Awful room and extremely uncomfortable beds. For a 4 star hotel way below standard room. Has put us off Novotel for future stays.

We got a great deal on a family room over Christmas on one of those last-minute hotel websites. It was literally 500 dollars cheaper than the next comparable hotel for a five-day stay. We drove from London to Paris taking the Chunnel (very easy to use - it was our first time and went very smoothly). Driving in Paris is quite difficult, so I recommend parking as soon as possible and using public transport. The hotel had covered parking for like $25 a day.

Lobby was fantastic, and had an x-box for the kids. They actually made some friends there. Concierge there was very helpful in making plans for tours. Little slow at the check-in desk, but it was Christmas week and very busy.

Room was good size and fit all four comfortbly. Kids on a pull out couch, and us on a double bed. Bed was not very comfortable, but they brought another duvet whenwe asked and we slept on that. The room was in decent condition, but the bathroom door handle was coming off and the shower door did not close completely which let water on the floor. We told the front desk, they fixed the handle but not the shower door. Neither problem was that bad, didn't bother us too much.

Location was good, about 10 min walk to the nearest metro station where there were several crepe restaurants and a Subway sandwich shop. Another 5 min to the Eiffel Tower. Ate breakfast every day at these crepe places, about 5 euros for a ham-egg-chese crepe that kept us full for 3 hours or so. Didn't eat at the hotel, the price for breakfast was very high, not included with the room.

Overall, I would highly recommend this hotel. Staff and price were excellent, and location was good. We will visit again.

This is no doubt close to the Eiffel Tower, and has very pleasant check in staff and restaurant waiters, but it is not a 4 star hotel. The rooms are grubby and dirty, small, need cleaning and have uncomfortable beds. And the refusal to allow guests to leave their coats with their suitcases is both ridiculous and offensive.

The Novotel does not pretend to be the Ritz, nor the George V, but it is clean and usually well priced.

It is a large hotel, a good walk from the Eiffel Tower (10-15minutes) on the Seine. Free wifi in the lobby is a nice touch. The room was clean, and decently spacious for Paris.

Breakfast was included in my rate and is a buffet affair. Excellent espresso from an automated, self-serve machine (I'm quite a coffee snob - it's VERY hard to find good espresso in France, and this was better than most nice restaurants attempts).

The spa, gym and pool area seemed fine - though I did not use these.

My one quibble, and this is not just about this hotel, but many in Paris, is that the room was very warm and the thermostat did not cool the room, even on its coldest setting. Perhaps, as it was winter, the cooling function was disabled. I did not attempt to have the hotel fix this. Turning the entire system allowed the room to cool a bit, but it was still fairly warm.

Overall - if the price was right, I would stay here again.

Overa