Hipotel Paris Belleville Gare de l'Est

Nothing.

Nothing matches, what you book and what you find. Very dissapointing.. Too expensive for what you get. Never will recommend.

Location is ok, close to metro.

Got bitten by insects at night. Awful smell in room and dirt everywhere.

For the price, it was adequate, close enough to a metro station if you don’t mind a shortish walk, and clean enough. Based on other reviews we expected total filth and an unsafe atmosphere, which wasn’t the case - the room was mostly clean, the bed was comfortable and the location was easy to find.

Not quite the hotel from hell that other reviews led us to expect, but certainly not somewhere I’d want to be as a solo female traveller or to spend more than 8 hours or so! Walls were paper thin, room super basic, guy at desk a bit weird, courtyard dingy and dank, shared shower facilities which we deliberately didn’t use .... we were between stops so just needed a place to crash for 8 hours which it was adequate for, but if you are after something more then I don’t recommend it.

location

Everything else, except location. I was in a bit of hurry to plan my paris trip and ended up booking this hotel based on location and price. I wish i had taken 5 mins to read the reviews. I don't understand why this property is on booking.com. On top of the pathetic facilities this hotel offers, we also had to put up with rude receptionist.

The staff were really kind and helpful

The room was basic compared to the price. The wifi was an additional cost and you pay per device which is out of date with hostels and hotels today in this price range. The furniture was shoddy and the bed was extremely uncomfortable and made a noice every time you moved. The bathroom was black and so dark that you had to leave the door open to see.

The room which was decorated in grey and red was much nicer and more modern than the photographs on the website suggest. The bathroom was decorated in grey slate and was really nice and clean. The room experience and guest's stay could be improved with just a few inexpensive additions by hotel management such as a shelf above the bed and in the bathroom and a small wardrobe or clothes rail for the guest to put their belongings in. Unfortunately, there is no tv or wifi in the room. The room and corridors are much nicer than the reception area. It was good to see the cleaners hard at work on arrival and the overall smell is of cleaning products which is much better than the stale smell in many hotels in Paris.

The Reception area is not very nice and could be improved with a few inexpensive enhancements such as a mat to cover the broken tiles or another floor covering such as wooden style linoleum and a couple of pictures of Paris on the walls as the decor is not in keeping with the modern, clean corridors where the bedrooms are. The absence of tv and wifi in rooms is a real drawback. Guests should not have to pay for wifi in this day and age. The red curtain in the room was not very clean.