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The ARThotel is the evening-out choice in the Perret centre. Le Volcan is about 100 m away and there’s a jazz and tapas wine bar downstairs, per Best Western.
It scores modestly. Breakfast is about €14 extra, and there’s no gym or pool.
The two sources disagree on check-in, 16:00 or 17:00. Check yours.
Book it if
- You want a bar and the centre on foot
- You’re going to a show at Le Volcan
- You want a small hotel
Look elsewhere if
- You’re bringing a pet
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You want an early check-in
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what ARThotel publishes and our own map estimates.
A cocktail lounge and a jazz and tapas wine bar, per Best Western; no restaurant is named.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.1 km in a straight line by our estimated pin. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
Not in the rate, per Best Western; Hotels.com puts it at about €14, 07:00 to 10:30 on weekdays.
The cruise terminal is about 1.1 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Best Western doesn’t mention parking. Hotels.com lists off-site parking about 50 m away at €8 a day. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Every point comes from Best Western’s own page for the hotel, with Hotels.com’s listing for times, fees and rooms (named where used); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate ARThotel is about 185 km from Charles de Gaulle in a straight line, and about 1.1 km from the cruise terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport transfer is listed. From Charles de Gaulle it’s the train: SNCF’s fastest is 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, or the RER B into Paris and 2h00 from Saint-Lazare.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.1 km in a straight line by our estimated pin. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
From CDG without a hotel shuttle
There’s no direct train from Charles de Gaulle. SNCF Connect’s fastest CDG–Le Havre trip takes 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, and the average is 5h39. The other way is the RER B into Paris, €14 and 25 to 30 minutes to Gare du Nord per Île-de-France Mobilités, then across to Saint-Lazare for a train that takes 2h00 at its fastest. The airport page has the fares and the landing check.
Best Western doesn’t mention parking. Hotels.com lists off-site parking about 50 m away at €8 a day. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Off-site, about 50 m away, €8 a day (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.1 km in a straight line by our estimated pin. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
Flying in the morning you sail? From the US that’s risky here, with the airport about five hours from the ship by train; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the cruise terminalShips turn around at the cruise terminal on the Pointe de Floride, Quai Roger Meunier, per the tourist office. ARThotel is about 1.1 km from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 1.3 km from Le Havre station. The road route is longer: the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre and the station. Which of the new terminal buildings your ship uses isn’t published ahead; the Le Havre cruise guide has the rest.
Source: lehavre-etretat-tourisme.comDistance
~1.1 km, straight lineAbout 1.1 km from the cruise terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo airport bus runs from Paris to Le Havre that we found. The way in is the train from Paris Saint-Lazare, then a taxi from Le Havre station.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedBest Western doesn’t mention parking. Hotels.com lists off-site parking about 50 m away at €8 a day. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
In town
Vauban car park, booked ahead, no price publishedThe tourist office says passengers embarking or disembarking can reserve long-term parking at the Effia Vauban car park, by the docks. It prints no price, and we couldn’t open Effia’s page to find one. From the docks it’s a taxi to the terminal.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA cocktail lounge and a jazz and tapas wine bar, per Best Western; no restaurant is named.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate, per Best Western; Hotels.com puts it at about €14, 07:00 to 10:30 on weekdays.
Address
Rue Louis-Brindeau, by Le Volcan147 rue Louis-Brindeau, 76600 Le Havre
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from ARThotel and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm check-in time; the sources disagree, our map pin, an estimate, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate, per Best Western; Hotels.com puts it at about €14, 07:00 to 10:30 on weekdays.
Parking for your stay
Off-site, about 50 m away, €8 a day (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not accepted, per Best Western.
Food and drink on site
- Wine barJazz and tapas
- Cocktail lounge
Rooms
31 rooms over six floors, in a 1959 building, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
A lift and assistive listening devices, per Hotels.com; no accessible room type is listed.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Le Volcan about 100 m away, per Best Western
- Best Western and Hotels.com give different check-in times
- Booking.com lists it as Best Western ARThotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 16:00 or 17:00, depending on the source.
- Breakfast about €14 extra.
- No pets.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Check-in time; the sources disagree
- Our map pin, an estimate
Every hotel fact here comes from Best Western’s own page for the hotel, with Hotels.com’s listing for times, fees and rooms (named where used), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, not road routes; the road round the docks is longer.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book ARThotel: the Le Havre cruise guide and Le Havre as a port of call.
A glass of wine by Le Volcan, then a taxi to the ship.
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ARThotel FAQ
Does the Best Western ARThotel have a bar?
Yes, a cocktail lounge and a jazz and tapas wine bar, per Best Western.
Does the Best Western ARThotel Le Havre allow pets?
No, per Best Western.
How far is the ARThotel from the Le Havre cruise terminal?
About 1.1 km in a straight line by our estimated pin. Take a taxi with bags.
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