Campanile Milton Keynes

mmmm... where to start:Language - it may be a french owned chain, but why should most the staff be native french speakers? I personally find the french accent quite hard to understand, plus have a slight stutter myself, having non-native staff makes it harder for me to be understood - as well as not being able to use colloquial terms.room - not large at all - barely room to move.bathroom - spartan, and having a bath/shower arrangement that sets of the firealarms if you leave the bathroom door open - sounds odd to me.overall - crap - it took 3 rooms before i was settled for the night - well as settled as you can be when you're nervous as hell already (was venturing into new terroritory that night) - first room was non-smoking - my booking clearly stated "Smoking room please", the second room flooded when i had a shower, with shower-hose split in more then one place, and an attempt to fix made with what looked like sellotape. third room, one light bulb not working and no ashtray - though i was assured it was a smoking room, and was told to take one from a bar - (by time i had dried and gone changed into third room, i needed a drink - my nerves were that frazzled by everything that had gone on before).Will i stay here or another part of the chain again? not at that hotel, unless absoloutely essential, in the chain - with careful consideration.

Stayed at the Campanile hotel the night b4 a visit to the Xscape centre in M K Very handy location,about 10 minutes drive away from M K centre.

Hotel is set in a village on the outskirts of MK. We found it to be clean and well presented. It is fairly basic, but what do you want from a hotel? Give me clean any day. Only one prob. really- having just said it was clean- the quilt smelt not very fresh. Complained at the desk though and it was changed, no problem. Tea and coffee making fac. in the room was handy.

We had an evening meal and a breakfast . The ev. meal was reasonable, though I was given a dif. meal to what I ordered, but it was close enough for me not to realise until half way through! And it was nice enough for me not to mind. If you are going, bear in mind that there are a few eateries close by in the village, so there is an alternative to the hotel. The breakfast was good too, and prob. more essential than the ev. meal (no fast food eateries that would be open early in the morning close by).

The staff were friendly and helpful - contrary to another reviewer's comments- although I guess they have a high turnover in that industry.

Overall I would def. go there again, and would use that chain of hotels. Relatively cheap, clean, nice situation (like being in the countryside), free parking, can't ask for much more.

Just like a travel inn but cheaper! Good location by canal, clean, comfy room, friendly staff. Would stay here again.

The only odd thing is the French restaurant which was reasonably priced but over staffed. If you want a pub style meal which is what you usually get with most budget hotels I recommend a short walk to one of the pubs down the road.

i have worked away since sept 2002 and have tried all manner of hotels from bed and breakfasts to premier travel inns, travel lodges and holiday inns and i was very impressed by this budget chain which is new to me. one thing is the rooms are stylish! bedlinen is white, comfy king double bed, attractive beech open plan wardrobe and shelves, stylish desk. radiator which u control means room is instantly warm when u want. well lit...have stayed in other chains where their colours aare navy and purple and i cdnt see to read!! double glazed windows, blackout curtainsetc. a major plus is there is a phone in the room which is almost unheard of for the £55 price and means my husband can phone me direct and not waste money calling on my mobile!

I had two rooms booked in this hotel; four of us went for a concert at the nearby National Bowl. We were going to be at the concert at the time we were supposed to check in so asked if we could take our keys early (even though they were still cleaning) as reception is not 24hr.

The lady on the desk was quite unhelpful to start with, but when we overcame the language barrier (she was French) she did her best to oblige (as the French do - begrudgingly!) She ensured that on our return to the hotel our rooms were ready & the keys were in the door waiting for us. I must say she really was a star, as she didn't have to do it. The room was basic but clean. Quite big with a modern bathroom.

There were tea & coffee making facilities, a TV and hairdryer. All very good value for just £45 per room per night. There was a bistro style restaurant at the hotel but we didn't go in so I don't know what it was like. Again, everything looked to be quite basic - but clean and modern so I would stay in a Campanile again.

This is an OK hotel with friendly staff (many French) and reasonable facilities. Rooms are small and road facing ones a bit noisy. Bathrooms are OK.

Bar is comfortable, food was OK and breakfast a good spread (with nice coffee)

Location is a bit suspect with 2 gay bars in 50 meters of the hotel.

Basically at £50 a room they are good for short stays.

We stayed over the Silverstone weekend so prices were hiked to £120 a night making them very poor value. But everyone in 25 miles of the circuit does the same. Good point is they accept late cancellation. Book at Holiday Inn and they take your money when booking!

We booked this hotel as it was nearest one to the wedding reception we were going to. The room was on the second floor and no lifts which is not good if you have luggage or problems with climbing stairs. No help was offered from the staff to find the room or help with luggage. The room was the smallest one I have stayed in. The remote for the tv did not work and a lightbulb was broken. The walls of the room are very thin and we could hear everything that was going on in the other rooms and corridor. Soundproofing needs to be installed. The room overlooked the mainroad and directly opposite our room was a nightclub for gays, lesbians and transgenders. This club seemed to be really busy around 1am. As it was very warm in the room we had to leave the window open and the noise from the club was horrendous. Having eventually gotten to sleep inspite of the noise outside, we were woken up at about 4am by clubbers going home. We found the whole experience one not to be repeated. My husband went to reception to check out and told the hotel receptionist about the noise and he agreed it was very noisy as he had been there all night on the desk. We wont be going back there again any time soon. We have stayed there before but was in the back of the hotel which overlooks fields and although you get a little traffic noise its much better.

I was looking for a budget hotel was I wasn't going to arrive until 1am'ish and was looking to leave at 8am.

Arrived and reception was closed but eventually found a phone number. Room was ok other than it smelt of smoke. Bathroom was ok, nothing special.

Didn't have breakfast so can't comment.

Overall it was ok.

mmmm... where to start:Language - it may be a french owned chain, but why should most the staff be native french speakers? I personally find the french accent quite hard to understand, plus have a slight stutter myself, having non-native staff makes it harder for me to be understood - as well as not being able to use colloquial terms.room - not large at all - barely room to move.bathroom - spartan, and having a bath/shower arrangement that sets of the firealarms if you leave the bathroom door open - sounds odd to me.overall - crap - it took 3 rooms before i was settled for the night - well as settled as you can be when you're nervous as hell already (was venturing into new terroritory that night) - first room was non-smoking - my booking clearly stated "Smoking room please", the second room flooded when i had a shower, with shower-hose split in more then one place, and an attempt to fix made with what looked like sellotape. third room, one light bulb not working and no ashtray - though i was assured it was a smoking room, and was told to take one from a bar - (by time i had dried and gone changed into third room, i needed a drink - my nerves were that frazzled by everything that had gone on before).Will i stay here or another part of the chain again? not at that hotel, unless absoloutely essential, in the chain - with careful consideration.

I found the hotel easily as it is located on a main road opposite a bar that has rainbow coloured signs with gay,lesbian and transgender wrote across them. Plenty of parking. Check in was ok, have to go outside from reception through a card entry door to get to the room. No lift so if you have plenty of luggage like I did it is hard work.

Bed,bathroom and room was nice,clean not spacious but sufficient. Dinner menu seemed overpriced and dull so I opted to eat at a chinese retaurant 5mins walk from the hotel(left out of hotel and left at the mini roundabout).

The room walls were paper thin and I was kept awake with the noise of fellow guests, snoring, staggering drunk along the corridors and chatting loudly into the early hours. I didnt manage to fall asleep until 3am and was woken by guests leaving at 7am(just walking along the corridor sounded like a herd of elephants) and the sound of hoovers from the cleaners. I went for breakfast which was ok, nice choice for continental section but full english was a served basic portion you couldnt help yourself and it was the size of a kids meal. Went back to my room for a bath,the plug wouldnt stay put so the bath wouldnt fill up, had a shower with no constant water temp instead. Continued noise whilst I was getting ready for my day ahead and after a sleepless night I decided I couldnt stay another as planned and checked out a day early.