The hotel is located close to the old city centre of Troyes, a beautiful relatively unknown city of half timbered houses, with a magnificent gothic cathedral. The staff were very welcoming and attentive before we even arrived and parking out side the hotel was easy. Our room was a very nicely appointed attic space in the old tower of this 18th century building among the beams and the rafters with a comfortable bed, soft sheets and plentiful towels in the bathroom. Shampoos and soap were provided although two bars of soap might have been warranted rather than one. There was a comfortable sofa in the room, but the room was rather poorly lit so reading was not very easy. The problem was at night. At around 1 am there was quite a piercing industrial noise coming from outside which sounded like a saw mill, and the noise penetrated the double glazed windows waking us up. This lasted on and off for well over an hour. The double glazing also seemd to do little to lessen the noise of passing traffic in the morning and one of the shutters did not fit the window properly, letting light in. So we had a rather poor night's sleep. The breakfast was disappointing for an hotel of this price. One would expect a buffet but there was none. Bread and croissants, a tiny bowl of fruit salad and an equally small bowl of apple compote, a pot of yoghourt, eggs any way you like and cereal if you want it, but no fresh fruit, or smoked salmon or cheese etc. For 23 euros it seemed poor value.