Hôtel Terminus Orléans

Das Personal ist freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Zimmer sind sauber und modern ausgestattet. Die doppelt verglasten Fenster helfen den unvermeidlichen Strassenlärm draussen zu halten. Leider reichten sie nicht aus, um den Lärm einer starken Lüftung direkt neben dem Zimmerfenster ausreichend zu dämpfen. Das Hotel liegt direkt neben der Metro-Station Porte d'Orléans (M4, T3), so dass alle Ziele in Paris leicht erreichbar sind.

Sehr gute Lage. Preis-Leistung stimmt. Nette Service rund ums Hotel. Das Zimmer ist kleiner als 13 m. Für die schmale Personen.

No complaints—especially for the price! The room was clean (and I'm VERY picky), the staff is helpful and multilingual, and the location is amazing. Though not within walking distance of the more touristy sights, it's right on the Metro and tram—under 30 minutes from Gare du Nord, and there are a bunch of very "authentic"/tourist-free neighborhoods nearby. A few quirks: THERE IS NO AC (it was fine in October, and there's a nice breeze in courtyard rooms), it's a European-style "leave your key with the front desk" kind of place where the keys get reused between guests, and there's a weird "no food in the room" rule, which makes it hard to enjoy a dinner of bread, cheese, and wine from one of the nearby stores. The small elevator is not accessible, and there's some noise from neighbors' doors slamming. Also, the check-in clerk used the phrase "so you just have to prepay for breakfast and city taxes now" as if I didn't have a choice to decline the breakfast. I did decline it, because I was in Paris—why would I eat a hotel breakfast?—and he didn't make a fuss, but it felt more like an upsell ("what can I get you for an appetizer?") than a linguistic quirk. That might sound like a lot of negatives, but the hotel is a seriously great value, and much more predictable (and better for the local housing market) than an AirBnB.

Small room

The location is very far from the center of Paris, but very close to a metro station. Very small room, tiny bathroom, tiny elevator. Thin walls, when there is noise in corridor, it can be heard very well inside the room. The bed is small and not comfortable, they give you only 1 blanket for two people. I asked for second blanket, but it wasn't available. No AC in the room, need to open window at night. However, the room was clean and tidy, the cleaning stuff did their job every day, the clerks at the reception desk were very nice and helpful. Overall, it's a good cheap motel for 1 person who doesn't mind to live far from center. If you are a couple, who used to more comfortable conditions and don't like to be stuck in the metro everyday, I suggest finding something better and closer to center of the city.