Calais hotellia

Plussat: Hotel comfortable and warm,food good especially evening meal.Hotel is very convenient to The Tunnel and Cite Europe but is in peaceful location.I Enjoyed the swimming. The pool was very clean and warm and staff were excellent.

Miinukset: As we are of a certain age(69 and 70) we found the seating in our room was uncomfortable it would be nice to have had a couple of easy chairs

Plussat: Bonus having a pool and proximity to eurotunnel, which was the reason we chose that hotel

Miinukset: It was as expected for the price paid and enough for a 1 night stay. Changing room for the pool/gym was very small and lockers did not work and it seems that on a Fri evening many locals use the facilities

Plussat: The surroundings were very relaxing. two minutes from town but backing onto fields

Miinukset: We found the swimming arrangements very formal and strict. not very relaxing

Plussat: Good location nice facilities

Miinukset: We were on 2 days half board and the set menu was the same on both evenings we had to upgrade on the second evening as my husband is allergic to cheese and there was only one choice of starter without.Also we found the service slow for those on set menu when we upgraded it was much quicker.The restaurant was not busy on either night so this was not the reason.

Plussat: Close to cap blanc nez and gris nez.

Plussat: Very friendly staff and good service. The swimming pool.

Miinukset: The breakfast was not as good as expected

Plussat: Comfortable and well equipped

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Plussat: Good location for the tunnel

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Plussat: The room was clean and felt airy, being a tall person it was a pleasure to have a large bath.

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Miinukset: Restaurant- staff not very good, dinner- good menu, high prices, but food was not very hot (we did not complain at the time)

Plussat: Peaceful location

Plussat: check in easy. parking secure. lots of hot water. everything we needed was at hand in the room

Plussat: Convenience to the ferry, simple, clean room. The trundle bed provided the triple.

Miinukset: The electricity went out while dining. We paid the waitress, but we saw several who did not pay and left. I lost the key in the dark, found it and sent it by mail to the hotel. We were in room 31. We were informed it was a triple, the trundle bed was small and cramped, not suitable for an adult, but we used it. It was dark outside getting to our room. Had to use a flashlight to find the keyhole. Nice staff, not much English, but it is France.

Plussat: easy access to ferry port

Plussat: The room was clean and quiet and we enjoyed a good night's sleep. We had a very good dinner in the restaurant. The staff were very helpful and friendly.

Miinukset: The room was a little warm for our liking, think it was next to the boiler room as the wall was hot! We felt the wine was a little overpriced but they were small niggles and did not spoil our overall enjoyment.

Plussat: Friendly staff, clean and comfortable hotel close to the ferry port. Evening meal good in hotel restaurant. Ideal for overnight stay before ferry crossing.

Miinukset: We did not have buffet but did note that if eating late in evening, choice of buffet items was limited.

Plussat: Excellent Restaurant

Miinukset: Rooms small but confortable, good location

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Miinukset: Previous occupants had smoked in room, and stale cigarette smoke could be smelt, which was most unpleasant.

Plussat: The staff, who were very friendly and helpful. Value for money. Breakfast.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Friendly atmosphere and food excellent

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Plussat: It was warm on a cold night. The receptionist was pleasant. We could park the car close to the entrance. It was value for money

Miinukset: We did struggle to locate the hotel when we came off the ferry from England. My wife would have liked a lift to reach the first floor as she has a painful foot at the moment

Plussat: I organised for myself and 5 friends to stay at Hotel Balladins as it was the nearest hotel to attend the Calais "Swamp Blues" festival at le Centre Culturel Gérard Philipe. For our needs, the hotel was perfect. Clean, low cost, very modest, but all that we needed. The hotel staff over the weekend were noticeably pleasant and helpful (and spoke good English!). We also liked being able to buy a decent coffee in the breakfast room without having a whole breakfast. Booking was easy on-line. My friends commended me for finding Hotel Balladins Calais. I will try to book their again next year!

Miinukset: Just suggestions: Let people use the brekfast area as a lounge/meeting room during the day - perhaps a corner with more comfortable chairs and a TV. Alternatively, use the entry hall area more creatively. Small suggestions - they won't stop us staying!

Plussat: This is the first time we have stayed at this hotel - the reason being that our usual hotel was fully booked. As an alternative we were pleasantly suprised. It was clean, comfortable and the staff were extremely polite and welcoming. We would not hesitate to come here again. Very good value for money

Miinukset: No kettle to make a drink and no extra pillows!

Plussat: convenience to port and location to centre

Miinukset: I was charged more than quoted when I booked on your web site.

Plussat: Again, we were staying in room No 226 on June 10, same as June 8, 2010. So, all good points were still the same - cosy, comfortable, warm - could be chilly during summer nights and early mornings, but the room heater solved this issue.

Miinukset: Despite the duty manager told us on June 6 (upon our check-out) how to log onto their Balladins internet "Eucopia", we could not make it work again ! We followed the duty manager's instruction on how to log onto internet, yet, their Eucopia postmaster never cared to send us (our mobiles) the password for us to log onto internet ! - no matter how many times we tried, we never received their reply with password for log-on !

Plussat: The breakfast was good value for money

Miinukset: One of the rooms smelt of smoke

Plussat: Staff were extremely friendly and for a 1 star hotel, the cleanliness and comfort was exceptional. Overall a very enjoyable experience for a stop over.

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Plussat: friendliness of the staff

Miinukset: No mirror in the bedroom!

Plussat: easy to find and central location, good description how to find hotel

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Plussat: Very friendly hotel

Plussat: We have stayed in this hotel many times The improvements have been good Garage secure and now has remote control which is much better

Miinukset: No

Plussat: The free parking right outside.

Miinukset: The whole hotel is tired and needs money spending on it.

Plussat: Very convenient, warm welcome, very nice breakfast, comfortable beds, staff very accommodating, able to use garage.

Miinukset: Bathroom very small, but we knew this having stayed before; we requested room on first floor (no lift) with shower, because I am partly disabled

Plussat: Quite close to the ferry harbour. Possibility to park the car in a garage. They allowed dogs.

Miinukset: The check-in was a bit difficult, since the reception was not occupied. No lift in the house.

Plussat: easy access to ferry port,and shops.Very easy to get to different towns

Miinukset: Not having a lift, which will be difficult if i had bring my mother with me, but i still enjoyed staying at the hotel

Plussat: The staff were helpfull and friendly.

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Plussat: It was clean and comfortable

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Plussat: Very friendly and helpful staff, clean rooms, lovely buffet breakfast.

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Plussat: The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were very helpful and courteous.

Miinukset: No

Plussat: Excellent breakfast, attentive staff, warm comfortable bedrooms, the best bed I have slept in in France ! Showers that work Loved the character of the place

Plussat: Room was very comfortable. The welcome and staff were first class. The buffet breakfast was rather expensive although the breakfast room looked very inviting.

Plussat: Absolutely fabulous. From the minute we entered the hotel, we were made to feel extremely welcome by each and every member of staff that we came across. Would not hesitate whatsoever to stay again and to recommend to everyone I know looking to stay in Calais.

Miinukset: The only problem was the lukewarm temperature in the room. Having said that, I telephoned Reception to ask if I could in any way turn the heating up. A member of staff came to try and bought with her a portable heater which did the trick.

Plussat: Beautiful room, furniture and excellent bedding

Miinukset: Room was cold

Plussat: We had a larger room this time and it was very comfortable andwell appointed.

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Plussat: Huomattavan ystävällisestä palvelusta ja ilmapiiristä.

Miinukset: Ei.

Plussat: Vanhanaikainen, hurmaavaavasti entisajan tyyliin sisustettu ja persoonallinen hotelli. Hyvä palvelu, siisti.

Miinukset: (Ranskalainen) viemäröintijärjestelmä - erillinen, käsienpesualtaaton wc ja kylpyhuone hieman hankalat. Huoneen seinällä oleva taulu-tv rikkoi muutoin suloisen sisustuksen. Ei soveltuisi myöskään liikuntaesteisille tai niukkaa ja kliinistä skandinaavista tasoa etsiville.

Plussat: The room was large and comfortable and being at the back it was quiet Would stay again but not have food at hotel.

Miinukset: Had dinner the first evening but thought the food below expectations and price high. Breakfast was only average but again expensive

Plussat: A very special place. Old fashioned shabby chic with egyptian cotton bedsheets to die for. Near to good restaurants and the beach but you can also walk down to the shopping area quite easily. A lovely spacious room with a sitting area and flat screen TV with BBC channels if thats what you want.

Miinukset: There was nothing we didn't like. Resident dog 'Zeus' is a charmer. We were able to drink late in the cosy bar.

Plussat: Friendly staff, fantastic buffet breakfast, clean room. Restaurant next door pricey but quality menu.

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Plussat: The stay was v. brief but I particularly liked the rather old fashioned style of the hotel (although facilities were completely modern)

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Plussat: The location of the hotel and the parking facilities in front

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Plussat: Nothing, really...

Miinukset: The hotel is in decay, really poor and unconfortable.

Plussat: Staff were very helpful & good location of hotel with easy parking

Plussat: Hieno nimi, ja hotellin ulkonäkö, joka on ollut varmastikin upea viime vuosisadalla.

Miinukset: Sijainti oli aivan kaupungin valojen laidalla, hieman hämärä

Plussat: Clean,comfortable easy access to port

Plussat: Access to the town and short distance from Eurotunnel

Plussat: Clean, comfortable, reasonably priced and friendly, helpful staff.

Plussat: Very convenient for town and beach,bedroom clean but old fashioned,and quite small.

Miinukset: Very delapidated exterior.,very dated inside. Could do with a refurb.

Plussat: Very welcoming, good breakfast

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Plussat: night porter service

Miinukset: no tea making facilities in the room. We would have paid extra to get them.

Plussat: convenient location, close to shops and restaurants

Miinukset: It is not inviting hotel with a warm feeling one would like.

Plussat: it was very clean and all staff spoke good english

Miinukset: when in the bar it was to quite ,some background music would be nice

Plussat: location

Plussat: dinner offers food very good

Miinukset: mould on wall in bedroom television located too high up to view not a good reception on english channels room needs upgradeing

Plussat: This hotel is very good value for money. the room was clean tidy and basic and thats all you pay for. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. This is the third time i've stayed here.

Miinukset: Restaurant menu needs revising many of the items on the menu were not available

Plussat: very close to eurotunnel, nice enough rooms,lovely breakfast, staff friendly, stayed twice now so pleased with hotel

Plussat: Hyvällä paikalla matkalla Englantiin tai takaisin. Hyvä hinta/laatusuhde.

Plussat: sopiva sijainti, mutkaton hotelli ja koiraystävällinen; ravintolan annokset yksinkertaisia, mutta isoja ja kohtalaisen hyviä

Miinukset: huoneet pieniä, buffet vaatimaton, samoin aamiainen

Plussat: Hotellin parkkipaikka oli ihan huoneemme edessä, henkilökunta oli ystävällistä ja hotellihuone oli kylmästä ilmasta huolimatta lämmin.

Miinukset: Huone oli erittäin pieni, mielestäni jopa pienempi kuin laivahytti. Korkealla kaapin päällä olevan postimerkin kokoisen TV:n kaukosäädin ei toiminut. Hotellin etupiha oli aamuisin ja myöhään illalla jäinen ja vaarallisen liukas, koirien kanssa liikkuessa piti tosiaan varoa kaatumista.

Plussat: Hotelli oli helppo löytää ja aamiainen oli hyvä ranskalaiseksi pikkukaupungin hotelliksi

Miinukset: Jostain syystä oli omalatuinen haju käytävässä, muut sitä ei esiintynyt enää paluumatkalla tällä viikolla (=varasimme saman hotellin paluumatkalle)

Plussat: Convinient to the Port. staff good nice bar

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Plussat: The hotel staff were just about the best I have ever experienced at a motel style hotel, the food was great, well presented and varied choice available.

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Plussat: We came late and slept as we were driving early the next morning

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Plussat: Great location,staff friendly.multi channel TV,restaurants nearby,inexpensive,,,,only problem for me was width of single bed otherwise OK

Plussat: Very good location overlooking the sea. Room was warm, comfortable and spacious. Good value for money. Reception staff helpful and polite.Food at restaurant next door excellent and very reasonable.

Miinukset: Nothing negative to say.

Plussat: easy location for the ferries.Enjoyed a walk along the pier before catching the ferry

Plussat: It was a comfortable hotel for a 1 night stop over

Miinukset: No Complaints

Plussat: The view of the port.

Miinukset: Some of the food at breakfast was unappetising - burnt.

Plussat: Hyvä sijainti laivaterminaaliin nähden. Rauhallinen ympäristö, ei läpiajoliikennettä. Iso huone.

Plussat: Viihtyisä huone mikroaaltouuni jääkaappi ja vuodepaikkoja riitävästi sekä kylpyamme. Hotellin sijainti todella hyvä.

Plussat: Nice accomodation very convenient to Calais ports/train. We had 5 rooms - everybody was happy. Good value for money.

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Plussat: it was convienient for the ferry port.

Miinukset: there were no coffe/tee making facilities in the room. Although the rooms were clean and tidy there was a significant over use of disinfectant which in some circumstances could have caused people with asthma breathing difficulties, as we had to leave the windows open for a significant time as it was quite unbearable. based on the campanile we stayed at prior to arriving at the hotel residence du golf we were extremely disappointed and surprised that it cost much more as the facilities were basic and would border on hostel accomodation and not a two star hotel.

Plussat: The cooking & fridge facilities combined with a mini kitchen

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Plussat: Helpfulness of reception

Miinukset: No Wi-Fi

Plussat: well located, closed to restaurants, nice welcome

Miinukset: N/A

Plussat: excellent shower and good breakfasts

Plussat: The very friendly waiter in the restaurant

Miinukset: Despite this beeing a non smoking hotel the room smelt of smoke.

Plussat: hotel was clean,the staff were very friendly & helpful,hotel bar & restaurant was nice & overlooking the beach,prices very reasonable too

Miinukset: only downside was we asked for more pillows but they never arrived

Plussat: Friendly staff, good restaurant

Miinukset: No wifi, hot water had to be run for 15 minutes before it became hot. Not very good for the environment. No hot/cold indicators on taps so did not know which way to turn them. Chipped and durty paintwork. Tiles in bathroom painted

Plussat: Location to the beach and acceptance of pets staying at the hotel who were very welcome.

Miinukset: None

Plussat: Good location - convenient for ferries

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Plussat: Convientent to find, location on beach and location for ferry. Staff very friendly, with excellent English Good resturant

Miinukset: Room was small, but ok for 1 night

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Miinukset: The room stank of cigarette smoke, so much so that we had to have the window open all the time. Apart from that, comfortable and well placed for a stopover before the ferry home though.

Plussat: We stay at this hotel 3/4 times each year, including at the end of May a family celebration for 3 days with anything up to 14 of us staying at the hotel. We always find the staff very helpful and friendly, the rooms very clean, facilities in the rooms good and generally the hotel is excellent value for money and well above average for a 2 star hotel. Parking outside the room is a bonus. Proximity to the sea, local restaurants and cafes excellent

Miinukset: Restaurant nice, good atmosphere especially for a group, meals adequate but dont expect cordon bleu. This time we had a dessert of crepes with sugar - arrived in less than a minute, luke warm, brown sugar, inedible but we were not charged for them. One other minor critiscism - guests leaving early always seem very noisy - sound insulation to the passage is not good

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Miinukset: hotel was quite noisy.i.e other guest going to and from rooms.area looks run down.

Plussat: friendly welcome, great location, very comfortable. Just what we needed after a long day. would use again

Plussat: The staff were delightful, nothing was too much trouble for them. We had a very pleasant breakfast sitting overlooking the garden, a lovely calm start to a pre-Christmas shopping spree.

Plussat: The hotel itself is beautiful. The staff were absolutely lovely. The room was very pretty (we had the "Rome" room), the bed was very comfortable and the breakfast was very good. We were on the second (top) floor and did not find it noisy at all (others have said it was). There are some very good restaurants in Calais about 15-20 minutes' walk from the hotel. Overall we had a lovely time and would definitely stay there again.

Miinukset: The only complaint we had was that the chap who checked us in offered to bring breakfast to our room the next morning, but it didn't arrive and we ended up going down for it. We weren't particularly bothered as it was clearly a genuine mistake and the only off note in an otherwise very enjoyable weekend.

Plussat: The owner was very friendly and informative about things to do in the area. The family room was very nicely decorated and very comfortable, my kids loved it.

Miinukset: Unusual family room with the 2 bedrooms seperated by a bathroom which you had to walk through to access the 2nd bedroom. No tv in the main bedroom, poorly stocked mini bar....

Plussat: It is a wonderful house, to stay there made you feel a part of France. It is really a magical space and the hospitality is charming and superb. We felt very looked after and yet perfect discretion was kept for a romantic few days away.

Miinukset: I dont really understand why there is ambiguity over whether you pay for breakfast. You do. But that said, it is completely excellent and I have never relaxed so much over a hotel breakfast. Complete comfort was felt. On the second morning, one of glorious late autumn sunshine, Jean-Michel took the table onto the patio and gave breakfast in the garden. It was completely delightful. Also breakfast is very flexible, both days we were very late, but we were never rushed and always made to feel welcome. This really was the best.

Plussat: This is a beautifully restored and stylish old house with lots of personal touches in the themed bedrooms and in the lounge where we were served a tray of tea and coffee. The owners were such a nice couple - extremely welcoming and it was more like staying in a friend's home than in a hotel. We will definitely return there soon.

Miinukset: Rather ugly bright blue patterned staircarpet to first floor which didn't really match the rest of the elegant, cream decor of the house. Maybe they were offered a cheap deal!!

Plussat: Fantastic room, beautifully appointed, as was the bathroom. Thoroughly recommend the hotel. Madame Bisschop is a very welcoming hostess and has made all the rooms we saw (3 out of the 4 available) stunning. Breakfast was delicious, (real coffee for the first time during our stay in France this time! ) and beautifully presented. This small hotel has real class. We shall be recommending it.

Miinukset: Nothing. Even the parking, which is on the street outside the hotel, was fine. (No comments on website yet about this hotel)

Plussat: Beautiful house - extremely friendly - everything was spotless - just wish we had been staying longer !

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Plussat: Excellent guest house, which is not necessarily evident from the website.

Miinukset: No drink facilities in our room, however we learnt that the previous guests had in fact stolen the coffee maker!

Plussat: Absolutely nothing. The place was absolutely filthy and extremely noisy.

Miinukset: Do not stay here. It is noisy, filthy and falling apart. The room had two singles pushed together with a double sheet that was not wide enough to cover them. The sheet was sandy, as were those on the bunk beds used by the children. The toilet was shabby, down the hall and had a poo in it when we arrived. The floor was filthy and the curtains did not obscure the streetlights from directly outside the window. In the room below some kind of snooker/pool party was carrying on all night and still going on when we finally gave up trying to sleep at 4.50am. Throughout the night other "guests" were making a lot of noise, including disproportionate number of small children considering we arrived at 10pm. Revolting.

Miinukset: This is the most disgusting place I have ever entered. I am most dissappointed with Booking.com. I have relied on their services for several years when travelling around europe with my children and have always trusted that any Hotel on their site will be clean and decent even if it is Basic. Le Deltaplane is DISGUSTING!!!!! It smells, the paint and wallpaper is peeling, the windows in the rooms we had would not shut, we were covered in bites which were not mosquito bites the next morning.

Plussat: The hotel is family run, The owners and staff were very helpful and friendly to everyone .

Plussat: The hotel was cheap.

Miinukset: The room was not clean, sheets were missing on some of the beds, breakfast was not ready in time (we had to leave for the ferry before we ate our breakfast), there was only one shower and one toilet for the whole hotel and the shower was smelling very badly.

Miinukset: Breakfast was not served in time

Plussat: Restaurant and staff ok

Miinukset: No Parking, very poor quality room, not particularly clean

Plussat: Pleasant friendly staff, good food, easy access, very 'local' and interesting. Bed comfortable.

Miinukset: 2Nd floor room, stairs narrow and steep. No en-suite except for a washbasin (1 dirty 'weak' shower for all rooms on the 2nd floor, one general toilet for guest use on 1st floor - usually engaged). Needs redecoration. 220V socket loose, cover falling off exposing connections - dangerous.

Plussat: Staff were so lovely the beds were huge and very comfortable! Bit strange having the shower at the end of the bed but very convenient and good value for money

Miinukset: None

Plussat: it was a very bad hotel

Miinukset: not clean at all

Plussat: It's was clean and good location

Miinukset: Reception was crap.door was locked overnight and when ring the bell no one respond and we trying to call reception number no one answered. Also this is happening with others people the night we are leaving hotel I take them to police station with my car mybe some one help them

Plussat: Conveniently placed. Easy to access even when reception is closed.

Miinukset: No parking, no kettle, no machine for any drink, no breakfast option, horrible smelling room and very noisy.