Pole Jules Verne, 7, rue des Indes Noires, Boves, Somme
Reviews
7.8
Good
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A welcome change from some of the tiny and slightly dodgy motel rooms we had stayed in on our travels around France. Room was clean and spacious. Really delicious food in the restaurant and was handy to be able to eat there. Very pleasant staff.
Added bonus was the pool we had to ourselves on our sunny last day in France before catching the ferry back to the UK.
Hair in bath and on shower head. Drink stains which were sticky on bedside table and sheets not on the bed correctly. We were not made aware of renovations being made to rooms and were woken up by drilling which petrified my 1 year old. Having said this, the staff were friendly and helpful. However, this is the worst Novotel we've ever said in. Definitely not a 4 star!
Totally perfect stay and good value for the price. It’s basic and not what most people would consider 4 star - but it has all the amenities to achieve 4 star status.
Denise
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
8/10 Good
James
21 Aug 2023
James
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
10/10 Excellent
Peter
20 Aug 2023
Peter
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
6/10 Okay
Nicola
Travelled with partner
19 Aug 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel is in a business park but does have a few restaurants around. Hotel is very tired and dated but it’s clean and the staff are lovely!
Cher Stephen, Nous vous remercions pour ce super retour d'expérience que vous nous faites suite à votre séjour au sein de notre établissement.Nous sommes ravis que votre séjour ait été à la hauteur de vos attentes.En espérant vous revoir vite parmi nous.Bien à vous La directrice M.Safia
For being a Novotel, we were expecting a bit of a standard, but the property is old, the carpet inside the room is in bad conditions, curtain in the bathroom dirty, uncomfortable pillows.
A very scruffy example of a Novotel. Shaby decor and run down way beyond expectations - broken bulbs in bedside lamps, stained bathroom fittings and sticky carpets . Bar service is borderline non existent
Andy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
10 Aug 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely staff team. Rooms are now looking dated and so is pool area.
Reasonable hotel spoiled by poor service and reaction by the staff on arrival. We specifically picked this hotel whilst driving through Northern France as it was the only one with an outdoor pool. We drove 60 miles out of our way as the forecast was hot and we checked two days prior that the pool was open as we had 4 kids anxious for a swim. On arrival I was told it was awaiting a maintenance man that was taking 30 mins, then 2 hours then not at all. I would have expected some compensation or gesture from the hotel reception. However it was a shrug and a comment “do you want to stay someone else”?! Very poor service which was a shame as the hotel was reasonable and the breakfast pleasant. I could have stayed elsewhere for half the price to add insult to injury so paid the premium for the pool!. After I paid my bill - a nice man happened to chat to us asking if we’d had a nice stay (I believe he was the manager) He seemed more interested and he managed the situation much more professionally and respectfully. Pity he wasn’t around the day prior...too little too late.
Accomodation had stairs and no lift. TV was extremely small and didn't have USB connection. No meal options close. Had to drive 15minutes to next town for restaurants. Office only available until 8pm. Had a laundry which was awesome however it didn't have a change dispenser and with the office closing early, you couldn't take full advantage of it. Also indoor pool closed early and the kids would have loved a swim at the end of a days travel.
Great. Super staff. Excellent value. Lunch was a slight disappointment.
Janet
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
10/10 Excellent
louise
Travelled with family
2 Sept 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great find
Great hotel food was good excellent, the pool an added bonus cery family friendly.
louise
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
8/10 Good
Karen
Travelled with family
2 Sept 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Karen
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
4/10 Poor
A J
2 Sept 2019
Disliked: Staff & service
A J
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
25 Aug 2019
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel run down and in need of updating, we have gluten allergies and the waiter was quite flippant luckily the waitress was very understanding and luckily stopped us from eating the wrong food
Nice hotel in the hotel area outside the city. Easy to find. Friendly staff. 2 beds in the room for max 4 people. Carpet was outdated
W H
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from L'Equipe du Novotel on 25 Jul 2019
Hello,
Thank you very much for all your comments, I agree about the carpet, we should change it soon. I will inform the Team about the fact they are a friendly staff.
Kind regards,