ibis budget Lille Marcq-en-Baroeul 2 stars

Inside the room, inside the bathroom must smell. Outside the room cigarette smell

The bed has not been changed from previous guests. We did change the linen by ourselves. We found dirty glasses in the room with some drinks left. It was absolutely terrible experience.

When I go to a budget I know what to expect but I dont expect spiders on my room.

Nice welcome. Heating adjusted and extra quilt provided very quickly. Good continental breakfast. Beds comfortable, situation peaceful. Charming young, dark and short-haired (did not ask her name). A credit to Ibis/Accor hotels.

My stay was for 5 days as I decided to take a "time out" from a very hectic schedule of traveling. When I checked in, I discovered there was no tag in the room which I could hang on the door asking the cleaning staff to NOT disturb me. Since I was not planning on going out every day and thought there might be mornings when I wanted to sleep in, I did not want them knocking on the door before 10:00 AM. When I discovered there was no door tag in the room, I went down to reception and asked for one. The young lady working there searched high and low and was unable to come up with one! (This is a simple piece of reinforced paper---why is there not an adequate supply in the hotel?) Finally she asked me what time would be good for the housekeeper and I told her after 10:00 AM. That worked for one day. The next day the housekeeper just entered the room WITHOUT KNOCKING about 10:30. I was up and dressed but very distressed because she had not even knocked. A few hours later someone who was carrying a clip board and looked like a "supervisor" did the exact same thing---entering the room WITHOUT KNOCKING. I don't speak French and she obviously did not speak English but I tried to express my unhappiness at her total RUDENESS in not knocking before entering. She just laughed which made me even angrier. In utter frustration, I went to reception and AGAIN requested the DO NOT DISTURB sign. This young lady, again, searched high and low with the same results--nothing. Finally she went to another room and got the sign in that room for me but it was only asking either the housekeeping staff to make up the room or to not make up the room. I do NOT appreciate the staff entering the room before knocking because I COULD have been in the shower or using the toilet. It is only polite to knock and wait for a response. This over-shadowed anything else in my stay. I do like the enclosed shower which is a huge improvement from the wet showers. This was a typical Ibis Budget Hotel; I like them because they are cheaper and provide everything I need. But the RUDENESS I encountered was very frustrating.