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This is not a run of the mill hotel, in fact we drove past it twice, there are no neon hotel signs. It is very much old school. The decor is very nice, stand alone bath coffee machines, water supplies, old painted wood and strange wall colourings. Breakfast was lovely and staff very pleasant and attentive. Check this place out if you can, it's a special place for a change of scenery, literally.

Stayed one night (a public holiday) on our way back to the Tunnel - Montreuil is a favourite town in this region. Pieux is a conciously cool establishment, a stylish conversion of a lovely town house, very closely convenient for the Grand Place, and its extensive free parking, and part of a group of hospitality establishments in the town. Our bedroom was in the roofspace, very comfortable (standalone bath, good sized-shower) and shared the generally dark decorative style of the house. Breakfast was excellent, in a lighter morning room. It's not a permanently manned place, and this led to some confusion about checking in. NB there is also an odd (by modern norms) cash-only policy for payment, which caught us out on departure (considering we'd been told on checking in that we could pay by card). Not an inexpensive room, but you are paying for style - and the location is certainly very advantageous. Dining out was difficult being a public holiday (a couple of notable places refused us as walk-ins) but the Grand Place cafe nearby belongs to the same owner, is purely walk-in, had a good atmosphere and served a good meal.

Nous avions loué la chambre Cachette, très cosy. Excellente literie, douche à l’italienne. Excellent petit déjeuner. Mais avant tout excellent accueil, naturel, souriant, chaleureux. Même chose dans les restaurants Anecdote et Grand Place. Balade sur les remparts à faire par beau temps, on prend un vrai bol d’air.

Un lieu magique, hors du temps. Un superbe patio avec cheminée, un coin salon cosy et une très jolie salle de petits déjeuners o Excellent accueil, chambre superbement décorée,hors normes, petit déjeuner succulent. On retrouve la touche du chef Alexandre Gauthier. On a adoré le concept . Nous reviendrons dès que possible