We had a room on the third floor and a window balcony that overlooked the back of the Madeleine church. This location was super and close to all of the food emporia in the plaza such as Hediard, Fauchon, Maille, Laduree, amongst others. The central location is close to the Louvre and Rue de Rivoli. The room was a light blue toile and clean. It could use new carpet, but they delivered new mattresses while we were staying there. The breakfast was great and the staff was very friendly.

We had the corner room on the third floor, two floors above the ground level cafe with a view out over the Madeleine church (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_de_la_Madeleine).

It was a beautiful little room with windows on two sides and a nicely furnished space. The bed was a bit lumpy, and probably in need of a new mattress. But overall it is a nice hotel with an attentive staff and a perfect location with great Paris landmarks and attractions in every direction, north, south, east and west.

ps: a great value as well. Our cost was 10 to 15% below similar hotels in the area.

We were there in Dec 2011. It was an excellent hotel; the Staff were friendly and speaks English which was very helpful because our French were basic. The hotel clean, comfortable and our room was a good size. It was located in a very busy junction and our room was on the 1st floor but we could hardly hear the traffic noise outside. The room and widow must be very well insulated. The location was also perfect with good metro links and within 20min walk to many high market shops (Dior, Chanel, Armani etc) and attractions such as Champs de Elysee, pl de la Concorde, Jardin de Tuleries, Angelina Café etc.

Our tip to save some money is not to eat breakfast at the hotel. Find a local food store nearby and buy the necessary breakfast items like milk and brioche. You can put them in the fridge in the bedroom and eat whenever you like to.

We couldn't get booked into one of our usual hotels but ended up rather pleased with this one. A good central location for sightseeing, a helpful desk staff, and a pleasant if slightly eccentric room. We had a room (an upgrade we were told) on the 6th floor with a balcony - not that it was balcony weather in truth - and a bit of a view of La Madeleine, and of the rooftops of Paris which is I suppose a bit romantic. It was pleasant and different - a small sitting room with bathroom and separate toilet on one level, and a bedroom reached by stairs (highly polished, so careful in the middle of the night in the dark, if like us you are of an age to have to make nocturnal visits downstairs) to a mezzanine level . There were two televisions, one in each "room".
We rented the safe for 3 Euros a day - worth it for the peace of mind. We only had one breakfast in the hotel - it was O.K. but no better than that. There are plenty other options locally. The location was handy for the Grand Palais (good Stein exhibition) and Opera Garnier (the daytime tour is worth doing). Also in easy reach of the big stores on Haussmann - good Xmas animations in Printemps windows, and usual spectacular tree and dome in Galeries Lafayette. The hotel value was pretty good for us having booked fairly early through Eurostar for a combined train/hotel deal. Later booking would have been a different story - I checked.

On a general level, is there serious belt tightening in Paris now? Where are the spectacular lights there used to be on the Rue Royale, and the Champs Elysee from Concorde? We went for a drink at a Left Bank street which had some Xmas lights, but by the time we came out of the bar at eight o'clock the lights were switched off presumably to save some Euros.
I suppose it's a sign of the times.