inspiration by balladins Caen Mémorial

The bed was comfortable, but the basic room was chilly and the heater barely helped. It smelled strongly of cigarettes. Someone kept knocking on the neighbour’s door every half hour, then at 2 am they knocked on ours by mistake.

The cleaner had done a good job: the linen was changed and everything was clean. But the amenities were poor and very dated. As soon as we walked in, the room smelled of bad cheesy feet. We’d been driving all day and needed sleep, and my husband, shattered from the drive, did get some. I didn’t. In the morning there was just one towel, and there was no hot water for a shower anyway. We left unwashed, unshaven, and still worried we smelled of cheesy feet. Cheap, but sadly not cheerful.

I was very disappointed. The rooms are tiny, about 3mq, and uncomfortable, with a sink that’s always clogged and smells bad. The windows aren’t always closed and blocked. The Fasthotel owners are disgusting racists who don’t like foreigners, and told me they can’t stand foreigners. Speaking in the courtyard is forbidden. They make reservations and then inevitably apologize and call the police. Think carefully before booking caen fasthotel.

Cheap and cheerful, with a small but clean room that was perfectly okay. It’s fine for an overnight stop if you’re catching an early ferry.