Mama Shelter Lille

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“This hotel is a great base for exploring central Lille, located steps from the Grand Place. The trademark Mama Shelter quirkiness runs throughout, from the bold patterns and unique fittings in the guestrooms to the lively lounge featuring arcade games, DJs and a cocktail bar.”

Hotel review

As the latest addition to the Mama Shelter group, Mama Shelter Lille continues the brand's unique blend of quirky design, creature comforts and a retro-chic sense of fun. Set in a custom-built property on stilts, a stone's throw from Lille Europe Train Station, you can get the Eurostar practically to the front door - an added bonus. Guestrooms range across the Mama Shelter scale from small to extra large. Interiors were conceived by design guru Jalil Amor and are effortlessly chic, with exposed concrete ceilings juxtaposed against jazzy, monochrome patterned carpets and warm, back-lit headboards. The XXL rooms are the best for families since they offer a separate living room, but at 69 euros it wouldn't break the bank to book separate doubles. Nostalgia-inducing arcade games feature in the hotel lobby, leading onto the cosy bar and restaurant. Sample one of the innovative cocktails at the bar, with plenty of local flavour, while the kids peruse the children's menu. Head through the restaurant to the patio out back for drinks by the firepit. On weekends there are live DJs and a great atmosphere, and the free games will keep kids entertained while parents unwind with a glass of wine. A great base for a city break, particularly for families or young couples.

HG Staff
HG Staff Review published: 03/07/2024

Recommended for

  • Families

    • The Mama Shelter hotels are great for families, with interconnecting rooms available and colourful design that kids will love

  • City Style

    • With contemporary, designer interiors and a central city location, this hotel has reams of local Lille style

  • Local exploring

    • Explore Lille with ease from this hotel, with many of the city's main attractions within walking distance

  • Close to nightlife

    • Explore the best of Lille's bars, clubs and restaurants in the city centre; ask hotel staff for the best live music spots

  • Museums

    • Spend a morning at the Palais des Beaux Arts, the second-largest art collection in France after the Louvre Museum

  • Sights nearby

    • Visit the landmark Lille Cathedral, a stand-out example of Gothic revival architecture and a national monument

  • Pet friendly

    • Charges may be applicable

  • Full of character

  • Designer

  • Less £

  • Family Suites

  • Romantic

  • Contemporary

  • Disabled access

  • Child friendly

  • Quirky

  • Chic

  • Restaurant

Facilities

  • Rooms

    112 rooms in this hotel

  • Parking

    Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs EUR 19 per day

  • Pet friendly

    Charges may be applicable

  • Meeting Room

  • Bar

  • Family Suites

  • Safe

  • Games room

  • Concierge

  • Wifi

  • Satellite / Cable TV

  • Air conditioning

  • Suites

  • Disabled access

  • Sitting Room

  • Child friendly

  • Restaurant

Activities

  • Close to nightlife

    • Explore the best of Lille's bars, clubs and restaurants in the city centre; ask hotel staff for the best live music spots

  • Museums

    • Spend a morning at the Palais des Beaux Arts, the second-largest art collection in France after the Louvre Museum

  • Sights nearby

    • Visit the landmark Lille Cathedral, a stand-out example of Gothic revival architecture and a national monument

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Other reviews

A weekend in Lille, France

“Above Christ’s head, to the right, there are two flying saucers,” Julien, our guide, says. I focus on two grey smudges on the stained-glass window and admit that if I squint they could be spaceships. My daughter Natasha and I are told that the modern rose window in the cathedral in Lille, by the Polish artist Ladislas Kijno, shows the Resurrection and the span of life from the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings (denoted by an orange hand print at the bottom of the window) to mankind’s future in space (the two grey smudges).

Originally published by The Times

Lille wonder

Into Lille’s growing verve now comes Mama Shelter, France’s home-grown groovy lifestyle hotel chain. You can see it from the station (which itself is designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas). Built on stilts, with a pitched roof, it echoes Vieux Lille’s medieval heart, but with a great deal more humour.

Originally published by The Guardian

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