Has anyone stayed at the Novotel? Is it a nice place, good location, etc?

Where?

Yes, Novotel is good, very good, but not for a whole week.All the Novotels look almost the same. It are hotels style Holiday Inn; no nonsens bedrooms with bathroom. They have a swimming pool, and the food is ok, but not gastronomic. Mostly the hotels are situated at the exit of a highway (good for businesspeople in transit)and in the neighbourhood of touristic attractions (like Disneyland etc.) They also have familyrooms for parents and 2 children.Children until 15 have free breakfast.
It are good hotels for short stays.

Novotel is just basic accomodation. Nothing special in the way of amenities and usually outside the city center. Their prices are lower than a Marriott or Hyatt but more than Holiday Inn. The previous poster asked the germane question. My response is for Novotel generically.

I know this is the US board but we stayed in Novetels in Germany last year. We had been staying at Zimmers but after 9-11 we needed the comfort of the familiar. Each one the same, English TV stations, Breakfast each morning. Reasonable price