Pieter Geldenhuys
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An Oasis in the Heart of Reims – Safe, Stylish, and Seriously Welcoming
If you’re riding into Reims — on two wheels, four wheels, or sheer stubborn willpower — and you want a place that feels like you’ve earned it, the Hotel de la Paix is where you land. New, clean, and tucked just far enough off the main drag to be quiet, but close enough to the cathedral that you can stroll there before your coffee cools.
There’s safe, underground garage parking — a blessing if your bike’s loaded like a pack mule and you’ve been eyeing every stranger like they might want your panniers. The manager himself met us at check-in. Not the bored smile-and-pass-you-a-key kind of welcome, but the genuine, “Glad you made it” kind.
Rooms? The standard ones aren’t sprawling, but who cares? They’re spotless, the showers could wake the dead, and the air conditioning — while it likes to take a nap after a few hours — will keep you sane through the worst of a French summer.
Breakfast is worth waking up for. Proper coffee, proper food. The courtyard out back is a small miracle: quiet, shaded, and the kind of place you’d happily linger over a second espresso while plotting your day.
Two restaurants on site if you can’t be bothered to wander, but the neighborhood has plenty worth exploring. Reims itself is easy to get in and out of, which is saying something for a city with Champagne coursing through its veins.
Motorcycle gear, travel dust, helmet hair — none of it matters here. You’re welcomed like an old friend. Next time I’m in Reims, I’m not “looking for accommodation.” I’m going back to the Hotel de la Paix.