France: Best Western Hotel de la Paix Reims

Hotel de la Paix is a Best Western Plus and I chose it for its central location. It was not as close to the Cathedral as I had thought but it was within an easy walk.

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The hotel has its own parking garage under the hotel and as in most cities, you pay to park there. There was street parking right in front of the hotel but the pay and display machine had a maximum of 2 hours. The police were vigilant in ticketing this area so we opted to park in the garage.

Our room was a standard chain hotel room, clean and efficient but not too charming. The lights in the room only turn on with the room key in the switch. Great way to save electricity. You can't leave the room with your key and leave the lights on. We had a table with 2 chairs, a good firm mattress, feather pillows, extra pillows in the closet, TV with CNN and BBC, minibar and plenty of drawer space. 

The bathroom had a nice deep tub with a shower and there was a blow dryer. The bedroom had plenty of good reading light. A look at the hotel website shows that the rooms have been updated since we visited and now have white bedding and more modern furnishings.

Breakfast was not included but we ate there anyway. They offer a good buffet, eggs, bacon, 3 cold kinds of cereal, fruit cocktail, applesauce, yogurt, 3 types of juice, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Croissants and baguettes, as well as bread, were offered. The breakfast room is bright and cheery and overlooks a churchyard as well as the outdoor pool.

The price here was good and the service was excellent. The people at the reception desk were friendly and answered all our questions in English. We found it to be good value for the money.