Villa Lutece Port Royal - Paris, France     

My wife and I stayed at Villa Lutece for 5 nights in March 2008. Upon check-in, they at first didn't have our reservation, but had the issue resolved within 15 minutes. I compliment the front desk for being able to take care of this issue, because it could have been a disaster. The reception area and bar are exactly like the photos. Very chic and modern. There wasn't much activity in there, but if you like hanging out at the hotel, this was a nice space. Our room was a little weird, but functional. It was a split-level room with the bathroom on the first floor, and a spiral staircase leading to the bedroom on the second level. The square footage is about what I expected out of a standard double European room, but the design made it tough. There was really only enough space on for 1 person's bag and contents on the second level, where the closet is. So, I had to leave my bag and clothes under the stairs. This isn't a huge deal, but if you are not good at negotiating steep, narrow, spiral steps, then you might be bothered by it. Breakfast was good and consistent. There were pastries, bread, scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, apple sauce, coffee, tea, juice, etc. The lady working breakfast was very visible and cheerful. The food was fine if not good, and there was plenty of space for every group to have their own table. The location is 1 block from the nearest Metro stop. We walked to Notre Dame one day in about 25 minutes, but I would not recommend walking from the hotel much. The Metro of course is very easy, and if you plan to walk to and from the hotel everyday to the major sights, it can be very exhausting over the course of a few days. Overall, our stay was excellent and we got exactly what we were looking for. We wanted a modern, clean, well run hotel, in a location close to the metro at a reasonable price. Actually, the price was below what we were willing to spend, but none of the other hotels we considered were even close to the price of Villa Lutece. I would stay again without hesitation.

We stayed TWICE in this hotel and if circumstances will allow we will stay there again! Both times we enjoyed awesome junior suite. The suite is generous in size (especially considering difference between american and european hotels) the jacuzzi, huge plasma TV (even back in 2002!!!) super clean, quiet, easily accessible. The suite is located in the inner part of the hotel and shielded from street noise, very private. The hotel is VERY BOUTIQUE in its best sense. It has nice and convenient breakfast room with good selection of quality foods for breakfast. The decor is awesomely selected, very Paris. I can't stress enough the convenience of location with easy walk distances over beautiful Parisian streets to Siena, to Garden de Luxembourg, Pantheon you name it. If you in the mood to enjoy Paris , not to fight it, you will enjoy a lot. People of the hotel are very attentive, some speak English and instantly call someone who speaks if they do not understand.The elegance of this place is one of the best impression we retained. Boris