Haha... I haven't seen such a dump in Paris since the early eighties. Worn down both on the inside and outside. The building is falling apart and a net on the top floor is put up to prevent pieces of the facade to fall onto the street.
But, most important: a travel companion woke up one morning with red nasty insect bites all over her arms and neck. 30-40 of them, maybe more. Fleas. Yeah that's right: fleas!
The lady in the reception didn't seem all that surprised... She immediately helped to change to another room though. What became of the flea-room? Don't know, maybe it was given to new arrivals.
This place has three stars. This is nothing short of a miracle. One star would barely be proper. A three star hotel in Paris is nowadays quite good - ANY other three-star Parisian hotel is lightyears ahead of this one in standard.
Besides the fleas, the breakfast is more than basic and the rooms are very noisy, most of them facing the street. And the street is Rue La Fayette - a busy one...
To say something positive: the staff is quite friendly and nice.
Never, ever put your money in this establishment. Period.
- Modern Hotel Paris
