Hotel Meurice
Antique furniture and a brass-railed staircase near the port
Superb · 1927 reviews
About this stay
Very little of pre-war Calais survives, which makes the interior of the Meurice the most genuinely old-fashioned room in town. Behind an elegant facade on rue Edmond Roche sit antique furniture and a wrought-iron staircase with a brass banister, and the classic decor carries through the main lounge and a small bar. Each room is decorated individually rather than to a template, with satellite television, tea and coffee making facilities and a private bathroom, and a lift serves the floors. Free outdoor parking sits alongside secured indoor parking and a garage, both at extra cost, which matters on a street this close to the harbour. Pets are accepted, family rooms are available and there is room service. The practical geography is hard to beat on this part of the Opal Coast: 500 metres to Gare de Calais-Ville, five minutes on foot to the sea, and 550 metres to the port and its ferries to England, the shortest walk to a crossing of any hotel in Calais.
- Antique furniture and classic decor throughout
- Bar, lounge and room service
- 500 metres from Gare de Calais-Ville
- Pets accepted and family rooms available
Our take
I would choose Hotel Meurice for its character: antique furniture, an elegant facade and individually decorated rooms, with a bar, a lounge and room service. It stands 500 metres from Gare de Calais-Ville and 550 metres from the port, and the sea is a five-minute walk. Rooms have a private bathroom, satellite TV and tea and coffee facilities, and free outdoor parking is available. Pets are accepted and family rooms exist. An 8.5 rating from nearly two thousand reviews is strong for a three-star.
- ✓Ask for a room away from the harbour side if you are a light sleeper, the port works through the night on this side of Calais.
- ✓Take the five-minute walk to the sea before dinner, the Opal Coast light over the strait is best in the last hour.
- ✓Book the secured garage in advance for a winter stay, the free spaces are outdoors and the coastal weather is unkind to cars.
Why we love it
- A wrought-iron staircase with a brass banister
- Individually decorated rooms with antique furniture
- 550 metres on foot to the port and the England ferries
- Free outdoor parking beside a secured garage option
Why guests love itHotel Meurice is a three-star hotel on rue Edmond Roche in Calais, and I find its antique furniture, elegant facade and individually decorated rooms a pleasant change from chain hotels. Rooms have satellite TV, tea and coffee facilities and a private bathroom, and free outdoor parking is available. Gare de Calais-Ville is 500 metres away, the port 550 metres, and the sea a five-minute walk. Family rooms exist and pets are accepted.
Guest reviews
Superb · based on 1927 reviews