"Loved the Angleterre"

almas, Providence RI Mar 30, 2006

I stayed here twice, once in January and once in March, for several days each stay, visiting my daughter who is studying in Paris. The first stay, I booked a single room, but was upgraded (at no charge) by the staff to a first floor suite because of construction noise. The suite was enormous -- think American business hotel standards -- and very clean. It looked out onto the courtyard. For my second stay I booked a superior double, in the front of the hotel overlooking Rue Jacob. Again a very large room with a large clean modern bathroom and thick towels. Both rooms had a safe. The hotel's public spaces are clean although the staircase (even though charming) is old and can use upgrading. Both stays my daughter joined me for breakfast, and the hotel did not charge me for the extra breakfast. The staff also allowed her to use the internet for a very nominal fee (2 Euros for about 30 min). A large glass of wine at the hotel bar is only 4 euros, cheap for that neighborhood. The front door is locked after about 10 pm, although there is a doorbell and 24 hour front desk service. The neighborhood is fantastic, and not at all touristy -- real French people live on rue Jacob, and you do not get the hordes of high school students on class trips that you see on the Champs Elysee. I definitely would stay at the d'Angleterre again.