Citadines Les Halles Paris

“Nice base with plenty around it”

Stayed here as part of a city break with Eurostar. Arrived from station (Metro) and took advice of another traveller. It is just one stop South on line B or D. Get off at Chatelet Les Halles and exit at Exit 1 which brings you out about 50yds from hotel. Reception friendly. Sold us an upgrade whi… more

Stayed here as part of a city break with Eurostar. Arrived from station (Metro) and took advice of another traveller. It is just one stop South on line B or D. Get off at Chatelet Les Halles and exit at Exit 1 which brings you out about 50yds from hotel. Reception friendly. Sold us an upgrade which was totally unnecessary in hindsight. It's the same style of room but with a couple of both robes, slippers and a coffee maker in the room. Free drinks in reception anyway so honestly don't bother with that if they offer it to you. Absolutely not worth it for the €40 odd extra per night! Room clean and tidy and everything you could want in it. Cooking facilities, dishwasher (tablets left too), fridge, plates, cutlery, glasses, etc. Even hand-wash, body lotion and shampoo included. Separate toilet and bathroom, cloakroom area, safe, ironing board, etc. We had the main room and our girls the sofa bed (which is all made up ready - you just have to open it up!). TV in lounge and bedroom areas. We had room 609 and view to the street outside. You could hear the Fountain when windows open which was really nice. The top of the Eiffel Tower can be seen from behind the rooftops to the right. Can see the light brightly spinning at night. We thought breakfast was included but it was not so it tuned out. It's €18 per person and I wish I'd checked. Never mind. We will skip tomorrow! Breakfast has a few hot options, pastries, fruit, cereal, yoghurt, etc. Totally adequate but bearing in mind what you have in your room, may be better to pop to the bakery just opposite to the right or the small supermarket and save a lot of money for 4 people! Taxis pull up just to the right of the hotel down the stairs. They can't get to the front itself. All-in-all, a nice, clean place to say with so much around it (restaurants, shopping centre, bars, etc). Lots to walk to and lots to see. Very well situated. Shame one lift out of order (appreciate these things happen) but would wait quite a while to get downstairs in the morning as it only holds about 8 people.

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“Apartment Style Hotel in Paris”

Stayed here for a week or two and enjoyed a pleasant experience. It is an apartment style hotel, so has a cooker, microwave, fridge, sink, cutlery, utensils, dish washer, etc. All along with the normal items you would expect in a hotel room, TV, safe, ironing board and WiFi. The rooms are pleasant… more

Stayed here for a week or two and enjoyed a pleasant experience. It is an apartment style hotel, so has a cooker, microwave, fridge, sink, cutlery, utensils, dish washer, etc. All along with the normal items you would expect in a hotel room, TV, safe, ironing board and WiFi. The rooms are pleasant and are made up every week, though you can collect towels and fresh sheets at anytime. When I arrived I found a welcome bag on the side with a few items to help if you were cooking in. Breakfast is a simple buffet style affair, but more than adequate. The hotel is well located, with lot’s of shops, cafe’s and restaurants within easy reach. I came by train from Gare Du Nord (one stop on the B or D line), which is relatively straightforward. However make sure that when you get off at Châtelet Les Halles, that you take exit 1 from the station. Les Halles station is underneath a massive Westfields shopping complex and it is easy to get lost if you take the wrong way out.

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“Central location - Irregular hospitality”

Central location, convenient for first time tourists. Neighborhood attracts pickpockets and is noisy. 1- When you arrive with a suitcase in each hand and it is raining, the 50 meters to get to the door of the residence are very long. The fact that you can't be dropped off in front of the door of … more

Central location, convenient for first time tourists. Neighborhood attracts pickpockets and is noisy. 1- When you arrive with a suitcase in each hand and it is raining, the 50 meters to get to the door of the residence are very long. The fact that you can't be dropped off in front of the door of the residence is not clearly explained. 2- we wanted to use the chromecast function of the tv to stream our series as announced on the Citadines website . It was not working. 1- when I asked the first day, there was no follow-up. The second time I asked, day 2, a technician finally came and found... that it didn’t work and said he will report it to reception (second day), nothing. Third day you ask again and this time you are finally sent two technicians who try for an hour. Finally the fourth day they changed the TV. 3- it was a one-week stay. We expected cleaning to be done once in the middle of the week as is customary in other citadines, I was told I should have asked! My fault, what. Thank you! Finally the last day, although we had put the do not disturb sign, the housekeeping person tried to come in the morning ( we were in) and then early afternoon again (the do not disturb sign was clearly on the door). 4- the shower doesn’t have much pressure and the floor is extremely slippery. We left that afternoon and gave away a night, we had enough. Otherwise the location was quite convenient because it was central, everything worked (apart from the TVs), very compact for the kitchen and the tiny bathroom. What is wrong is the lack of follow-up at the reception. Some receptionists are competent and very charming, but when they leave a message for the next team nothing happens . Other front staff members ignore you while they are chatting together. Very disappointing.

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