Ibis Paris Défense Courbevoie

“Clean, friendly service and great breakfast”

The hotel is located 20 mins walk from closest Metro, although we did discover a closer train station for the L line at Courbevoie, which was useful. Its a quiet, mostly residential area, out of the city's madness! Such a friendly welcome from reception, and the area was clean and bright The roo… more

The hotel is located 20 mins walk from closest Metro, although we did discover a closer train station for the L line at Courbevoie, which was useful. Its a quiet, mostly residential area, out of the city's madness! Such a friendly welcome from reception, and the area was clean and bright The room is relatively small, which I expected, the shower room is on the small side too and the door didnt close. But both were clean, there was a tv and small clothes hanging area. It couldve done with a room safe, and theres also no tea/coffee making materials but I already knew this so brought my own. Theres soap and shower gel, nothing else so bring your own. Breakfast was great! Nicest scrambled egg I've seen at a hotel buffet, its usuall dry. Nice selection on bread and pastries too. No toaster that I could see. It was an expensive stay due to it being Olympic time, but its a reasonably priced usually. Be aware of the walking required to get into Paris (there are bus stops closer, but we were happy to walk). Courbevoie istelf has everything you need, restaurants,shops etc, lovely Japanese restaurant close by. All in all a good stay

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“Decent budget hotel”

Room was small but acceptable for the price. A 15min walk from Esplanade de la Defence metro, located in a quiet neighbourhood with a few schools nearby. The toilet had a bad smell but the staff sorted it out after we complained. Basically what you would expect from a budget hotel.

“Decent priced hotel”

This will be a full experience review incl. transportation to and from the hotel and surrounding amenities. Taking a train from CDG to La Defense was fairly easy to decipher. We elected to walk to the hotel since we didn’t have a ton of luggage and it took about 45 minutes. Alternatively you can t… more

This will be a full experience review incl. transportation to and from the hotel and surrounding amenities. Taking a train from CDG to La Defense was fairly easy to decipher. We elected to walk to the hotel since we didn’t have a ton of luggage and it took about 45 minutes. Alternatively you can try taking a bud or the L train which can reduce your walking time to about 15 minutes. An Uber is about 20€. It is my first time staying at an Ibis hotel. Entry was a bit confusing given that there are two similarly named hotels next to each other. When we were greeted, it was done quickly and courteously. We did not opt for the available breakfast nor did we ever step foot in the attached restaurant as there are plenty of great places around. The reception area is small but still fairly trendy with modern style furnishings and work areas. Like the other French hotels we stayed at we were only given 1 access card. A second would have been nice. The room was small as most in Paris are, but you didn’t come to Paris to sit in your room. There was a small TV, an enclosed bathroom with a small toilet and small stand up shower. The hot water NEVER stopped and the water pressure was great. They cleaned and restocked the bathroom daily so you don’t have to worry about that. The bed was comfortable enough and can fit 2-3 people comfortably. There was also a small TV. Unfortunately we had a view of the apartments behind the hotel and not of the river. Would have been nice for or honeymoon but can’t complain too much. The walls are admittedly fairly thin as we couldn’t always hear what our neighbours were up to but sometimes you could hear louder TVs or the washrooms being used. Access to all our daily activities was easy. There are plenty of great restaurants nearby just across the bridge on the island. Keep in mind restaurants work a little differently in Paris, tips are usually included in the price of the meal and they close in between lunch and dinner. Dinner service starts at 7pm. Smoker? Enjoy cigars here and there? There’s a Tobacco shop on the island as well open from 8am-8pm. Further past the island there is a beautiful rich neighbourhood you can walk through with plenty of shops and greenery. La defense is essentially a main station and you can reach most if not all of the activities of the city from there. I would absolutely stay at this hotel again given it’s fair price, accessible location and quieter area.

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