This place was not easy to get to from the airport because we hopped on the airport train to transfer at .. chatalet station ...walk 8 minutes to transfer to the 7 train, pink line, and then thank god once you get off at Place Monge, the hotel is only 1 block AWAY!!! Took us about 1.5 hrs to get there altogether.
The front desk guy originally gave us a room on the 1st floor, so I asked for a higher room, at which he seemed annoyed at my request. Anyways I ended up with a room on the 4th floor, and upon entering the room, I was glad to see it was organized. Luckily I was there during the winter time, and would not need the AC that others have complained about. I did see the infamous fan that the hotel provides for people in the summer time. There was also a heater on the wall, but even on max of 10, I was still cold. The bathroom was also cold no matter how high or how long I leave the heat on for.
The mattress..... HATE HATE HATE! I also sleep in the middle of the mattress, and this was two twin size mattresses pushed together. I kept falling in between the mattresses, and worse yet, the bottom piece are 2 separate pieces so I literally almost fell to the bottom. Sadly my husband and I squished ourselves onto one twin size mattress. Well, that's just me, everyone else is probably normal lol.
Upon leaving the hotel, they request that you leave your room key with them at the front desk. I was super not comfortable with this, because when I came back, it was a different guy and I just told him my room number and he gave me that card without verifying my identity. Good Lord! What if it was a random person coming in and asking for a random room number??
Breakfast was included in our package, but usually it is worth 12 euros. This was the saddest hotel breakfast I have ever had. They have your usual coffee, orange juice, apple juice, yogurts, cookies, croissants, but the only meat you will ever feast your eyes on is HAM. Damnit!!!! All I ate was god damn HAM for 3 mornings straight! How was this worth 12 euros?? It was probably only worth max 5 euros. If I had to pay for breakfast, I would have slapped myself. I was so unsatisfied I went a few blocks down to get some chinese food for brunch.
No free wifi guys! You have to pay 5 euros for 2 days of internet etc. BOO
Also I saw a sign outside that said 145 euros per night?... You've gotta be kidding me.
2 stars are for train proximity & easy to get to tourist attractions, 10 min walk to notre dame, organized room, and variety of surrounding food establishments. read more