Hotel berhampiran Ascenseur N°2 - Ancien canal du Centre, La Louviere

Very close to the main street. Clean an beautiful inside. This is a fitness center at the ground floor but we haven't made use of it. It was amazing to see my name on the TV when I stapped into the room. The reception is very friendly and provided service at a professional way. Highly suggested.

Fiquei sem marcação, muito simpáticos e aceitaram a estadia ainda de manhã. Quando cheguei a noite o quatro estava sem aquecimento e o ar condicionado não está ativado, fui a recepção e disseram para rodar o manípulo do aquecedor central ao máximo. Mesmo assim não funciona. Cederam-me um aquecedor portátil. De manhã o aquecimento central já funcionava. As camas, parecem que a qualquer momento se vão partir de tanto abanar, e devem colocar um protetor de colchão plastificado que nos faz transpirar toda a noite, ora quente/frio virou constipação. Reportei a situação das camas abanarem que disseram que iam resolver mas nada foi feito. O quarto de banho é minúsculo para 3 pessoas, com a proteção do duche em cortina, que faz com o chão fique todo cheio de água. O melhor é mesmo o pequeno almoço que apesar de não ter muito variadade é bom.

great hotel with great gym, pool and spa facilities, all the staff are very polite and professional, the hotel is kept very clean. the hotel is very busy at all times so i would recommend booking a table if you intend to eat there, it is especially busy on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday when they have an excellent buffet for 40 euros each, lots of children attend the Friday one, and stay over with families, but all three nights are busy. also lots of conference's held at hotel, car park is another thing that fills every night, even the overflow one. shows how good a hotel this is.

The first thing to say is - I'm not usually a Youth Hostel person so I'll give the Auberge de Jeunesse lots of credit here. Met by friendly receptionist who was helpful in telling me all the important information including the shuttle bus back to Charleroi Airport. The room I got was a ”Basic Single Room” - which was just a 2 bed dorm with Single occupancy. It did exactly what it said on the tin - it had a bed, toilet, shower, sink, plugs and table/chairs - just what was needed for an overnight stay. The bed was comfortable despite having to do the pillowcase/bed sheets/duvet cover myself, but I guess that's a hostel thing! The one downside to my stay was the amount of noise from outside my room - which I believe was next to a shared area. Constant banging, whistling and cheering until about 12.30am led to not much sleep being had until then - luckily my flight home was in the afternoon, it would be awful if you had an early connection! Breakfast was offered and was a good continental offering, some hot food would have been nice but the breakfast I had was more than acceptable. For a grand total of €37 including breakfast, this place is extremely good value for money, but expect noise before you go to sleep! I would return if I was coming back to Charleroi.

Tres bien .le petit dejeuner pourrait être mieux : les fruits frais tres peu et devrait être coupé en petit dans un plat. Les seuls fruits qu’il y avait n’etait pas mur. Pas assez de yogurt , pas de fromage aux chevres ,le fromage qui y etait pas dutout frais, faut le mettre sous une coupole , meme chose pour le peu de viande fumé.

We stayed here for 4 nights while visiting Belgium and were very happy with our choice. The service was very friendly and we loved the breakfast each morning, which was included with our room rate and had many warm and cold options. Parking was free for our rental car. The main downside is that there isn't a lot around, so it is much more convenient if you have a car. But with one, we enjoyed the quick access to Waterloo and to downtown Nivelles. We would definitely stay here again.

Als je meerdere Novotels bezocht hebt, ben je gewend geraakt aan bepaalde standaards, van zowel kamer, personeel als bar/restaurant. In Charleroi worden helaas alleen die van de kamer waargemaakt: de mijne was supergroot, netjes, modern en handig ingericht. De regendouche was de beste ooit en het (aparte) bad liep sneller vol dan ik ooit meegemaakt had (en dat op de hoogste verdieping!). De keuze bij het ontbijtbuffet was tamelijk beperkt: met name aan groente en fruit ontbrak er het één en ander. De koffieautomaten bevonden zich buiten de ontbijtzaal (best onhandig) en één van de twee was alle vier dagen van mijn verblijf defect (erg onhandig). De kwaliteit van de koffie kwam overeen met de kwaliteit van de andere ontbijtproducten: matig tot gemiddeld. Dit is het ontbijt dat je verwacht bij Ibis Budget en dat dan ook overeenkomstig geprijsd is. Het personeel, dat hier in de reviews enorm geprezen wordt, moet haast wel collectief op vakantie geweest zijn. De receptionisten die ik trof, waren ongeïnteresseerd, dreunden lusteloos hun standaardriedels op en blonken alleen uit in het actief niet-groeten van de gasten als die voorbij kwamen. In Berlijn zouden deze mensen buschauffeur zijn. Zelfs oogcontact maken was al te veel moeite. De stad Charleroi zelf was daarentegen veel mooier (of minder lelijk) dan verwacht: met name het centrum en stationsgebied zijn erg mooi opgeknapt in een uitnodigende stijl. De meeste inwoners zijn op hun beurt nog niet echt mee geëvolueerd. Ik ben nog in geen enkele Belgische stad zoveel onderontwikkelde (en iedere betekenis van het woord) mensen tegengekomen als hier. Mocht je om het even welke een stad in Henegouwen willen bezoeken, dan is Mons (Bergen) een verstandiger en veiliger keus. Daar kun je na ”sluitingstijd” nog ongestoord over straat lopen, zonder op elke straathoek aangesproken (door bedelaars) of nageroepen (door hangjongeren) te worden. In Charleroi ben je best om 19.00 uur binnen, met de deur op slot. ;-)