SCI LES ETUVES

The hotel is located close to the heart of the city. The hosts were very nice and friendly. You can also drop your luggage after check-out and can come later to pick it. The reception is on the first floor and the stairs are a bit morrow.

Hotel des Etuves is very conveniently located next to bars, shops, restaurants, the Old City and the main square. You can see all of Montpellier on foot with this hotel as your base. The is no elevator and narrow stairs going up to the rooms. This didn't bother me, considering the great location and price. I paid 48€ per night for a single room, not including breakfast. I didn't bother with breakfast because there is a great cafe right across the street on a side alley - it's called Fairview Coffee and they serve breakfast. ||The hotel was dark and dingy and had a musty smell (especially in my room), but it was clean. The furniture was old and weathered. There's no AC but there was a very powerful fan.||There is no separation between the toilet and shower and the rest of the room. ||The room was equipped with a new .t.v. And packets of shampoo and shower gel.||The internet connection was free but it was such a pain to use. Every 2 hours it logs you off. Then you need to try to reconnect and this was very difficult to do on my iPad. My iPad wasn't recognizing their wifi and allowing me to re-log in. I spent an hour trying to get it to work again. It eventually did but I had the same problem again 2 hours later.||Another major problem was the noise. On weekends, there are absurdly loud drunk people screaming in front of the hotel. Even with the windows closed, you can hear them loud and clear. You can also hear guests in the neighboring rooms and above you. It sounded like they were in my room. I wore ear plugs, closed the window and turned on the fan. Then I was able to sleep and didn't hear anything. ||So if you can tolerate those issues, it's a convenient and clean place to stay.

This is a great value hotel. You have to come to it with the correct mindset. Great location, great city and great place to stay if you need to watch the cost. Don't expect the Ritz-Carlton. It is one of my fondest memories of a hotel though.