Clarance Hotel Lille

My daughter and I stayed here for 2 nights while visiting Lille. It was a wonderful hotel in a great location with so much character. The staff was beyond friendly, and we really felt at home. The hotel is walking distance to some of the best bakeries and restaurants in town. Stay here, you won't regret it.

Handsome old townhouse kept to a high standard. Ina good location about 5 minutes’ walk from both vieux Lille and the park around the citadel. We had a well-furnished room with high ceilings and large windows looking out over the courtyard (room 2). Staff extremely friendly and efficient. Breakfast in a handsome room, was pricy at 35 Euros a head given that it was only a continental breakfast plus eggs.

Just returned from a lovely 3 night stay at this hotel. Beautifully modernised and furnished, with a friendly and helpful staff, it is situated in a perfect location in old Lille - ideal for sightseeing and eating out. With so many cafes within walking distance we didnt try the breakfast at the hotel so cant comment on the quality, but it did seem a little pricey at 35 euros each. We did however eat at their restaurant, La Table, and had a wonderful meal. Fresh, innovative and tasty with attentive service. A great place to stay.

Hotel was well positioned in the centre of Lille, in its own private courtyard set back from the road. The hotel is small and well designed, keeping elements of the historic charm and with some modern touches. Does it offer the luxury amenities you would expect in Paris? No. It’s like a really nice B&B with a Michelin star restaurant. If they were to up their maintenance and amenities this could be an exceptional hotel in the north of France.

Positive - Friendly and helpful staff. Negatives - overpriced for what we received; suite located on 3rd floor with no lift; sewage smell from bathroom permeated room; restaurant closed both nights we were there so no option to eat lunch/dinner at the hotel; dusty room; cramped suite; uncomfortable sofa bed for our son; breakfast overpriced - limited selection of pastries, coffee from an automated machine, eggs poorly cooked. Disappointing.

Loved the Clarance, centrally located just a short walk to the main square and ideally located for the old town. Reception staff spoke excellent English and were young, friendly and enthusiastic. Our room, Albatross (not the cheeriest poem), faced the front of the hotel and was tastefully furnished, blending contemporary furnishings and fittings with original period features. Coffee pods and milk could have been more plentiful, but fresh milk was supplied on request. We eschewed the breakfast which, no doubt beautiful, was a little on the dear side at €35 per person per day. That's on par with London's better hotels. Sadly, we didn't get to sample the restaurant as it was quite quiet on the evenings we were in Lille and there is a plethora of reasonable, traditional restaurants within minutes. Maybe not Michelin-starred but cosy and friendly. Apart from breakfast, the Clarance offered reasonable value for money and all the staff were a credit to the industry.