Double Room, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews of Hotel du Marche

Hotel du Marche
Rue Pré-du-marché 42, Lausanne, VD

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 90 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 438 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Larissa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room price was affordable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Alexia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stay was okay but I took the pictures to paint a slightly inaccurate light on the size and layout of the facilities. Functional and walkable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maxime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait pour un séjour pas cher à Lausanne
Accueil facile et rapide, bas prix, endroit très tranquille et bien situé proche du métro, lits confortables, machine Nespresso avec capsules.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Laura

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David, Enfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If you stay here and arrive by train, make sure to take the metro to the Riponne - Bejart station. It will save you walking up the hill. The hotel was a good value. The people that worked the desk were helpful and knowledgeable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

marianne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, walking distance from train station. Facilities for cooking/foodprep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
ok for a business trip
the toilet always had some sort of running water sound, which was uncomfortable at times, not to mention that the sound proofing of the room is very poor. the breakfast options are also limited. for 15 euros it makes more sense to have something from around the corner. the hotel is quite old, but staff are generally friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristopher, Overland Park

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location just a short walk from the metro stop. Also delicious food options nearby. Paserty shop and a great brasserie right there, too - definitely order the rosti!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fine
it was a place to sleep. I slept
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel well located in Lausanne and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the Hotel very much....Near Dining....near attractions and around the lake.......Friendly staff....Reasonably priced.....walkable........Clean rooms.....and a safe area. We even were able to walk to the Train station....15 minutes. Loved it all.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Marlene

One of the better budget options I've stayed in. There was a lift. There was a small kitchenette however there was no plug in the kitchen sink, which made washing dishes difficult. I did ask reception and housekeeping about this but in my two day stay no plug was provided. I was locked in the shower cubicle! It used a very old lock and key, which was impossible to unlock, I had to shout out for help!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

martin

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay!
Good stay. Near city center. Walkable to alot of tourist spots. Family room fits 4 people. Has own bathroom and shower. Only 3 parking spot. Luckily we got a spot.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Laura

Travelled with family
Quaint hotel uphill from almost everything. 4 adults (parents & adult kids) were a tight fit in family room, but we made it work. Several blocks from nearest tram & bus stop.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Casey, Crissier

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yogeenth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Nice and comfortable, friendly reception
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Raymond

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great location and nice facility. I will stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pay for what you get
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

David, Enfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The entrance area is kind of dark, not so inviting. The staff was great. Possibly more options for something to drink or snack on from the vending machine. The wi fi was down half of the time I stayed. Also, it was impossible to get a password if you didn't have a phone that worked in Switzerland. The password for the wi fi was sent to your phone as a text. If you didn't have service, no wi fi. It was a little tough cooling off the room. I was pretty hot outside during the day and pretty uncomfortable in the room until very late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

john

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Could've been good if it wasn't so noisy and smelly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Economical Hotel close to Shopping and Restaurants
Nice Hotel close to amenities and Bus to Gare. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet and near the centre ! Staff super helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stay 2 nights No problem ,perfect. I like the free
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2020

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great affordable central
Very nice clean modern friendly central inexpensive
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Catherine - Manager on 14 Mar 2020
Thanks a lot for your comment - hope to welcome you another time

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Our room didn‘t have much lightning, it was really dark in it, but i liked, that it had a refrigerator
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Catherine - Directrice on 1 Dec 2019
Merci pour votre commentaire - pourriez-vous nous indiquer de quelle chambre il s'agit afin que nous puissions remédier à ce manque de lumière.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Catherine - Directrice on 29 Nov 2019
Merci pour votre excellente notation

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Classic view and clean inside. Staff are proffesional and easy to helf.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location to move about in Lausanne, as it's very near to the train station. Hotel room is clean. We had a triple room and it was relatively spacious for 3 of us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Catherine on 15 Aug 2019
Merci pour votre commentaire

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst hotel stay of our life
The reception is not always open, the area did not feel safe, and there was a suspicious person at the door when we came back from dinner. An online search of the safety in the area confirmed our fears. The adverse feedback to hotels.com on our experience was met with a personal push-back from the receptionist and an argumentative and legalistic e-mail from the hotel director.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Catherine - directrice on 16 Aug 2019
Je me permet à nouveau de préciser les point suivants : - les horaires de réception sont clairement indiqués lors de la réservation - ce quartier de Lausanne est tout à fait tranquille et sans danger

8/10 Good

Nicolette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Conveniently located close to a metro stop. Sharing bathroom and toilet was not an issue at all. Nice big sink in the room. Room is spacious and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Catherine on 15 Aug 2019
Merci pour votre commentaire

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Located in the center of the town. Close to metro station. No air conditioning. Restrooms are shared. Noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Catherine on 13 Aug 2019
Not all restrooms are shared, it depend the room you choose to reserve. In Lausanne we really dont need to have air conditionning and it is also an ecological choise not to have it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Catherine on 13 May 2019
Merci pour votre notation

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Catherine - Directrice on 12 Mar 2019
Merci pour votre notation - Nous nous réjouissons que votre séjour ai été agréable et espérons vous accueillir une prochaine fois - cordiales salutations

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel for business and family!
Helpful and professional staff, clean and comfortable room, and the breakfast buffet was spectacular!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Catherine - Directrice on 5 Nov 2018
Thanks for your review, we always try to do our best to make you feel comfortable. I'ma happy to read that you had a good experience at Hôtel du Marché

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Evan, Pennsylvania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adequate, comfortable accommodations at a fair price. Onsite buffet breakfast very good. Not easy to find and steps up to entrance difficult to negotiate with luggage.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 15 Dec 2018
Thanks for your good review - sorry that you had to climb the stairs with your luggage, there is an entrance on the parking ground. Hope to see you some other time ;-)

4/10 Poor

NIyeto, London

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The experience was dissatisfied. I found it hard to believe that there were no bathroom and toilet in the room. It was appalling that roughly 6 rooms were sharing a toilet and bathroom considering the amount I paid for the hotel room.However, the the staff were helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
I'm very sorry that you didn't appreciate your stay - some of our rooms have a bathroom, some others don't. The bathroom shared on the floor are for 3 to 4 rooms and not 6 (because some of these have the bathroom inside).

4/10 Poor

Steiner therese

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
It looks like you didn't appreciate your stay, let us know why

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget accommodation for Lausanne. Great location.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
Many thanks for your good review

8/10 Good

Shân, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Central location in Lausanne; very helpful reception staff; free travel ticket for metro and bus included; we were told the toilet would be shared with 2 or 3 other rooms; there were in fact 7 rooms sharing one toilet and shower - this was the only downside
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
Thanks for your review. I just wanted to precise that there where 7 rooms on the side but some of them has the bathroom inside this is why the information you received was correct, you have to share the bathroom with 2 / 3 others rooms

10/10 Excellent

zipora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 20 Nov 2018
Many thanks for your good review

8/10 Good

Jan, Oceanside

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location in the old city. From the train station it was an easy metro ride to the hotel. Nice breakfast, but it was not included when we booked the hotel. The bathroom was small, and the shower was tiny. Overall a good stay for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Delightful hotel in a great neighborhood with an unbelievably good price tag for mega bucks Switzerland!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Cristina, reception on 8 Aug 2018
Dear Kristin, Thank you for your comment. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at our hotel and we hope to see you next time ! Best regards,

4/10 Poor

Christoph

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
I do not recommend
My room had a really bad smell. The interior of the hotel is in very bad conditions. Paid CHF93 for a stay worth CHF30. Sorry, will not come back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Catherine - Directrice on 21 Mar 2018
We are really sorry you didn't enjoy your stay - you should have told us so we might have changed your room. What do you mean writting "in very bad condition" ? We hope that you did liked Lausanne and come back sometime

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is ok! The idea of shared bathroom is a bad choice. Staff were cooperative even late at night
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Catherine - Director on 21 Mar 2018
Thanks for your review, unfortunately it is not a choice not having bathroom in eachroom, we hope sometime we will offer all room with private bathroom. Hope to see you some other time in Lausanne. Regards,

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
has potential but wouldn't stay again
you can tell they started to renovate but something happened when you enter the bathroom or "kitchen area" (which is really just a closet with a sink, a mini fridge that didn't work, an electric kettle and coffee/tea supplies. the beds were fine, and the chair in the room quite elegant (although don't sit in it, it sinks). there is no air conditioning which can be common in Europe but being on the top floor it was horribly hot and the only window (which stayed wide open throughout our stay) is on the ceiling with no shade so the sunlight would wake us in the morning. The worst part was really the bathroom which is tiny (only one person can fit in at a time, and falling apart. My husband didn't even fit in the shower. He's a slim 6'2" man but not a giant of any kind so this made it really uncomfortable. Between the heat and the disgusting bathroom, our stay was very uncomfortable. The staff is very friendly and they do give you a free transportation card (although we had the swiss family pass which covers most transportation). They say they are in the process of a renovation so I would definitely wait until it's done.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, great location.
This was a great little hotel near the centre of Lausanne. The staff were very helpful when we arrived as there is limited parking, but they managed to find us a space. Only drawback was there is no air conditioning and it was quite hot in August. Room is on the small side and so is the bathroom, especially shower which was a tight fit - but it was very clean and well decorated so not a problem. This hotel is very close to many lovely restaurants and old city sites. The staff were friendly and spoke English very well. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My favorite hotel in Europe
Lausanne is amazing and the hotel location staff friendliness and extra amenities made the experience wonderful their staff a great!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017