"Character and location"

LongPaddock, Sydney Jun 20, 2006

Having recommended this hotel based on The Economist Cities Guide web recommendation to our accompanying new-to-Paris friends, it was with some trepidation that we arrived for 4 nights. It was the first stop on our combined 30th wedding anniversary 5 week European tour. No need for trepidation - it was the most characterful and best located hotel we stayed in on the entire trip!The staff were helpful, the rooms (down the back, up the steep staircase, numbers 41 and 42 from memory) were clean and large (I've stayed in Parisian shoeboxes before). The breakfast comprised good bread/pastries, good coffee and proper leaf tea in a teapot served in very good tableware in an imposing room. The bar and courtyard tables were very relaxing after a big day. The location was so convenient to the big sights that our first-time-in-Paris friends had to see as well as some of the lesser sights of interest to us.They don't take bookings through travel agents and require a substantial deposit. And there is a good reason - they don't need much help in filling the place. Next time in Paris this is where we will be.