| From: David Turns, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| A very pleasant hotel and a good bargain for this standard in central Paris. The front of the building was shrouded in scaffolding when I stayed, but contrary to my fears, there was no construction noise at all to be heard from my room. The room was clean and fairly spacious, slightly dark because of its ground floor location at the back of the building, but perfectly comfortable. Staff at reception were courteous and efficient at all times. Breakfast was nothing special, but then in Paris it's always better to have coffee and a croissant at a local cafe anyway. The area is lovely: this part of the 5e arrondissement is understated and untouristy (despite being only 10 minutes' walk from the Pantheon and the Jardin du Luxembourg) - in short, more "authentic" and certainly more relaxed than many other parts of Paris. There is a convenient Metro station (Jussieu) 1 minute's walk from the front door. I will definitely stay again. |
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| From: Susan Mason, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| The hotel was clean. Air conditioned. The staff spoke english and was helpful. Convenient to a metro stop. Did not eat at the hotel. Coming home late at night did'nt feel completely safe. I was glad I was not alone. |
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| From: PS, Australia |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| Rooms were tiny & very noisy, no coffee/tea making facilities, but handy to the subway which was very efficient. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: January, 2008 |
| I had a very spacious room (there were twin beds and a roll-away bed, although I stayed there alone and had booked a single room), which was very quiet, the only noise coming from the adjacent stairwell. Staff were friendly and helpful. Close (about 200m) to two M�tro stations, Jussieu and Monge, and right opposite one entrance to the lovely Jardin des Plantes. I would definitely return. |
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| From: Rose Davis, France |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| It was a real pleasure to have such a silent room in the heart of Paris. Carpet and curtains make it seem dusty, not great for an asthmatic, but it was clean. The hotel is really well situated, the employees are quite competent (except for the lady who said she had no metro map to give me even though there were) though not terribly friendly, but it's Paris (so normal) It's a pity the breakfast is so pricey. On balance, I probably would stay there again. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| Basic facilities but clean and comfortable, well run by friendly and helpful staff. Overall good value for the money in this expensive city. Central location for walks and access to public transport, would use this hotel again. |
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| From: Donato Maria Bruni, Switzerland |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Ottima location: metro vicina, 15 minuti a piedi dall'ile de la cité, vicino anche alle zone più movimentate dal punto di vista della vita notturna. Le camere sono accoglienti anche se decisamente piccole, ma si tratta di una caratteristica comune a molti hotel parigini. In ogni caso la struttura é pulita ed il servizio offerto é buono nel complesso. Se analizzato nel contesto dei prezzi parigini, decisamente un'ottima soluzione. |
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| From: GA, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Conveniently located within about a 15 minute walk to all the action of the Latin Quarter near St. Michel. The neighborhood was safe for a single woman to walk back at around 10:30 - 11:00 at night. I think it was priced high for the value, but I was there at peak season. I think there are nicer hotels for less price. Staff were friendly and the morning receptionist was a lot more helpful than the evening one. Rooms were clean and airconditioned, bathroom was clean. I had a view of the garden, which was nice. I did not have the hotel breakfast - it didn't look particularly appetizing, and there are tons of other places near by. The hotel is less than five minute walk from the train station. It took me about an hour to get to CDG airport in the morning, and was really quite convenient. They could improve on the hotel receptions area and restauraunt to make it a really nice hotel. |
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| From: RB, Germany |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| Arriving at the hotel in the early afternoon, there was no room and I was told that they had booked me into another TIM hotel, miles away from the Quartier Latin. I had a guaranteed booking but this was obviously useless. It was extremely annoying, because I was there for business and chose the hotel because it is close to the place I had to go for a meeting. I agreed that I would first meet with my collegues and in the evening I would go by taxi to the other hotel. When I returned the desk clerk had changed and the present one knew nothing about the change of hotel, as well as the other hotel, which he phoned. Thankfully he was very competent and finally found a person in the other hotel who could confirm the booking. When I wanted to get my baggage out of their storeroom, the key was gone and no spare key was available. Thanks again for the desk clerk who managed (after some 2 hrs!) to find a key somewhere in Paris and had it delivered to the hotel. It was then 1:30hrs when I arrived at the other hotel!! the hotel as such was ok. Of course I had to travel by metro early in the morning to go to the meeting place. Maybe this was a bit like Murphys, but it should not happen in the first place that guests are dislocated from one hotel to another without prior information! The hotel seemed to be ok, what you expect in big city hotels, the location is excellent. |
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| From: Adrian Marley, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: August, 2005 |
| A very enjoyable stay in Paris was enhanced by a pleasant hotel with friendly staff who were of great assistance when my faltering french failed me. facilities around about were excellent, metro 2 mins walk, park across the road. shop 2 doors away, boulangerie 1 min walk away. |
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| From: CD, Germany |
| Date of Stay: August, 2004 |
| the location of the hotel in the 5th arr. is very good (chardin des plantes with zoo, shops, restaurants, monuments etc. the room was small with a window to a dark inner yard, neighbours very noisy at night. The bathroom was rel. old. compared to the hotel du parc where I stayed three weeks before with very good view, new bathrooms and very friendly staff the price quality relationship was not very good. |
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| From: GUSTAVO ALBUQUERQUE, Brazil |
| Date of Stay: June, 2004 |
| Nice personnel, very nice neighborhood, small rooms, noisy (front apartments). |
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| From: GS, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2004 |
| A great find for the price. Decent room size by European standards. Walking distance to the metro. Staff was friendly and helpful. |
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| From: EC, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: April, 2004 |
| Clean and good value hotel. The rooms were quite small. Only real issue was the hot water temperature kept vaying dramotically while showering. |
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