Brit Hotel Calais

Nice and clean , friendly staff , very nice location and all shops around

Extremely helpful English speaking reception staff. Clean rooms and well located to explore Calais. Breakfast was plentiful with a wide choice of continental style items to choose from. Large supermarket 5 minutes walk away. Good location for overnight stop when travelling to or from uk.

Stopped here for one night before I got the ferry . Rooms very basic , bathroom from the 1970s , I think the border police use this as a base to stay . Even though many police , 2 guys still tried getting in my car , one when I was sitting in the car , so the street the hotel is on is not safe for cars . The place was clean , staff ok but not really welcoming . This hotel is probably still one of the best out of a really bad bunch in Calais .

Absolutely worth the money. There are lots of inexpensive accommodation options in Calais but from previous experience, I urge “buyer beware”. Calais is awash with nasty, dirty, small and sleazy hotels and eateries. The Brit Hotel is by no means luxurious but it represents good value for money and service with a smile - a rarity in Calais.

What I liked: Good location: you can walk out, one minute and you're right near the intersection of the two main streets of Calais. You can walk to the main area of restaurants in about 8-10 minutes and see quite a bit along the way. The room was spacious. and clean and the front desk man was not only helpful but cheerful too. Also there is a bar at the hotel and breakfast area. I didn't have breakfast this time, but would probably do so next time. The aspects of the hotel I didn't like so much was the fact that the decor of the room is very bland. This probably doesn't matter much if you are just here for a night. Also with one window in the room (in the one I stayed in) there wasn't quite enough light. Depends on your point of view but at 72-75 euros per night I don't call this a 'budget' hotel as some others do. It's more of a mid-range. To me 'budget' means something more like the F1 or the Premiere Classe. A few other tips: Regarding the bar, if you want a 'flat white' or similar, don't make the mistake of ordering 'cafe au lait' as in Calais this actually means just an americano-style long cafe with some UHT milk on the side. What you want is a cafe creme. When I explained what I wanted, the barman/front desk man happily made an espresso coffe with steamed milk. Just around the corner to the left is Au Calice where you can sit outside with a coffee and watch the world go by. Which is always a good thing to do when you're in France. There is also a new 'cool' cafe called the Cafetoria right next to it.