I stayed in Hotel Cactus but could not check in until 3 p.m. Petit dejuner was supposed to be included but I had to leave early in the morning. They would not give me coffee for the next morning. There is no elevator so if your bags are heavy, the stairway is treacherous. The locks on the doors do not work and neither do the hallway lights. The place is not clean. there is no reception area open where one can wait for a friend. They advertised for internet but there was none.

This hotel is good situated with Metro station just around the corner. Also Institut Pasteur is only a few meters away. But this are definitly the only good things! It is definitly not cheap enough for these dirty rooms! Everything is used up, it smells strangely and you wouldn't want to touch your blanket with skin. I do NOT recomend this hotel! There are a lot of other hotels in this area - no need to go to the cactus! The breakfast is not good and exept from one lady in the morning the staff is not friendly!

Clean, comfortable, friendly staff, but certainly not a modern or fancy hotel- exactly what one should expect for less than 100 Euros per night in Paris. I would stay again.

Stayed at the Cactus with friends and did not like the dirty room. Door locks did not work and there was a smell and blood spatters in the bathroom. I was expecting more.