hotelF1 Thonon Les Bains Est

The staff were welcoming, and I had a positive stay. My room was nice, and the shower and restroom were clean. It's a little outside the city, but that was still fine. I didn't know there was a self check-in kiosk, so I waited for staff during their working hours before realizing.

No air conditioning, and opening the window wasn't an option because of the noise from the nearby main carriageway. The shared bathrooms and toilets were foul. There were no towels provided, though you could buy one. This place is a dump, minus five stars, and I'd sooner pee behind a bush than use those facilities. Avoid it at all costs. Don't send an automated reply, I'm not staying in your dumps again.

The staff were helpful and nice, and the night was quiet. The toilets and showers were okay, not great, but acceptable. This is the cheapest place to sleep, so you more or less know what to expect. The corridors, toilets, and rooms had that particular smell you get in motels and cheap hotels. I'd come back if I couldn't find anything else that cheap.

The tandem rooms have just a bed, sink, and table, with no restroom, so you have to go down the hall to the communal washrooms to shower or use the toilet. They were disgusting, cleaned only minimally, and had some strange grey substance stuck to the floor. The location is a 30-40 minute walk from anything the city has to offer. Staff were constantly yelling conversations loudly in the halls, so forget getting work done or sleeping. Even with a do not disturb sign, you might get one or two knocks before staff punch in a code, since there are no keys, and barge into the room. Absolutely terrible in every way.