RESIDENCE DU PALAIS - Paris, France 

Sheena Powell
Posted: Sun, Jul 06 2008
This pension is in a wonderful location near the centre of Paris. Our room was clean but tiny, and there was a small shower and washbasin in the middle of the bedroom. If you need privacy to shower, this could be a problem. The room doors are more like cupboard doors than anything else, and the single loo at either end of the corridor was often occupied which led to us dashing up and down the corridors trying to find a vacant loo. If you can't manage stairs, forget it- there is a lift which will accommodate two people but you have to climb a small flight of stairs to reach it. Our last night there was rendered hideous by some very young and noisy Americans partying in the room opposite. After another guest had asked them to be quiet without success, I went over and made my feelings clear, and they quietened down, but it exposed how thin the walls were. So a great location, great price, but there are several drawbacks to staying here. City tax isn't included either, so expect to pay 0.30 euros per night per guest extra on top of your Venere quote.