Ibis Budget Remiremont

Location just on the edge of Remiremont was ok.

We arrived early and as this was a Ibis budget Hotel there was no staff on hand to book us in we had to do this by ourselves using a screen placed outside the front of the hotel using our booking reference. We eventually managed to do this and were given a room number but then had further difficulty with gaining entry to the property using the key code number provided. This kind of thing may work well with people who are used to modern technology but unfortunately my wife and I are not. Having gained access to our room we found everything in order but I couldn't help thinking to myself that this was more of a 'pod' than a hotel room, everything very basic, no actual bathroom but separate toilet and shower with a small sink in the room. Also, our room had a double bed with a bunk bed above it on which I kept hitting my head. We did find a nice restaurant locally to have our evening meal and then managed to settle into our room for the night. However, at 6 am I was awoken by an alarm going off in the hotel. I alerted my wife and we immediately vacated the room having opened the door to find out the cause but no staff on hand to tell us if there was a emergency and what we should do. Although I was awoken by the alarm sounding in the corridor it was not sufficiently loud enough to wake my wife up. We then decided to get dressed and vacate the property feeling rather concerned at the lack of direction by any staff and what we should do if there was a real emergency. There were other people leaving the hotel but no member of staff giving us direction. I do not think I will be staying in one of these Ibis budget hotels again although I have had previous good experiences at other Ibis and Accor Hotels.