I had to stay in Laval for couple nights, as my culinary course was going to start late on saturday in another city. Some of the staff speaks english very well and they were very helpful and friendly to me as I got there. When I booked the hotel I wasn't looking for luxury or fineness but something clean and close to the train station, which took me on a cab about 10 min and cost me 12 euros. My room had a very good shower and very comfy bed. The only thing they don't have any english channel on the TV, only french channels but that's not a big deal, I had a quite night and didn't hear any cars or noise from the streets. If you need to buy luggage or any other thing there is a big Carrefour super market just 3 min walking where you can find food, clothes and so on.