Two families, including children stayed at the Montparneasse in early June. Doing our research before hand, we found many of the hotels to be very expensive in Paris during this time of the year (surprise!) however the Montparnasse gave us an EXCELLENT value for our dollar.
Firstly, its situated at the perfect location. Its close to the metro station (literally a two minute walk) which makes sightseeing a breeze. Also, close by is a huge mall (which we didn't have time to check out due to our time shortage), however its a selling point for this hotel!
The rooms are wonderful, huge closets in both rooms with nice beds (after all, it is a hotel), very clean and spacious. We saved a ton of money by cooking at home in our little kitchen (bought some groceries at the local grocery market a few steps away from the hotel). Everything was included! Pots, pans, plates etc. you name it. Definitely saved us some money and made our trip more enjoyable.
The only issue we had was regarding the pickup time for our room key. They only made our room available after 4 PM so we basically wasted that day in doing nothing (we had arrived early in the morning). But to be fair, many hotels have this late check in and Montparnasse attempted to be helpful by providing our key at 3 PM (just had to call in to ask) so it was nice! The issue of having no front desk can be considered some what of a hassle, but we really didn't think much of it (do your research at home before coming regarding site seeing, or even ask at the metro stations).
After reading many of the bad reviews regarding key's not being found, room cancellations at the last minute etc., we were very hesitant in booking our room here. But rest assure! Our experience at this hotel/apartment was very good and we would definitely return here.
