We were there during June, 2011. The hotel was undergoing renovation, which will improve the quiet of the rooms. Well known as having unusually large rooms for the price and location. We've stayed here 5 times. If you demand all modern furnishings and appearance, go somewhere else -- you won't be happy here, One stays here for the location, the... More

This hotel has a fantastic location in a quiet street near Rive Gauche in St. Germain des Pres and close to many highlights of Paris. It is old fashioned, but very charming with friendly staff. My room was spacious (well, for Paris hotels) en very quiet. Ask for the discount when booking a room. They have told me that they... More

I liked this hotel. Reasonable price, reasonable room and great location. The big room w/the little courtyard & little round window from the bath (to the courtyard) - has a ghost. Enjoy. More

I loved the feeling of history with this hotel. i wanted to stay somewhere that felt I was staying in Paris, not just another hotel in another big city. I also liked that our room, twin beds, also had a small table and chairs, where I sat by the big open windows writing in my journal, we had a two... More

The elevator was extremely loud. You could hear it every time it was pressed into service. The paint was peeled off of the window frame/sill, and the window did not open. The walls were paper thin. The bath tub/shower was like none I'd ever seen before. Picture a bath tub, cut in half on the diagonal with no shower curtain.... More

Aside from the great location this hotel leaves a lot to be desired. The double rooms are small but relatively nice, though had a very stained carpet. Was also in a room right next to the tiny and incrediby loud lift, which i could hear clearly like a drill through the wall to my room. The single room was laughably... More

I was booked here for my friend's wedding in Paris. The best thing I can say is that the place was clean and safe. It was typically Parisian in that you had to climb three steep flights of steps to get to the room (there was also a tiny elevator) and the room was pretty small and the shower was... More

We are 50-something New Yorkers who like our creature-comforts and our sleep when we travel. We stayed for a week and were very contented. We had a large room on the third floor facing the street. We were concerned about noise from renovations across the street, but the windows were double-paned and there was absolutely no street noise. The room... More

I stayed in the Hotel de l'Universite on a long weekend visit to Paris with my husband in in-laws. We were looking for something central and budget but with some charm and this definitely fit the bill. Both rooms were large except the 'double beds' were twins pushed together and slid apart in the middle of the night. Rooms were... More