The Originals Boutique, Hôtel du Vieux Saule, Paris Le Marais

Had a delightful stay here for four nights. From even before we arrived the staff could not have been more helpful. The bed was comfortable and the room spacious (we were upgraded to the junior suite) although the elevator was comically small - not a criticism, it was really cute! Hotel location was perfect for soaking up the Parisian atmosphere, in a lovely part of town, not too far from four metro stations (we found republic the easiest to get to). Breakfast was simple but plentiful.

This hotel was amazing for our stay and would definitely stay again. The neighborhood is so cute and walkable - tons of shops, restaurants, etc. all right outside the door of the hotel. The room was quiet even though it was on the street side, everyone that worked there was very kind and helpful, and the room was super clean and cute and the bed was very comfortable.

The location is perfect…in the Marais. Utterly charming. The people at reception were welcoming, helpful, personable, trés gentile.||The decor is inviting.||My room was small-ish and yet fully appointed. ||I have family in Paris and will be returning and will always stay here!

The location of this hotel can’t be beat. Yes the rooms are quite small but the bed was really comfortable and there are so many things to be accessed within a short walk. I’d definitely stay here again, great value.

Overall, I really enjoyed this sweet, somewhat quirky, unique, charming little boutique hotel. When I first checked in, I was given a tiny little room with a tiny bathroom. Would have been rather uncomfortable to stay in for a week. So, I inquired about it at the front desk, and they graciously moved me the next day to a much larger room with three lovely windows looking out to the street. I stayed the week and really enjoyed my time exploring the area (Le Marais) and Paris, and then coming back to this charming hotel each afternoon. The breakfast served in the quaint lower level dining room was tasty and well-appointed. The staff was always friendly and helpful. I think the key with staying at this hotel is making sure you get the right room. If you look at the photos of the rooms, they are all very different. Some look even nicer than the larger room I was ultimately given. Some appear to have very nicely updated, modern bathrooms, while other bathrooms are older and a bit cramped. But this is the city of Paris! I'd much rather stay at a charming boutique hotel like this than a standard hotel that you could find in just about any city around the world. C'est magnifique!

The hotel have a nice location, but is extremely aver price for the quality of the room.I cannot recommend this place for staying.

We should have looked for another hotel the moment we walked in. This boutique hotel had a great photographer so we felt okay about booking it on the website beforehand. After arrival at realized our rookie mistake. Yes the rooms are so small. This was expected because it’s Europe but other issues made our stay very uncomfortable. The room is under 2 feet wide on either side of a queen bed. You cannot completely open two full suitcases in the room. You can open one but won’t be able to go around it and you’re stuck in that spot until it’s zipped up and pushed to the side. The bathroom was fine but the towels were teeny and thin. There’s a large built in cabinet that takes up a big section of the room I had (on the main floor) with a desk that has no chair so it was unusable. Here is where the hotel and staff could’ve fixed some issues. As I was getting ready a 3x3 foot bathroom tile slid off the vanity and hit my shin. They had flimsily taped a massive tile to an under sink pipe that fell off and hit me. Meaning they knew this tile was not secured and used tape. Tape to hold it in place. Next, my room’s hairdryer did not work, which they were aware of and did not fix before we arrived nor did they fix during our visit. I had to go out and buy a hairdryer. I did not bring one from home because their listings specifically state that they provide hairdryers The tiny ancient TV never worked. Lastly, they claimed they have air-conditioning, which they do not. They have a vent fan. My nights were spent sweating. Another space issue: It was very difficult to use the 2‘ x 2 1/2‘ wide elevator during my stay, my very small stroller and I barely fit in. It’s extremely small. The breakfast is located in the basement and is very sparse. It made more sense to go out and buy breakfast.

Perfectly located, room is small but good and clean. The wardrobe is not great: not enough hangers and very little space. No toothbrush is given, just FYI. Heating wasn’t working on the day we arrived so the room was freezing, got fixed after but took a long time.Front desk service was so so, nothing too bad but not great. No bottled water was given after the first day, for the price you pay I think you should receive a fresh bottle every day. All in all ok but could be better.