I stayed at the Citea Maison mainly because I liked the price. For the week we were there, we paid $58 Euro a night which was good. The room was bigger then I expected and amenities were also good. There's a microwave, frig with little freezer, stove with two burners and a table for eating. Almost right next door there is a Casino (Super Market) that you can pretty much buy anything at. Also in the room are glasses, plates, silverware, I believe a frying pan and other utensils. To eat cheap we would buy bagettes and cheese or lunch meat and coke. Speaking of coke, its ridiculous the price you will pay for one in Paris. I know we paid about $10 for two 12 oz cokes at the Luvre and that was't the most expensive we saw. My suggestion is buy your coke from the grocery store and drink water or wine while in Paris. You will save a bunch of money. There is no air condition. I repeat there is no air condition, so beware if its really hot. We lucked out the week we were there, it was hot the first day then there were cloudy skys and it would only get up to 80 and at night when were in the room it would get down in the 50's which was great. We kept the window open the whole time to get fresh air. Hardly any bugs and I didn't see a single mosquito which was weird since there was no screen.

For the 58 a night, price you only get a cleaning once a week, so we had to clean up after ourselves. You also only get one set of towels to last you 3 or 4 days which was very different then what we do at home, but we made due. It made us feel more french, after all there are some smelly people in that country. Just like the other reviews said , it is close to the Metro, for an average walker it will take you about 10 minutes to get there, if you are a fast walker less then 5. The same is true for the bus stops as well. There is one right outside the hotel but I don't exactly know where it goes. The ones closer to the Metro stop, take you into Paris I am sure. Maisons Alfort is not Paris, it is a suburb of Paris. It takes about 15 minutes to get into Paris via the metro. I don't suggest taking the metro after 10pm, some strange characters ride after then. At least on our line they did. We bought a 5 day pass while there, so we could ride the bus and the metro within the 3 zones for free. It was an excellent purchase. Whenever we were lost in Paris, we would just hop on a bus or a metro and find a familiar stop. The metro map becomes easier to read after about the 2nd day. The bus map is a lot harder but at least you can see the areas you are and get off when it looks right. I think thats the only thing I regret, staying 15 minutes out means you have to try and get back to your room or else take a taxi before it gets too late. Had we stayed in Paris, we probably could have done more later on at night and felt save about getting back to the room. So keep that in mind.

The staff speaks English some better then others. Normally the person there between 8-6 is the one who speaks the best English with the night person only speaking a limited amount.

This is my first review so I know I rambled a bit, I tried to write things as I think of them. Half way through the stay, I wanted to switch to another Citea hotel, the one near the Eiffel tour, because it was actually in Paris and had Air Condition but of course there were no vacancies. It's a smaller hotell but the website makes it look nice. If I go back to Paris, I will first try to stay at the Eiffel Tour Citea but if I can't I would gladly stay back at Citea Maisons. Another good thing about staying in the suburbs was we found a nice mall no too far from the hotel. It's in the opposite direction of Paris on the #8, the very last stop. The metro drops you right out front and there are many restaraunts and stores to shop in. I found the prices much better then Paris Shopping. The people have more trouble speaking English though, so be sure to have a pocket translator. Take a look at my pictures, I decided to take some so you can see what a double room looks like.