De Notre-Dame - Paris, France     

My wife and I stayed at this hotel many times over the years. It is a good hotel, but the last time we were there our room was broken in and the room safe carried away, containing, needless to say passports, tickets, & valuables. The thieves just walked out with suitcases full of five or six safes! Not only there is no security at this place, but the hotel simply referred us to their insurance company, which refused to pay (they essentially accused us of having set up the whole caper!). It took us almost two years (!!) and the good services of an old and persistent French friend to finally force the insurance company to partially reimburse us. (We live in Brazil.) He had to threaten to sue before they agreed to pay. In summary, stay away from this hotel. They don't care at all for their guests. Anybody can walk in and out with your valuables.

Spent four nights at the Hotel de Notre Dame recently. Lovely quaint typically Parisienne hotel in a fantastic location. The Latin Quarter, Notre Dame, The Marais etc are all within walking distance. Room & beds are small but spotlessly clean and comfortable. The exposed beams and stone-work give it lots of charm. Breakfast is basic for 7Euros but as another poster already mentioned the prices in the surrounding cafes are similar for even less! Hotel staff were always polite and pleasant but not overly approachable for recommendations. This was not an issue for us however as we know Paris very well. My only gripe with this hotel was some noise late on Friday and Saturday night coming from the street below and the Long Hop bar on the corner - we were in room 31. The quiet rue maitre albert seems to be suffering slightly from the smoking ban pushing patrons out onto the street and chatting loudly. This was minor however and did not spoil our stay at all. Overall this was a great hotel and I would definitely use it again in the future