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Reviews of Best Western Urban Hotel

3 out of 5
Best Western Urban Hotel
48 Bis Rue De Valenciennes, Lille, Nord

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 166 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 213 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 76 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 496 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Darren

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location to walk into the Old Town area. Excellent to have free and secure parking on site.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Clémence - réceptionniste on Mar 1, 2024
Bonjour Darren, Toute l’équipe de l’Urban Hôtel*** vous remercie de votre retour suite à votre séjour dans notre établissement, Chaque jour nos commentaires clients sont partagés avec l’ensemble de nos équipes. Cela leurs apportent motivation et valorisation de leur travail quotidien.Grâce à des équipes passionnées et dynamiques nous mettons tout en œuvre pour que votre séjour soit des plus parfait et votre retour en est la plus belle récompense !Je vous souhaite une bonne journée,Clémence, réceptionniste

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
More cons than pros
As other reviews mentioned there seems to be a drain issue at this hotel, quite a strong sewage smell upon entering what was the tiniest room I’ve ever stayed in, nowhere to even open your suitcase or walk around the bed. I believe it’s normally quite reasonably priced but had been increased by over 300% per night due to the rugby World Cup. Very friendly staff though and great secure parking, not the best area but only 10 euro for a taxi into Lille centre
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Lyndsey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff but rooms are run down
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Céline-Réceptionniste on Sep 25, 2023
Dear LyndseyThe entire team at the Urban Hôtel *** would like to thank you for your feedback following your stay with us.Concerning our rooms, they were renovated in 2022 and are therefore brand new. Could you please tell us what you did not like about them?We hope that your stay went smoothly.Yours faithfully Céline-Receptionist

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Staff location great and free parking
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Imene-receptionist on Sep 19, 2023
Dear MarkThe entire team at the Urban Hotel*** would like to thank you for your feedback following your stay at our establishment, and would also like to thank you for giving us such a wonderful review!We are delighted that you thoroughly enjoyed your stay.Every day, our customer comments are shared with all our teams. This motivates them and enhances their daily work.Thanks to our passionate and dynamic teams, we do our utmost to ensure that your stay is as perfect as possible, and your feedback is our greatest reward!Best regards. Imene-receptionist

8/10 Good

Lisa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is a friendly small hotel in a quiet area in Lille. We drove from the UK so the onsite parking was a real bonus and the hotel is easy to get to - just a few minutes from the motorway. Check in was easy and staff friendly and polite. Our room was small but the bed was comfortable and the room had all the amenities you need.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Sarah - Receptionist on Dec 10, 2022
Dear Lisa,Lovely to hear from you M and thank you so much for sharing your stay experience with us.We look forward to your return stay soon.Sincerely,

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Sarah - Réceptionniste on Oct 14, 2022
Cher Ian,Nous sommes bien tristes de cette note. Mais sans commentaire, il est très difficile d'en tirer les bonnes conclusions.Nous vous remercions d'avoir pris le temps de nous noter tout de même et tenterons de faire mieux lors de votre prochain passage dans notre établissement...Belle journée,

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Sarah - Réceptionniste on Aug 24, 2022
Cher Client,Nous vous remercions pour votre très jolie note !Au plaisir

6/10 Okay

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As with previous reviews there was a slight smell of drains. If I kept the bathroom door shut it seemed to reduce. Hotel about 15 mins walk and contrary to others I don’t think it was an unsafe neighbourhood.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Sarah - Receptionist on Aug 9, 2022
Dear Mister Baker, Thank you for sharing your experience. In fact we're located close to the city centre of Lille. We apologise for the sewage smell. We have contacted the city of Lille to purge the pipes. Looking forward to welcoming you next time we remain you at your disposal. Best regards,

8/10 Good

Andrew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely time staying at the hotel in Lille. We were only there for one night, so it was great for us. If we had stayed any longer, we would have found the area somewhat disappointing as there is very little in the neighbourhood. But the hotel bar and restaurant were really good and the hotel decor was fascinating. Good stop over, but not best location if you are staying any length of time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Sarah - Receptionnist on Aug 2, 2022
Dear Andrew, Thank you for your kind message. We shared it with the staff members and they were very grateful. We are delighted that you liked the hotel and the restaurant. About the neighborhood is being renovated, it is improving. We hope to see you again soon. Sinncerely,

8/10 Good

Starr

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good food and service
We received 2 beds and we had kinda two rooms, but one room had the toilet and the other room had the sink and shower. The food and service were wonderful. The elevator worked when we arrived but after the first night it stopped working. Thank goodness we were onl the first floor. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Sarah - Receptionist on Aug 2, 2022
Dear Starr, Many thanks for your kind feedback. It was a pleasure to welcome you at Urban Hotel and Rococo Restaurant. Please excuse us for the elevator, we have done the necessary. We hope to welcome you back any time soon. Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and helpful
Just an overnight visit to Lille.We chose the least cost room - 3rd floor and small but well equipped with bottled water, tea and a Cafe Richard machine and a good shower room. The 2nd floor was being refurbished without any disturbance to us. It is in an attractive residential street in a post-industrial area - not surrounded by cafes, but has an interesting restaurant which seems very popular with locals. The free onsite parking was very welcome when we arrived, and the Lille Metro system is about 200m away.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Itzhak

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

J

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Flaky staff
The staff seemed totally disorganised and I was overcharged for 6 breakfasts there was only one of me there 2 nights! Beautiful building and lovely food but just had a feeling you were being ripped off by an Inexperienced team
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Arthur on Apr 1, 2022
Hello Mr Flaky, First of all, we wanted to thank you for your comment. We are delighted that you liked the establishment. Regarding the billing of breakfasts, we are sorry that the information was incorrectly transmitted to our reception. Nevertheless, as seen with you by email, we have made the refund. We apologize again for this small incident. We hope to see you again soon for a better stay.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff. Very good restaurant in the hotel. I ate dinner at the hotel three nights, and the food was very good all three nights. My work colleague had a car, so used the secure parking adjacent to the hotel. I chose the hotel because it was close autoroute, had parking, and close enough for me to walk into the center of Lille, and close enough that I had a short Uber ride to the EuroLille train station.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for discovering Lille. A nice walk to the Grand Palais. Fantastic dining room, even the air con was marbled! Great service and lovely food.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Gabriella

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Take a nose peg!
The hotel room stunk of sewage, after opening all of the windows, it finally dissipated, in the morning opening the bathroom door the stench hit us as it was clearly coming from the drains in the bathroom. Not pleasant at all. The hotel staff allow people to park cars blocking other cars parked, so if you are needing to leave at 7am and you have been blocked in by another car, good luck finding who owns the car, getting in touch with them and getting to move their car otherwise your sitting ducks.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Caroline, réception on Aug 24, 2021
Dear Gabriella, We thank you for the opinion on our establishment. We have noticed the smell of sewer within our establishment, due to events beyond our control, and we are trying to remedy it through various devices, we are sorry to learn that they did not work for your room. Your opinions help us to continuously improve the quality of our services and your well-being during your stay is important. Regarding parking, customers with vehicles blocking the movement of others are warned that they will have to move them on request if they do not leave their keys at reception. We are sorry to note that your stay did not meet your expectations and hope to see you again in order to improve your next experience in our hotel.

8/10 Good

Suet Mui Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Caroline, réception on Aug 24, 2021
Bonjour Madame, Nous vous remercions d'avoir partagé votre avis sur notre établissement et vous remercions chaleureusement pour cette très bonne note qui a fait plaisir à l'ensemble de l'équipe. Au plaisir de vous revoir prochainement au sein de notre hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff but our room was tired and very small
The hotel is really unusual in a good way, full of character and the staff absolutely wonderful. Great breakfast and bar, nice outside space and in this area of Lille off street secure parking meant we could relax knowing the car was safe. The room was very small, could not open the bathroom door fully as the bed was in the way, and the double bed only really accessible from one side.. If the guest was a larger person there would be difficulty using the bathroom, kind of bathroom where you could do all your ablutions standing in one place. The rooms need to be refurbished, they are looking tired and worn out. And please for the sake of squeezing guests in, please do away with one room on each floor to give the other rooms a bit more space like other hotels. If we could reserve a bigger room we would certainly stay again. Staff are this hotel's biggest asset.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Gwenaelle- Night auditor on Jul 6, 2021
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at our hotel with us. We are delighted to read that you appreciate our warm and helpful teams. As well as the various places of our establishment such as our bar and our parking lot. Regarding the rooms they are currently under renovation, for the moment only our 3rd floor is finished. The purpose of these works is to make them more spacious and bright. Do not hesitate to come back to our establishment once the work is completed.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Gwenaelle- Réceptionniste de nuit . on May 12, 2021
Bonjour, Merci d’avoir pris le temps de nous laisser une note sur votre expérience au sein de notre établissement. Nous vous remercions également pour cette jolie note de 8/10. Au plaisir de vous revoir prochainement dans notre établissement.

4/10 Poor

Michel

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Esmaeil

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Henrique

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice building, friendly staff, big parking, standard rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Gwenaelle-night auditor on Jul 14, 2020
Hello, We are delighted that you have enjoyed your stay in our establishment and also that you have noticed the efforts of our team to make your stay more enjoyable. Hope to see you again soon Gwenaelle- night auditor

10/10 Excellent

PORTIA SHEVON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Fabulous food lovely atmosphere staffs
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Gwenaelle-night auditor on Jun 21, 2020
Good evening Wow, Thank you for this excellent comment which has made our team smile. We are very happy that your stay went well. We hope to see you again soon Gwenaelle- night auditor

8/10 Good

NADAI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
this hotel is very confortable and quiet
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Gwenaelle- night auditor on Feb 27, 2020
Hello Nadia, Thank you very much for this comment, which warmed the hearts of our teams. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon Gwenaelle- night auditor

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, the staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and tasty. Our room was a little small but since we stayed only for one night it was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Gwenaelle-night auditor on Feb 27, 2020
Dear miss or mister, Thank you for choosing our establishment for your stay in Lille. We are delighted to read that you enjoyed the setting and the breakfast. Thank you for the staff, indeed our shock team goes above and beyond to satisfy our customers! Regarding the size of your room, we are sorry that it did not satisfy you. However, the size is specified on the Expedia.com site. To better meet your expectations, we invite you to book a larger room during your next stay with us.   Looking forward to welcoming you again, Gwenaelle - night auditor

8/10 Good

Vicko

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Favourite Hotel
Enjoyed my stay in Lille, this is my favourite hotel in the city.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Maya Afifi, responsable Hébergement on Feb 27, 2020
Dear Mr. Vicko, Thank you for this lovely comment and for the rating of 8/10 for the staff! We look forward to welcoming you again for another stay

8/10 Good

albin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Best Western Urban lille France
The Best Western Urban hotel and Spa, was not what I expected at first however My stay even though a short one was a pleasant one.The only real issue i had was that the time that i stayed there the jacuzzi was out of order. regardless the staff was very accommodating and helpful should I return to Lille in the future I would stay there again and would recommend it to friends and. family. The BWUH&S is a little way out of the from the centre
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Maya Afifi - responsable hébergement on Mar 6, 2020
Hello Mr. Albin; Thank you very much for your pleasant comment. We are happy that you did not have a pleasant stay in our establishment and especially that you recommend it. It warms our hearts. We are sorry that you were unable to take full advantage of the relaxation area. Unfortunately the concern was irresolvable without the intervention of qualified technician Thanks again, we hope to see you again soon. maya a fifi - accommodation manager

10/10 Excellent

Chokri, Tunis

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a good location, great for the money ;)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, very clean, helpful staff and close to the station which is 3 stops from Lille centre..
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bad smell of sewage
The room was small and the smell was very bad when you enter the room and the bathroom, it smells like sewage from the toilet or un cleaned pipes Overall the stay was ok
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very untidy ‘spa’, jacuzzi not working
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

P

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Avoid this hotel and part of Lille
The room was too small to fit a suitcase in let alone two people. The restaurant was merely serving warmed up food from elsewhere...as confessed by the waitress. No kids menu. Our car was broken into right outside the hotel. The receptionist was hardly bothered to help. However, the cleaner and police said it was happening all the time. My advice is to avoid.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Itzhak

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

NAOMI

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No hot water in our bedroom, room very dark, no compensation offered in lieu. Receptionist brought us bathrobes and slippers to shower iin another room. The heating in this bathroom didn't work. Shower controls very flimsy. Obviously a maintenance problem. The staff was kind but not big on initiative. Positive point is the secure car park and good breakfast, lovely lady in breakfast room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
First room we got on the first floor had a nasty smelling bathroom (like sewage) so we requested a new room. The new bathroom smelled ok but had footprints, hair and water stains on the floor. The bed was ok for one night. Cigarette smoke from the outdoor area below us wafted into the room from the window TIL about 2am. I was afraid to use the air conditioner because of all the mould growing around it on the outside edges. Breakfast buffet was quite limited but will get you going for the day.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Nathan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Picture better than reality
The room was very very small. There was no on site car parking as mentioned( the reason I chose hotel) Break fast at best average
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
unfortunately the shower-head holder was broken, and the room a little bit small, but that was almost expected
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice old hotel. Quite good location. Parking outside free. Nice outside bar area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Large, spacious bedrooms,nice outdoor drinking area, restaurant, on site parking with coded entry, excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The courtyard space is chic and delightful,the staff were wonderful and accommodating, the food was delicious andthe atmosphere relaxing. My toomwas a little dusty, the bin was broken, the shower cubicle cracked, broken toilet roll holder, no spare toilet rolland no remote. A little attention to detail and this place would be perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Very small room but functional. Good restaurant and excellent meal. Very good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant sty
Excellent staff and facilities. Only problem, which is common for France, was that the restaurant was closed on Sunday, so had to order food from Deliveroo
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Irish business traveller
One night in Lille, in late and up early, all good and the restaurant is really really good but book as it is very small and quaint.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019