NFPosted: Sun, Sep 07 2008Value:
4My husband and I had arranged to meet our friends in Paris for a short break in June. Since we wanted to make the best of the attractions, we chose to stay in the 7th, between the Eiffel Tower and the Invalides. We had previsously stayed in the Bastille (11th) at a much lower price and also much more seedier hotels but that's another story!
We pre-booked the room at quite a reasonable rate considering it's location. We didn't opt for the Breakfast as it was ?15 / person and being in Paris...you can go to any decent cafe to get a Cafe Creme & Croissant for ?4.
We knew they had a few rooms with a view over the EIffel Tower so I did query them about having one of those after having booked. The management explained that you had to pay an extra ?30 a night for these and since we had a limited budget we had to decline it.
The hotel was easy to find, a 2 minutes walk from Metro La Tour Maubourg on line 8 and in a very quiet street, which was quite nice. The lobby was spotless, spacious and they have a courtesy computer which you can use for free if you don't have a laptop with you. (they had free wi-fi in the rooms BTW)
The staff was most helpful and very polite. When we got to our room, it was a reasonable size (it being Paris) and was spotless. We were a bit surprised by what seemed a double bed was in fact twin beds tucked in together but it didn't bother us. The room also has the benefit of overlooking the courtyard, so very quiet and also authentic as you see the locals buildings and balcony.
It was dark so I went to open the curtains and the window as I always do when I come in and start unpack. There was my big surprise, they had given us a room with the view of the Tower and didn't charge us the extra!!
I was so pleased and it did make our stay vey special. After a long stroll along the Seine we went back to our hotel to admire the Tower all lit up.