Kristelle C.
Yelp
Location is awesome!! Right across the Jardin Tuileries, walking distance from the Louvre, plenty of shops around the corner including Laduree and Angelina, conveniently located a block from Louis Vuitton.
The rooms were outdated. We were on the 4th floor but we did have really high ceilings. I didn't notice our carpet, but I remember always wearing my slippers (complimentary) around the room. We had a courtyard view and booked the superior room 2 singles. We thought we booked 2 queens, but we had single beds instead. Though we had tall ceilings, the room was not updated. It was clean though. Bathroom was really old, clean but old. We encountered a clogged sink and maintenance came by to repair it within the hour. I get the hotel is older and this is its charm, but renovating and upgrading rooms would benefit this hotel, people want luxury accommodations when booking hotels at $300+ a night.
Their staff was a mix of people who smiled and was courteous and really helpful, to people who showed up to work cause they had bills but didn't really want to be there. Hotels are about hospitality so if you don't have that customer experience as your priority when you're working, maybe you're in the wrong industry. With that being said, the staff at the buffet were so friendly, welcoming and attentive! I hate that I forgot his name, but we called him Kabayan, he was a fellow Filipino and was just real attentive to our family. They had a nice omelette and egg station as well. The staff at concierge , 5 stars- so friendly and helpful! Gave us recommendations of what to see and do, plus even called taxis for us and coordinated our airport transfer since we didn't speak French. Staff behind registration could be more helpful, 4 stars. Doormen were friendly and helpful! Tough job as it was freezing cold out there, but they still opened doors and greeted you with a smile.
When you first walk in to the hotel you are greeted with a wonderful scent . However when you're walking from the elevators towards the buffet, there is a weird scent, smells like horse poo, trying to be covered by a strong scent of flowers. I'll never forget this, we smelled this daily.
All in all, a great experience for my family and I. It was our first trip to Paris and appreciated the central location of this hotel. It was our home for 5 days. Would I book here again, probably not, unless they upgrade their rooms and get rid of that awful smell.