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22, rue du donjon, 94300 Paris, France
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Hotel Donjon Vincennes
Ranked #116 of 1,838 hotels in Paris
4.5 of 5 stars 157 Reviews
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Dublin, Ireland
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Great hotel!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012
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We stayed in Hotel Donjon Vincennes for 3 nights and we loved it. Its in a nice quiet area on the metro which was perfect. The room was small but very comfortable. But what really made our stay were the staff. They couldn't have been nicer or more helpful and really went out of their way to make our stay memorable. Would highly recommend it and will be definitely stay there again

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Hotel DonJon Vincennes”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012
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person found this review helpful

The room was small but comfy. The hotel was working on renovations during our stay. At times we felt that we may have been the only guests in the hotel, we didnt see anyone else the first day. The staff working when we checked in was friendly and carried my bags to our room. He did not speek english and told us, so that we didnt attempt to ask him questions that he didnt understand. The front desk staff gave us a map and told us where to get on and off to see all of the attractions. The staff told us how to buy train tickets and wrote down the names of the stops that we should get off at. This hotel is near the tube and the line that runs from here goes near all of the paris attractions. This hotel is not near the main train station Nord.
Our room had a nice view of a court yard. The tub is quite small and the shower is a bit low. My husband is over 6 ft tall and needed to almost kneel in the tub to shower. The room is very clean and the bed was very comfortable. There is a cafe at the end of the block, a pâtisserie a block away and a lovely grocery shop a black away. The tube is a black away and the hotel is situated on a lovely and quiet street. Staff are friendly and are helpful with reservations, taxi's and info. Note: If you call a taxi you pay a reservation fee, if you just go to the street and hail a taxi you save 15 euros. This is a lovely hotel on a quiet street. The only reason I dont give them 5 stars is because they worked on renovations early in the morning. We also had to be very careful not to touch the walls or the rail on the stairs cause the paint was wet and the floors were covered in drop cloths. Our room was comfy.

Room Tip: This is a nice quiet place but it is not near the train station Nord. It cost me 29 Euros to take a...
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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Perfect for our family stay in Paris”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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person found this review helpful

The rooms were small (which we were prepared for) and it was a little hard to find when we arrived in Paris but we got there in the end using the metro. Get out at Berault station.
The hotel was great value for money, close to the metro and restaurants. The owners/staff were lovely and did everything possible to help make our stay enjoyable.
The rooms were really clean and serviced well each day.
Handy for catching the train (RER) to Disneyland.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Glasgow
2 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Mr”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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We booked the Hotel Donjon for 4 nights over New Year and ended up staying for only one of those nights before relocating.

The room we were given was very small. That's not unusual for Paris so nothing to complain about there really but besides this there were other big problems.

Firstly the room was in dire need of re-decoration. Wallpaper was peeling from the wall, I believe due to a lack of ventilation, a brief shower would make the room very stuffy. Upon entry to the room the first thing we did was to open the window and there was a noticeable odour if it was not left open. There were cracks and bulges on the bathroom ceiling with what appeared to be red mould growing in them. The toilet was in a separate room to the sink which was unusual and the fact that this small toilet room had no ventilation was an issue. Other flaws included, but were not limited to, chipped paint on the skirting boards and cracked plastering around the light in the toilet boxroom.

When I raised the issues with the staff we were told that there was no space (not surprising given the time of year) and that the room was clean so there shouldn't be a problem to stay in it. The young man on reception on arrival was very pleasant and nice about the situation and there was clearly nothing he could do. Other than that I was disappointed by the level of service. I specifically emailed prior to visiting and asked if we could have breakfast on the 1st of January and was told it would be no problem. On arrival we were informed that no breakfast was being offered.

The hotel was in the process of renovation so it may be that the issues with this room will be eliminated during this process but for now I would recommend avoiding the hotel. The young man who we dealt with was a credit to the hotel and we settled up for the one night we stayed with no problems. Other than that I unfortunately don't have anything positive to say about this hotel.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“A no go”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2011
3
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Too expensive, bad service, nice view but noisy, just forget about it. Anyhow, there is nothing to do in Vincennes, all restaurants are very expensive and closed on week-ends. I cannot give you an other adress in Vincennes in the same category, sorry for this! Do not try to get a good breakfast in the surroundings.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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22, rue du donjon, 94300 Paris, France
Price range (per night):* INR6,447 - 10,004

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