This trip to Paris was a birthday present from my husband and I was SO worried when I read the reviews. However, it was lovely. Everything was absolutely spotlessly clean. The room was charming with old beams and panelled and mirrored walls. The moulding on the panels, to my surprise, had no dust on it and the mirrored walls not a smudge on them. The bed was kingsize and very comfortable with a spare blanket and pillow in the wardrobe. There was a TV but only CNN channel was English. Ample plug points storage.
The bathroom was tiled throughout, again spotless. Only 2 'sample' size soaps and 2 sachets of shower gel but we didn't expect fancy toiletried and had taken our own. Towels were replaced daily but were the usual continental ones that are not very thick. \it was a great shame that there had been a leak I think and a piece of the bath panel had been taken out to fix it and replaced by a vinyl strip that was peeling away and spoiled the overall impression. We were in room 2 which was upa little flight of curved stairs and there was only 1 other room there so it was lovely and quiet. The air-conditioning was quiet and efficient. It broke down one night but was fixed the next morning [a Sunday-try that in England!].
Breakfast was continental but plentiful. Excellent coffee, muesli, yoghourt, jars of jam, croissants and bread, orange and grapefruit juice, camembert and emmental cheeses. Help yourself eat your fill! Again lovely and clean.
It was an expensive area but still reasonable places to eat if you looked for them.
Drawbacks? Well I wouldn't want to pay the full rate which was 160 euro and an extra 10 euros each for breakfast. Book through an agency website to get a better deal. Getting from the airport was easy via RER and Metro but so hot and crowded. Situation is ideal for Champs d'Elysee or a stroll down the banks of the Seine. We had a lovely trip and would go again. I do not understand previous reviews. Were we just lucky?
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