Hôtel De La Paix

I needed a place to stay while visiting WWI sites and this hotel did what was needed. My room was comfortable and the double-glazed windows kept out the noise. The two men who seem to run it were friendly. I speak French so can't judge their English skills, which some other reviewers have raised. My main complaint was that I felt it was a bit over-priced for what it is, a small simple family-run French small town hotel. On the other hand, the buffet breakfast was good value. I'd also point out, that unlike many hotels of this type in France, my room had a coffee machine, a microwave and a small fridge, so you could eat a simple meal, which is not bad since this is not a particularly good food part of France. Beware that you don't have many choices in Albert. It's the center of the Battle of the Somme area and has an excellent museum, but it has very few hotel or restaurant choices. From what I gather, there's another hotel near the church that was closed the night I was there, and one modern one on the edge of town. I guess most of the many tourists I saw at the sites stay in Amiens or did day trips from Paris.

No English spoken. Breakfast was ok. No lift. Main road location. Old fashioned traditional French hotel. I thought the room was tired and the tiny shower room with macerator toilet was disappointing. Paid €99 plus €11 for breakfast and 80c tax

Hôtel vétuste. Les cloisons sont des feuilles de papier à cigarette, du coup on entend tout, et en particulier les sanibroyeurs la nuit. Entourage de la baignoire moisi. On a bien essayé d installer quelques équipements modernes (télévision par exemple), mais c est mettre un moteur de Ferrari sur une 2CV. Petit déjeuner de type « Aldi », tout vient directement du super marché et est présente dans son emballage plastique. Il est urgent que la commission qui attribue les étoiles repasse constater ces éléments…ou que des travaux soient entrepris.

Chambres spacieuses, bonne literie. Accueil très bon. Par contre c'est assez vieillot, ça mériterait un bon coup de rafraîchissement. C'est assez bruyant, on entend les portes claquer, les chasses d'eau des semi broyeurs etc etc. A noter que le restaurant était fermé le soir en semaine.