Name: Centre Europen De Sjour
Address: Rue du Maréchal Delattre de Tassigny 62100 Calais,Rue du Maréchal Delattre de Tassigny, Calais, Calais, Calais, 62100, France
Rating: 7

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Parc Richelieu

Tour de Guet

Second World War Museum

Musée Mémoire 1939–1945

Colonne Louis XVIII

Musée de la Dentelle et de la Mode

Grand Théâtre de Calais

La Coupole

Calais Dragon

Royal Kids Parc De Jeux

Calais–Dunkerque Airport

Le Touquet - Cote d'Opale Airport

Manston Airport

Centre Europen De Sjour

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I certainly will not be rushing back or recommending others to stay here. Following a recent trip as part of my job, I have returned with almost 60 bed bug bites, including on my face. I have had to ‘quarantine’ my belongings to ensure the bed bugs do not enter my home. 

Whilst I was not expecting a 5* luxury experience, I was expecting a room with safety features such as doors with an internal safety lock, a window that opened safely. I was also expecting basic hygiene: a shower free of mould, a clean shower curtain, hand soap. We are living in a post-pandemic world and these are basic expectations. Furthermore, the smell of illegal drugs along one corridor in a setting where children are staying was unacceptable. 

The shared bathroom situation was unusual and unnecessary. I was in the fortunate position of knowing my room-mates as colleagues, but from a safety point of view do not think this is acceptable. The magnetic door system was noisy at times and not reliable causing people to become locked out of their bathroom or worse, locked in. 

During our stay, we also experienced the relentless rudeness of two particular reception staff, who appeared to be being purposefully belligerent. 

The food, however, was what saved our stay. Breakfast was basic, but quick and easy to suit a range of palates. The DIY packed lunch was a great option, allowing pupils to find something they liked. Dinner also provided pupils with options they liked, although a labelling system would have been beneficial for those with allergies. Another suggestion for future would be to provide schools/tour groups with cool bags/boxes to transport lunches to ensure they remain fresh.

The beach, a 5-minute walk away, saved our sanity as it gave us an opportunity for the pupils we were with to relax without being glared at or told off unnecessarily by hostel staff.

We will not return

I went with school quite recently for the night, great place to stop off after the ferry. Beds were decent and breakfast was free. The only problem I had was a bathroom was shared between rooms. I didn’t talk to the staff much but I have seen other reviews that they where rude but for me that was not the case.

Good last minute stay

Dirty, shared bathroom, expensive & rubbish breakfast! No towels provided! Biggest plus was free parking! 
I stayed here 4 years ago & it wasn’t too bad, so I stayed again with my friend before catching the ferry back (4 years later- May 2019) 

Never again, better places to stay in Calais that are cheaper & offer more breakfast. 

Rubbish! 

I stayed here whilst volunteering in Calais. Overall, the hostel is very basic and fairly old-fashioned. The rooms are plain with not very comfortable beds. There isn't much hot water (not enough hot water for two people to shower!), and the bathroom sink has no handsoap/cleanser so you need to bring your own (I've never ever seen this in a hostel before!).

The breakfast is very basic - bread and butter, dry plain cake and two very small pancakes each (no fruit).

The staff are okay - some are friendly but some are quite grumpy.

We had a particular issue on the final day when the hostel was all locked up at 2pm so we couldn't get in to collect our luggage. We nearly missed our ferry as a result, and the hostel staff were rude and did not apologise.

I think the saddest thing about it is that this hostel is mainly used by volunteers who are giving their time to help refugees. The least the hostel could do is to have friendly staff, provide comfy beds and provide a decent breakfast for us.

As a result, considering the price, it's poor value for money. I would not recommend - it would be better to instead stay in an airbnb or a local hotel.

Basic hostel - poor value for money

Tried out the hostel for a weekend in anticipation of booking a several month stay in the new year.  Rooms exceptionally basic but clean - normal hostel standard so no complaints.  Shared bathroom lock didn't work so we just had to try not to walk in on our neighbour... awkward. Breakfast was absolutely appalling, a shotglass quantity of conflakes or 'pudding'. In fairness there were pancakes but had run out every day we were there.  

No cooking facilities (apart from a microwave) means we absolutely won't be back long term. 

Finally, we didn't appreciate the attitude of the staff.  At 11pm in sat night we were stood outside the front door chatting (a couple of smokers amongst us) and were promptly hauled inside and informed they would tell the 'boss' we were too noisy and they might cancel our stay.  

Normally love hostels but this place was more like a prison :( 

Sadly disappointed 

I like many others used this hostel as a reasonably priced place to stay whilst volunteering in Calais. The rooms are basic but clean, I had a room with two single beds with connecting doors to a  toilet and shower area, which is shared with another two bedded room. The location is superb as just a 2 minute walk to the lovely beach area and various places to eat nearby to suit all budgets.. The room rate includes a simple breakfast. The staff are helpful too, I would recommend if you are travelling solo and need somewhere  to stay that is cheap but clean and friendly.

Exceeded expectations

lovely clean place. it is not ideal for holidays but it is perfect for travelers. the staff is very gentle and helpful, there are restaurants and supermarket near and the beach is literally 2 minutes walk. 

perfect if you just passing

I wanted to have high hopes for this hostel, for I was coming here with my school for a highly educational history trip. I was appalled at the state of the outside of the building, looking like somewhat of a swimming pool, mold seeping out of the walls. As I entered, I was greeted with very little staff and assistance with my bags, having to carry my large suitcase up the stairs by oneself. The staff were unwelcoming and left us 15 year olds to sort out our rooms by ourselves. The state of our room was quite frankly disgusting, room doors not being able to close, and we were greeted with a tiny room, with filthy beds, a tiny wardrobe (holding only one hanger for two of us) and a bathroom to share with two strangers. The state of hygiene was repulsive, the bathroom lacking basic supplies like soap and towels. My bed contained a urine stain under the sheets, and my ceiling was covered in water stains. Unacceptable! My window doesn’t open, and the light is pointless. My switch in the toilet does not work, leaving strangers the ability to enter the bathroom whilst one was in there. I was not expecting 5 star luxury, for it is a youth hostel, but I was at least expecting basic levels of hygiene and cleanliness, albeit simple and cut back. The food, however, was an improvement, for the kitchen had made wise decisions on what youths would like to eat. Met with chicken and chips, the chips were nice but the chicken was simply inedible. Despite this, it was an improvement from the rooms. Overall, the state of hygiene and general quality of this hostel was shocking, repelling any idea of a revisit.

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