We came back yesterday after a 4 day stop at this wonderful City hotel. Rooms were very clean and large enough for us (larger than most English B&Bs we have stayed in). Bedding , towels and rooms cleaned and refreshed every day. Breakfast 7am to 10am was truly continental (croissants, cheese, jam, fruit, cereals, juice, tea,coffee, hot chocolate etc) Couldnt fault the Hotel for service. Desk open 24hrs. Staff always pleasant and obliging. Hotel is very close to Metro / Champs Elysee & most sites of interest. If you are travelling to Paris for the first time this is an excellent choice. Tips for your first time in Paris :- 1. Expect to pay over the odds for food (unless you hunt out a small cafe or take-away off the beaten track. Recommend Les Aigles on the Rue de la Grand Armee, right by the Arc De Triomphe) 2. Get used to the Metro as quickly as possible (1.70 for un billet to get you anywhere along the metro for 1 journey. We split the time between walking & exploring and Metro hopping and found that although walking was very pleasurable and interesting the Metro gets you where you need to go and you can explore when you get there) 3. Buy a Poncho before you go. (We found the weather to be totally unpredictable. We went out one day and it was really hot but within half an hour we had a torrential downpour). 4. When you get to the Airport , get the Airfrance Bus to the Arc de Triomphe (This costs €24 for a return ticket but is much easier than lugging cases around the train station and cheaper then the bandits disguised as taxi drivers) Also get one ( or 2 ) of the free pink maps from the exit doors at the Airport. Invaluable when planning journeys and less expensive than the city guides, carry this everywhere and you wont go far wrong.
Bad points about Paris are few and far between. As long as you can find somewhere reasonable to eat, avoid the tramps and beggars, ignore the people who "amazingly" find lost gold (?) jewellery right in front of your feet, the pickpockets(always keep your hand on your ha'penny- LOL) and the gangs of kids pestering you to sign there forms and donate to a (non-existent) charity for deaf/dumb children (always around the main tourist sights) then you will have a fabulous time. Don't believe all the horror stories.