Villa La Parisienne

Location, friendly english-speaking stuff, hotel accommodated to my needs, when I asked for a bigger room

Rooms were really small

The reception area is very welcoming and the staff are very friendly. They speak English well but are also supportive when you try out your French on them! The hotel's location is only 15 mins walk from Gare du Nord and is next to 2 handy metro lines which makes it easy to start about the city. It is also within walking distance of Galleries la Fayette, several good restaurants and some decent bakeries.

Whilst it was warm and had all the basics we needed, the room felt tired compared to our last stay. Some of the fixtures and the carpet were stained. The mattress was comfortable but the pillow was flat and uncomfortable. Luckily on our 2nd night we found the spare pillows which helped. Although the room was cleaned and the bed made daily, the bathroom still had hair left in it and some dried shampoo on the wall from a previous guest. The body wash was also empty our entire stay. Not a big problem as we had brought our own but didn't feel like value for money.