I haven't been to Paris for a considerable number of years. My experience of yore was that Parisiennes were rude to Americans (me) and unwelcoming. This visit was au contraire. The staff at Hostellerie du Marais was incredibly welcoming and hospitable. I wanted to practice my French language and I was graciously and warmly encouraged.
And, my room which was on the fifth floor, although small, was very comfortable for a single person and completely updated. While the elevator was somewhat antiquated and only went to the fourth floor I was undaunted. The view from my balcony french doors was full of just the kind of romantic vision one dreams of....the funny, higgle-de piggle-de, multi-chimneyed roof tops. The moon rising over them was magical. The view to the street below with shop fronts was charming. The room was quiet. Thank you all. I loved the breakfast room and the attendants there.

i would recommend this hotel if you want somewhere nice to stay with no frills and a good location. the rooms are small but the beds are bigger than most (king size) and comfortable. we stayed in room 41 which was quite sweet if a little small - apparently room 14 is bigger but its on the ground floor which i noisy - i would stay on the 4th or 5th floor to avoid the noise of the traffic. the lift didn’t work, but i dont think this was a massive issue. the staff were not massively friendly, but hey, this is france! we didnt eat breakfast in the hotel there is really no need - there is a fabulous cafe about 2 doors away which does brunch for 11 euros which was fantastic and you get to watch people go by as you eat. we paid 150 eur for the room which is not cheap but i think it was worth it for the location and the quality of the room, if a little small.

Recently (August, September and October 2011) my husband and I spent a wonderful ten weeks travelling through Europe, Denmark and the UK. In all our travels we were only disappointed with one hotel, that being the Hostellerie du Marais, 30 rue du Turenne, Paris.
We were travelling with another couple. The location of this hotel in the famous and fabulous Marais district is excellent and is surrounded by great restaurants, and the area has an amazing sense of celebration all the time. The hotel rooms are tiny, our friends had a reasonably sized room and we had what could be described only as a 'cave', but with two windows that opened widely it was managable. The bathroom was tiny but well equipped, not entirely spotless, but OK! Our stay was for ten days and was pre-paid with breakfast at an extra cost of 13 euros per person. The breakfast was totally inadequate and the staff appeared to discourage the guests from eating this meal in the hotel as the attitude was that they would rather be anywhere else but serving breakfast. We were on the third floor and although there was a tiny lift it was out of action on at least four occasions throughout our stay, on the last morning we were there we had to carry our heavy cases down the spiral staircase even after asking for help from the staff. There was a guest lounge which was necessary because any socializing had to be done there because the rooms were way to small. There were only 5 champagne glasses in this lounge. When we wanted to welcome our daughter and son-in-law (who were arriving from Australia to stay in this hotel) with French champagne we asked for another champagne glass and were told that they were there for effect and not to be used, and they did not have another champagne glass anyway!!! The reason we chose a hotel over an apartment this time in Paris was because we wanted help booking tours and shows but inspite of this service being offered on the hotel website we were given a blunt "NO" when we asked for this help. The young man who was so uncooperative was the concierge/hotel clerk who was on duty for the larger part of our stay and referred to the hotel guests as 'clients'!!! Need I say more? Overall this hotel was a no up to par and over a ten day stay we were more than disappointed with the whole experience. At no time did we feel welcome in this lodging.

I recently stayed at Hostellerie du Marais based on TripAdvisor reviews. The location is unbeatable - you're less than a minute from Place des Vosges, and only about a 25 minute walk to the Louvre.
The Hostellerie itself was mediocre. The front desk staff were indifferent, and I observed them being less than helpful towards a number of guests. One thing to note is that each time you leave the Hostellerie, you are required to leave your key at the desk. What this means is that if you run into the hotel to drop bags off briefly before heading out again, the staff will be exasperated and roll their eyes at you. This happened not only to me, but also to other guests on the floor where I was staying, and we had a good laugh about it. The irony of course is that it's the hostellerie's policy to return the keys, not guests asking if they can leave them.
The room itself was clean when I arrived, with the exception of the bathroom which had soap scum from the previous guest all over the sink and tap. When I called down to reception to see if I could get it cleaned, I was essentially told that nothing could be done as the cleaning staff had gone home for the day. I ended up cleaning the tap and sink myself so that I could use it. Having said this however, the cleaning staff left the room and bathroom meticulously clean the next two days.
The rooms are on the small size, even for Paris. There is no where you can leave a suitcase without tripping over it constantly. Amenities such as a coffee maker / kettle or alarm clock are not provided, and I was unable to get an iron or an ironing board during my stay, despite asking for them.
One of the biggest downsides to the hotel is layout. In order to access the guest rooms, once you come off the elevator, you turn either right or left and go through a door. The space you enter is just big enough for two people and one suitcase, and then you have a either two, or three rooms leading off that antechamber. What this means is that you will hear absolutely everyone on your floor either coming or going at all hours.
The phone in my room had been unplugged by the previous guest, and it didn't occur to me to check the phone when I checked in to the hotel. The front desk staff always know when you are in the hotel (this goes back to the room key policy) and when I didn't pick up my phone when they were trying to put a call through to my room, the front desk staff member actually came up to my room, hammered on the door and yelled "Why aren't you answering your phone?" Naturally, the guests in the two rooms next to mine both opened their doors, as did I, to find out what was going on. Frankly, I'm not accustomed to being yelled at by hotel staff, and while I had no idea that they were trying to put a call through, and even less of an idea that the phone had been unplugged, they could certainly have been more polite and could have handled the situation in a more professional manner.
So overall, a solid mediocre stay. This was my third trip to Paris in the last 9 months, and for the money, I think Jardins du Marais, although a few blocks further away, is a much better option. Same price point, much better rooms and much nicer staff.