matt day

No frills hostel in great location, not far from the centre of this historic city. Train station 20 min walk.
The building is old and has that feeling that it has seen a lot of things over the years.
Staff friendly and accommodating, we were allowed to check in early as our room was ready.
Rooms totally fine, basic but clean, beds comfy. No toilet in the room, but plenty of toilet blocks on each floor.
The toilet blocks could have been better maintained, towel dispensers were empty and a broken seat on our floor, but the hostel was dealing with a full house of rugby supporters in town for the World Cup in nearby Lille.
A good breakfast, simple but good quality and plentiful.
Overall a great place to stay overnight and good value. Would have rated 5 of the toilets were just a bit better maintained and if the corridor fire door had padding so it didn't slam so loudly every time it closed!

This is a great restaurant. Also very welcoming and not pretentious.
Everything was of the highest quality, well cooked and well put together. A real treat!

More low-key and certainly less busy than the bright bakery just up the street, but good none the less. Very nice bread!
Cappuccino was tiny though!

Simple restaurant with a very friendly waiter. Scores highly on the price/performance scale. 19 Euro (at time of writing) for a three course meal. Can't argue with that. The food overall was very nice if a little rough around the edges (only let down was the steak, which was as tough as leather). Almost a home made feel, which is no bad thing. The Flan Normand with garlic cream sauce was delicious!

From a price/performance perspective you just can't fault this place.
Staff are welcoming, friendly and efficient, the decor is relaxed and tasteful.
All food is freshly prepared/cooked to order and what I had was delicious. Sushi rolls had perfect rice and generous fish.
Green curry was just right, the sauce so good you want to lick the plate! When you factor in the price, it is absolutely top marks!