell never left the bathroom. The common areas are in dire need of renovation. The carpets, in particular on the stairs are disgustingly filthy and long overdue for a change. The price has recently crept up, and is no longer good value for money given the general dilapidation, and I'm not sure I'll be back despite the convenient location for the port. Sadly what was a decent budget hotel let down by poor maintenance.