Formule 1 Coventry

Beyond disgusting. I made the mistake of booking into this hotel last week. April 08. The price was certainly right - £26 for a night for 2 people, but I would have happily spent more for another place had I known how bad the hotel was going to be. The rooms and restrooms/showers were dirty. After checking into the room, i was distraught to find fresh brown stains on the pillow, and red stains on the duvet. I left them on the floor and we lied on the bed with our coats over us. I wish this was an exaggeration. The showers and bathrooms were also unclean - with used toilet paper lying by the side of the toilet. It didn't appear that this hotel had been cleaned or maintained in a while.

If you haven't stayed at a Formule 1 hotel before, you're in for a different experience in accommodation. I stayed at the Coventry hotel, but they are all the same: it's a budget hotel, basic, clean and functional. Formule 1 hotels is part of the French Accor chain - doorsigns have "Poussez" in big letters, which dwarfs the tiny lettering for "Push". The signs are also helpfully colour coded. Overall, it's like being on a ship. You have to step into the toilets, which are cabin-like, and it's all a little bit cramped. The toilets are what's called "self clean", too. There's a notice telling you that ...  Read the complete review