Industry Hotel Parent AccorHotels | Founded 2012 Website www.ibis.com | |
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Number of locations 541 hotels throughout 17 countries as of July 1, 2015 Area served Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin American and Caribbean, Africa and Middle East | ||
ibis Budget Hotels, (formerly Etap Hotel and Formule 1), is an international chain of basic-service budget hotels owned by the AccorHotels Group. There are several branches in major cities and close to transport hubs like the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles. The chain competes with chains like Holiday Inn Express and Travelodge in Europe and the UK.
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Rooms
The rooms are simply furnished and in most cases the walls are whitewashed. Rooms typically contain amenities such as a small desk, television (sometimes with cable/international channels, depending on the location), a double bed or a double with a bunk bed, a shower, a basin and a toilet. Within the UK, the former Etap hotels do not include tea/coffee making facilities in the room, although there is usually a coin-operated hot drinks machine in the foyer. In some locations the rooms and entrance have coded locks. Some rooms may also have Wi-Fi. A towel and a bar of soap come as standard, with other toiletries for purchase at the reception. Items such as ironing boards and irons are normally available for hire.
Other amenities
All Ibis Budget hotels have a breakfast area, a reception (manned 24 hours a day in the UK & Switzerland, however elsewhere this varies) and, at some locations, an automatic reception for out of hours check-ins.
Locations
There are over 370 hotels within Europe, most of which are in France. There are also ibis budget properties in the Africa and Middle East markets, as well as locations in the Asia-Pacific, Latin American and Caribbean markets. As of 2015 there are 537 Ibis Budget hotels total in 17 countries.
Europe
Asia-Pacific
South America
Hotel exterior designs
There are two distinct exterior designs of ibis budget hotels. The first one is found in hotels that were built after 2000 or form part of Accor estates such as those at Paris CDG Airport and in the Cité Europe Shopping complex, near the Eurotunnel terminal; these are known in France as Zone Hotelier (Hotel Zones). The older style is found in individual properties and those built before 2000.