My husband and I went for vacations to Paris, where we stayed for 11 days. We are true believers that in Europe/Paris the real fun is out there, on the streets, the museums, parks, castles and churches. With this in mind, hotels should be a good place to rest, clean up and relax, so we don’t care too much about pools, spa, gym, big TV and other fancy amenities. The other reviews are right about this hotel when they say that the rooms are small and walls are thin, but we found it good enough for our stay because it was clean and comfortable, and cheaper than other two-star hotels (we paid 80 Euros per night). Other reviews also complain about the front desk service; it is true that the receptionists are not eager to please the visitors, but in our experience we found them helpful and polite when we asked for directions or suggestions.

The location of the hotel, at the Latin Quarter, is very convenient and it was great to have the Rue Mouffetard just around the corner; in this street you can find a market, grocery stores, and many restaurants to choose from. Another plus is the free WI-FI in rooms, although it was not a fast connection it was good enough to write e-mails and look for Paris information; you can also use the computer at the reception.

This hotel satisfied our expectations and traveling needs without emptying our pockets. I highly recommend this hotel for anyone who does not need fancy and luxurious stuff all around, and is just looking to enjoy the city and having a good rest by the end of the day.

We stayed here for 5 nights from late May to early June. This was our second time at this hotel (we last stayed here in 2005)-we booked this hotel again as the easy way out as we couldn't find anything available at 2 weeks' notice, which waas also relatively central at our budget (after making only a few enquiries) and because our last visit went smoothly (though nothing outstanding). We would have preferred to stay at the Marais or Saint Germain districts...
This hotel touts itself as a hotel du charme (see newspaper article outside hotel) and its decor is gentrified country with little touches such as Godiva chocolates on the bed when you first enter the room. The room is clean and the TV works. The bathroom could be better, as one is obliged to shower in the bathtub, and in the absence of a screen, the water from the shower tends to splash all over the bathroom floor-which could be very inconvenient-the bathroom was slightly flooded one night when we were not careful enough with not splashing. The bathroom towels reeked of cheap soap which made one gag. The location is not the best as there is nothing of particular interest in the neighbourhood, except for rue de Mouffetard (a market street) which is a ho-hum to me.
The incident which really marred our stay occured on the morning after the first night of our stay. We were leaving for Belgium on Thursday and would return to the hotel on Sunday to stay for another 4 nights. The visibly pregnant receptionist was chirpy enough as we paid our bill, but when I requested to leave our 2 backpacks at the hotel until we returned on Sunday, the receptionist became very agitated and started saying in a very hostile and emphatic manner (seems to be shouting to me) that IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE as she had a small luggage room and she only keeps guests' luggage for only 6 hours and the long weekend was coming with many hotel guests, etc etc and kept repeating IT IS IMPOSSIBLE, etc etc. I was very shocked and taken aback by her hostile and agitated manner as I felt it was a reasonable and standard request and also because I would not expect a service staff to behave in such an ugly manner towards guests. I don't expect hotel service staff to be servile, but CIVIL at least. Moreover there were quite a number of guests standing around the lobby waiting to be attended who were witnessing her outburst. I told her emphatically and calmly that storing luggage was something that a hotel normally does and I was very unhappy about this. After some repeated shouting, she finally backed down and led us to the luggage room in an unwilling manner, pointed at a high ledge at our eye level and said in a hostile manner "you put your bag heeerreee!!!". We had to haul our heavy backpacks up to the ledge.
Well, as you can guess, this incident really spoiled my morning as it was extremely unpleasant to be shouted at in the morning while I was on holiday. I strongly feel that storing luggage is a basic service provided by hotels. If the hotel lacks space, they should make an effort to find more space to accomodate their guests, even to the extent of cluttering up their reception area for a short duration with bags. Moreover, we were returning guests coming back to give them 4 more nights of business, you could hardly expect us to haul our bags to the nearest train station to store them in lockers, then haul them back to the hotel on Sunday. I understand the hotel has a policy, but it is extremely inflexible and her attitude (and she represents the hotel) left much to be desired.
When we returned, she acted as though nothing had happened-perhaps this is the french way, not to acknowledge your mistakes, but in Anglo-Saxon culture, I believe acknowledging and apologising for lapses is important. It is no hotel du charme for me after this-I say dispense with the Godiva chocolates and give me good basic service like storing luggage and acting civilly.
When we last stayed in 2005, there was a well-dressed madame (her photo is all over the hotel so I resume she is the owner) whom we saw at the lobby regularly and she would greet us in a charming and indulgent way. I didn't see her at all during this visit, instead, we encounter 4 different counter staff over 2 days at the hotel, civil enough (except for the visibly pregant receptionist) but seemingly disengaged.
I would not recommend this hotel to my friends and family because this hotel does not provide minimum adequate service in my view and because the hotel does not have the best location.

I found the hotel to be charming and quiet, except for the constantly slamming doors well to midnight and early in the morning. Lots of sound transmission. The room was barely large enough to accomodate a double bed which somehow was both hard and sagged deeply to the centre. I never had a single good night sleep. Our window actually opened into a small courtyard which other rooms also faced so we had to keep the curtains tightly closed whenever the lights went on. I found the staff to be very nice and helpful, maybe it helped that we know a little French. Francais like it when you try. Bathroom was adequate and very clean, although very small. Hotel nicely located with good markets and shops close by.

I won't stay there again, but maybe I had the worst room / bed in the whole place! (or maybe not - who knows?).

Paris can be a tricky place to find a good place to stay, especially if you are not willing to remortgage your house while you are away.
However this hotel is a little gem and I would happily recommend it to most travelers.

The rooms are small, but then so are all of them in Paris at this price range. It does all the basics well, the room and bathroom were clean, smelt fresh, and had all the necessary amenities.

The hotel is close enough to the centre to be convenient and has a nearby metro stop.

We didn't have breakfast there so can't comment on that.
The reception staff were very helpful and friendly.

When we next go to Paris, we'll either stay here, or the George V depending on whether we've hit the big time or not.