Babel Belleville

Lovely eco-friendly boutique hotel with a unique aesthetic tucked into a side lane in Belleville. The rooms are small which is typical for Paris 3-star hotels but they have done amazing things with the space so you don't find it lacking. Very clean and everything feels fresh and new. Beautiful, soothing decor in tones of teal and coral with brass and glass details. Sustainable bath products which smell glorious! Top-notch bedding with fresh, crisp linen--one of the best hotel beds I have slept on. Could easily sleep into the morning, except a good enough excuse is to wake up and go explore Paris! Great soundproofing. Staff are lovely, unintrusive but helpful. Breakfast seems to run out and refills are not as quick but it was tasty and healthy. The cafe/terrace outside gives it a nice homely feeling, almost like a hostel. Great place to get a glass of wine and unwind. I hope they keep up the standards and maintain the property! I would book here again without a thought and highly recommend it to others.

Great boutique hotel. In great location. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice breakfast in morning. Small but comfortable and clean room. Very unique decor. Love this place. If you are looking for a place to stay in a nice location, this is it. Metro line within 5 minute walk.

We spent our final night in Paris here, and after staying in some truly wonderful places, this hotel felt incredibly underwhelming - especially considering the price. The location isn’t particularly desirable (though it is very close to the metro), and the check-in process was informal and unimpressive. The room itself was tiny, and the lift wasn’t working, which made things even more inconvenient. When we checked out at 5:30am, we felt quite unsafe - there were very few people around and those that were there were questionable. While the room was small and not ideal, it was at least completely dark, which made for a good night’s sleep. Still, in my opinion, there are far nicer options in better areas for a lower price.

Be prepared, the rooms are “cozy”, but certainly clean and comfortable, which completely served our needs (read that as small, which apparently is very typical for Paris). Staff were all very friendly. Great price point in an area just outside the center of everything. Easy to get around, with a Metro station and bus stops on the same block. At the time of our visit, unfortunately the restaurant was closed, but they did still offer a small buffet breakfast. Plenty of other restaurant options nearby in the vibrant neighborhood, and of course tons of options everywhere else around the city.

I did not have a good experience staying in the hotel. The room is very small. I constantly ran into my boyfriend as we were both getting ready in the morning. I could have forgiven it if that was all. We asked for more water on first morning and were told that housekeeping will refresh this. After the day out we came back to our hotel and housekeeping did not come by. My boyfriend went down to the desk and the first thing they did was ask him if he had the “do not disturb” sign up-rudely. We didn’t have it up. No offer to come by and re do the room or anything. I asked for a clothing iron and this was brought to me-just the iron. Then two days later I asked for it again and they asked me to come down to the desk and get it. I was just out of the shower with nothing but a towel on. I put some clothes on and go to the desk. After some waiting she brings out the iron and ironing board. She expected me to carry both up two floors? Also if they had a board why couldn’t that be brought to me the first time I asked? They were also very rude when my boyfriend asked for water. That’s when we learned we can help Ourselves- too bad they didn’t tell me the first time I asked. I paid a lot to stay in this hotel and I came back to an unserviced room and never have I been expected to bring up items to my room myself, like an iron, when it’s been requested.

I really liked this hotel – it’s in a non-touristy area with a great selection of bars and restaurants nearby. The location was also super convenient, with easy access to the metro; it took less than 20 minutes from the hotel to Gare du Nord, door to platform. The room was larger than expected, had all the essentials (including air conditioning – yay!), and some lovely touches like loose-leaf tea. The only letdown was the breakfast. While I understand it’s a continental offering, much of it felt quite heavy and stodgy. It would have been nice to have some fresh fruit instead of just a syrupy fruit salad. We had booked the bed and breakfast rate but ended up skipping it on the second day.

What to say… I always research stays, and this was our mini Honeymoon, Babel was top rated with sporadic bad reviews regarding size, but you know it’s Paris, you pay for the size in the booking. So thought this place must be good, boy was I wrong. So first night, boiling hot, despite mild/cold weather outside, no instructions on AirCon, in the morning advised the hotel, it’s a communal system, they said they would amend, did they heck. Bluetooth speaker in the room, you can buy them at the hotel for like £300 odd if not more, the one in the room didn’t work at all, then gave me an electric shock as the wire is broken, not good, told hotel, nothing happened. The bed, jeez, well I’m 6’1 and my feet were off, plus mattress is awful, ended up having to sleep on duvet cover, but still woke up 6/7 times a night, not restful at all. Side lamp didn’t work as had faulty switch. No mini fridge in room for drinks, not hotels fault, as not advertised I don’t think, but still. One bonus, could location for Metro. Overall terrible stay, and wouldn’t recommend, sorry Hotel Babel, must do better.

The Hotel is cute , the shower in the room was a bit musty smell , room small but we could stay couple of nights without problem , in the evening the outside restaurant/bar become lively which create a good atmosphere for having a bite amd a drink in there.