Trianon Gare de Lyon - Paris, France     

I am writing this review to make sure no one else is fooled to stay at this hotel the way I was after booking this hotel with alpha rooms and looking at the pictures they were displaying i was led to believe i was staying at a fresh clean hotel but they are not alone as booking .com is even worse the pictures they show are totally different from the accomodation itself and all i can say is the photographer is good at his job to make this shoddy hotel look remarkably good in these pictures on my arrival at this hotel i was at once reminded of a bed and breakfast in blackpool but things only got worse when we entered our room the carpet was stained with holes the bedding was ripped need i go on my 6 year old summed it up in the 5 mins we were in the room he said mum i dont like it here and as the saying goes out the mouths of babes i could go on and on but i guess you get what i saying so all i can say to end this DONT ! DONT! DONT! go here.

This was our first trip to Paris but not to Europe. The hotel is midway between 2 subway stations, approximately 3/8 mile in either direction and in a working class part of Paris on a semi-busy street. Plenty of bakeries, restaurants and grocery stores a short walk away in any direction. We wandered the local streets late at night and never felt threatened. There are no notable tourist attractions in this area so we spent a lot of time on the subway, which was efficient and safe (buy a Carte of ten tickets to save money). The rooms, hall and elevator were typically European - small but manageable. The furniture was somewhat old but usable. Bed very comfortable. The room was very clean and the cleaning staff was impeccable in keeping it that way for the 6 days we stayed. The room has air-conditioning. The hotel desk staff (with one minor exception) was extremely courteous, mostly very efficient and offered to help us in any way they could. Most spoke enough English that we communicated very easily. They offer a continental breakfast (extra cost) which wound up being one of the better options if you're watching your food costs. We both left with positive feelings about this 3 star hotel. It's not fancy but it met all our requirements of a clean room in a safe neighborhood with a tourist-friendly staff and public transportation nearby. We rated this above average mainly due to the helpfulness of the front desk staff. Yes, we would stay there again.