“Loved Hotel de la Bretonnerie in Paris”

Excellent hotel in the beautiful and lively Marais district. The staff are super helpful and speak English. We stayed with our two children and they loved the hotel. Excellent breakfast. The ceilings are low but it’s Paris! We loved this hotel. It’s not fancy but it’s charming, clean and the locati… more

Excellent hotel in the beautiful and lively Marais district. The staff are super helpful and speak English. We stayed with our two children and they loved the hotel. Excellent breakfast. The ceilings are low but it’s Paris! We loved this hotel. It’s not fancy but it’s charming, clean and the location is excellent.

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“Highly Recommend, with some Caveats.”

Overall, had a great experience. We enjoyed our stay and our visit to Paris. The building is under construction, so it would be wise to ask about the establishment if this will affect your stay. Pros: Location was centralized near subway stations, restaurants and shopping mall. Breakfast was wonde… more

Overall, had a great experience. We enjoyed our stay and our visit to Paris. The building is under construction, so it would be wise to ask about the establishment if this will affect your stay. Pros: Location was centralized near subway stations, restaurants and shopping mall. Breakfast was wonderful and satisfying. Staff was very helpful with answers to all of our questions. Cons: The first room was much smaller than we anticipated. Thankfully a "Charmed" room was available for a fair upcharge. The windows facing the front were covered with plastic and scaffolding. Thankfully there was no construction during our stay, so there was no noise to deal with. There is no air conditioning, but that is expected of such an old building. Opening the windows was not a problem, but could not open some windows due to scaffolding. The noise was the standard city noise to be expected, but not an issue for us.

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“Unique charm at an Olympic price.”

It’s difficult to work out how to sum up our stay. We stayed in August for one night for the Olympics, a family of 4 with teen/preteen kids. Firstly, we were eye wateringly, royally ripped off by the hotel when we booked. We booked when we got our Olympic tickets, and all the hotels in Paris were… more

It’s difficult to work out how to sum up our stay. We stayed in August for one night for the Olympics, a family of 4 with teen/preteen kids. Firstly, we were eye wateringly, royally ripped off by the hotel when we booked. We booked when we got our Olympic tickets, and all the hotels in Paris were multiplying their usual rates by ridiculous factors. Fair play to them, but it was galling and eye watering, especially as rates were so much lower closer to the time. We couldn’t take that risk with kids in tow. On arrival, the friendly receptionist was generous enough to include tourist tax and breakfast in our gigantic room price. Small mercies. The hotel is brilliantly situated, highly recommended if that’s your priority. The interior is super old school, and a bit rundown. Our kids’ minds were blown by the padded wallpaper on the walls, including in the bathroom. We were in a suite on the first floor, which fit all 4 of us quite cosily. One of the children had a bed that was I think a sofa, and wasn’t brilliantly comfy. The beds had plastic undersheets which I removed, because it was just too hot to lie on sweaty beeeing. There is no aircon, which was ok for us with the fans provided. We’re Brits and are used to no aircon! We did shut the windows at night to block out the noise, and the room was very quiet. The bathroom is compact, and the fittings are a bit tired. The tap was threatening to fall off the bath completely. One light kept blinking on and off coquettishly. My husband wasn’t able to stand on the shower as the ceiling was as too low. The morning breakfast was overseen by a non-English speaker in a tiny basement room with not many tables. The room is lovely but compact, and breakfast adequate. Reception were happy for us to store our bags before check-in and after check out, which was very handy. I’d recommend this hotel if the room rate matched the quality of the hotel. It’s well located and has a unique charm.

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“Disappointed. Building works”

Booked this accommodation in January. Arrived to find the front of the building covered with scaffolding and plastic. Sunday no work but Monday they were outside our windows working. It is quite warm here in the afternoon and needed some ventilation but the workers could see straight into our room.… more

Booked this accommodation in January. Arrived to find the front of the building covered with scaffolding and plastic. Sunday no work but Monday they were outside our windows working. It is quite warm here in the afternoon and needed some ventilation but the workers could see straight into our room. They could have notified us that this work was being done and then we may have made other arrangements. The room was comfortable but the grout in the bathroom was mouldy. Location was good. Did not eat breakfast here during our stay.

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