We have just got back from a long weekend in Paris, was a brilliant weekend away and we're just glad that we did not have to spend too much time in the hotel. It was the strangest hotel I have ever been in. The lift felt like a coffin and was all lined in dark red fabric. The room was very small, and again lined with dark fabric which was bobbling and peeling off the walls. The view was of a wall. The bath was tiny, with an overhead shower, but it was difficult to stand in it as the base of the bath was all shaped. On the upside, it was all clean, which is really all that matters. The lady at the desk spoke good english and was very helpful. The best thing is that the hotel is only a minutes stroll from the banks of the Seine and the Pont Royal, so just opposite the Louvre, and really near to everything you could want. Even though it was really quite grim I would still recommend people stay here as the location was brilliant and made getting around so easy. At least if you know what to expect you won't be disappointed.

We stayed at this hotel in june 2007 for 6nights in the beginning of our trip and 2 nights in the end. Between these staying we have spent a week in Biarritz. We've made reservation by internet, but in the sequel we had some problems with that. Because we are citizens of Russia we need the official invitation from the hotel by fax for obtaining visa. The manager of the hotel had told us that if we need the invitation we have to pay more in avance and he had refused to take money from our credit card. We had to transfer money by Western Union? it wasn't very comfortable for us. But I think that only russian tourists have such problem, because the Europeans don't need visa. When we arrived at the hotel the first impression was that it's a brothel because of red decorations, red curtains and lamps. It's very original and interesting. The elevator is very small. It can get only two persons or one person and a suitecase. And it's also decorated by red material. The first stay was better, because of the room, it overlooked the street. It was nice. But the room number 115 is not very good. One bed is broken and atilt. So when sleeping you are always roll down on the very brink. And also bad water drain in the sink. All the same we liked this hotel. The location is exellent. It was very easy to get to all places we wanted with minimum changes to another line in metro, because we could choose between 3 stations through the neighbourhood. The night receptionists were very friendly. Our stay was exellent, but not enough to see everything we planned. It will be a nice reason to come here again and to stay at this hotel.

The seedier side of Paris! We booked two nights but only stayed one - the room had a 'quirky charm' if you like threadbare, grubby and dusty. It felt like we might find Miss Havisham rotting in the cupboard. I could imagine that in the 1920s it was very elegant and chic, now it is not even shabby chic. It's just shabby. What a shame - the location is perfect and the price is great. It just put me off that the reception looks like a brothel and the room looked like a junk shop.

Well were should i start. We arrived in paris which was fine, we had a bit of a trek to get from the airport to our hotel but we thought we would give it ago. We went to get a train ticket, which we had to queue up for about 20 mins, when we got to the front of the queue and found out the machine doesn't take Euro notes. What a waste of time, we then had another 30 mins to queue at the counter. The train was really easy to use we thought, and had no problems at all. You also see some of the country why you are on the 30 minute ride. When we arrived at the hotel, it had one small window. When we opened the door it was nothing i ever imagined. The walls were covered in a deep red carpet like material and there was 2 chairs. We could just make out a small room at the back but wasn't sure. We arrived at 11.00am on a very sunny morning. We had arrived early hoping to check in, no such luck. We was met by the owner who was ok and told us to come back in two hours, we could leave the case, thank god it had a very big lock on it. When we arrived back we checked in and was told our room was ready, we went to the lift. When i opened the door i couldn't believe it, we could just squeeze in with our 1 suit case. Thank god this lift didn't break down, I dont know how we would have been rescued. On arriving at the room we opened the door and was met by the most strangest smell. The room was on a slant, and the bed was nearly on the floor. It was clean but THAT WAS IT. We did stay the three nights and all was ok, no problems with security and anexcellent location. We never saw one other person staying at this hotel and I'm glad. Every time we left or returned we thought we were part of the Moulon Rouge. Very Seedy Impression given. For the price that we paid, it was a bed to sleep on that is it. We will return to Paris again and in the same area but Never, Never to this hotel.

We chose this hotel for its location. The neighborhood it was in was amazing! However, the place was a bit strange. It was tiny tiny tiny! The beds were like camping cots. It wasn't very clean. And unfortunately we ended up arguing about the price with the reception man because we booked a different cost online. Next time I go back I'll find another hotel in the area and just have to pay a little bit more.