Overall Ratings & Reviews Hôtel Orchidées

Having no prior travel to Europe, I felt the hotel, the owners, and the staff went out of their way to ensure our experience was superb. The cuisine was excellent, the rooms were clean, comfortable, and easily accessible. The owners helped us get local information about the region and the Verdun battlefields that we visited. They treated us like relatives from America and thru the use of a translation app, we could talk about our experiences. I believe that when I think of France, every experience will always be compared to my stay in the Hotel Orchidees since they have set the standard for hospitality.

Food was excellent

Location is perfect. A better smile from both owners would be highly appreciated.

The staff were friendly and helpful, able to help with English when my basic French couldn’t get me by. Our room was not huge, but we don’t need big rooms for just the two of us. The room was clean and had everything we needed. The hotel is quiet and has a nice territorial view with a pool. It’s within a few minutes drive from the battlefields of Verdun so you’ll be there quickly for touring. It is not in downtown Verdun so if you are looking for a city hotel this one is not for you. But if you’d like a nice, quiet hotel with a fabulous restaurant on site that serves breakfast, too. This is a great choice!

For my purposes - visiting the Verdun WWI sites, the location of the hotel was excellent. Staff friendly and helpful with brochures, advice. Too tired at end of day to go out for dinner. so dined in. It turned into a 2-hour affair - seemed a bit much.

Stayed 2 nights when visiting the WW1 grounds. Very convenient hotel outside downtown with ample parking. Very good breakfast. Friendly staff. However the room was much smaller than I had expected.

Room was clean and decently appointed. However the room was also small. The lobby was however decent and the service was good.

The folks are great. The location is great. Parking is great. Rooms are typical Euro small. Bathrooms very small. Food great. Bar great.

It was very easy to locate when driving. A little out of the city but great parking and restaurant

Room was tiny and not air conditioned. Hotel was located in an industrial area out of town. Restaurant was good, but pricey. Hotel appears to focus on bus tours. Parking was terrific by European standards.

Good value evening meal

Ok hotel. Not in the city but close to the WW1 trenches.

Some rooms and hallways were under remodel when we were there, but the experience was fine. Recommended.

The hotel was comfortable and clean, the staff was friendly and accomodating; English spoken. The hotel is outside of town and very close to the battlefields, which was the primary reason for our visit. Definitely needed a car to get around and navigating was quite easy.

Lovely Hotel with a great restaurant and friendly staff. Slept well and no complaints

Picked this Hotel because of its location. It is very close to the WWI sites and easy access without having to go through the town, which is crowded and hard to find your way around. The rooms are tiny but clean. I gave it a 3 because of the size of the room and shower. The shower is so small you can't turnaround. Because it is outside of town, it is quiet at night and our room had a big window that we could open. Eat at the restaurant, you will be surprised by the quality of food. It was great. We both had knuckle of lamb and it was delicious! The breakfast buffet ,that is extra, is well worth the money. Buffet style with a lot of variety. Hard boiled eggs are available along wth the tradtional meats and cheeses, a variety of breads, cereals, fruit, yogurt, juices. They have an automatic coffee machine but it does not taste like instant coffee.

The room has the bare essentials, but the cost was right and the staff (seemed like a family business) made it an enjoyable stay. They were anxious to please and quick to respond to any request.

Nice hotel close to the Verdun battlefields. In a safe area.

The hotel was in a nice, quiet, in an off the main road location - not too far from other restaurants. Parking was excellent. Staff very friendly, helpful and spoke English (I don't speak French). The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom nice and clean, but in general extremely small - could barely get our suitcases between the wall and bed, and only one shelf for two suitcases (double room). Breakfast didn't have a very big selection, and all of the eggs were gone by the time I got there, only a few mintues after a big group. But food that was available was fresh and tasty. Being my first time in France, I'm not sure if this is the norm or the exception, but I would still recommend the hotel with caveats.

Hotel Orchidees is situated on the edge of Verdun by an industrial park but it is nice and quiet at night. If you are visiting Verdun for the 1916-18 battlefields it is ideally placed to get to the Ossiary and Fort Douaumont without having to go through Verdun itself.