Factory, appart hotel Valenciennes

😊: Interesting concept, clean and convenient ! And thank you for the music !😊. 😢: --.

😊: Good location, decent price.. 😢: There was a bad smell of drains in the apartment and to begin with I didn't think the windows opened but just had a vent, turns out you just have to pull very hard to get them open. The soil pipe is vented into the bathroom as this apartment was originally the loft space. When converting it, the pipe should have been vented through the roof. The owner claimed the smell was actually a drain seal and fixed it after I left, when I asked what he would to do compensate me, he then accused me of aiming to get a refund out of him and that he never detected any smell. Oh but he already admitted there was one and that he'd fixed the problem. Other than that the apartment is OK, over decorated rather than practical, such as shelves for 20 toilet rolls but no actual toilet roll holder. Also seems they have installed a child's toilet. It's all pretty amateurish!.

😊: This apartment is in a three level house near the University area, so well out if town although trams pass close by. Keys are made available in a lockbox which is time activated. The Factory apartment is on the third and top floor, the stairs are very steep, there is no lift and parts of the handrail are missing. Once inside the loft apartment it feels spacious with good décor. There are no windows but skylights in each room giving excellent ventilation, light and views of the sky and treetops. Being at the top of the building also meant no road noise and lots of privacy. The apartment is located near to some great shops with frozen or ready made fresh foods, a takeaway and a fabulous bakery.. 😢: There are good facilities in the apartment for heating foods although the selection of eating and cooking equipment and utensils supplied is poor and could easily be better e.g. only 2 spoons, no cutting mat etc Cooking from scratch was difficult here with a single small frying pan, one large pot with no handles and two lids, neither of which fitted the pot. Possibly one of the worst equipped apartment kitchens we have encountered and so simple and inexpensive for this to be much better. Bed was ok, although it did sag a bit towards the middle. Bedding and towels were OK without being exceptional. Overall, still a reasonable stay for the price..