Mercure Tour Eiffel - Paris, France     

I stayed at the Mercure Tour Eiffel for a week while on business in Paris and found this to be a very good, although very basic, hotel. First of all, the location is wonderful and there is literally a metro stop directly outside of the hotel (but don't worry, I was never bothered by metro noise). Second, the rooms are very clean. They are basic and not large, but I had a very comfortable queen size bed and a desk at which to work... you really don't want to spend too much time in your room when in Paris anyway, right? Finally, the hotel staff was very friendly, whether speaking French or English. They also were helpful at reserving taxi's when I needed them for trips outside of the city center. The only caution: like many European hotels, there is only 1 iron in the whole building. They will bring it to your room if it is available, but it took me over 24 hours to be able to iron my dress clothes for my meetings. Overall: good hotel in the right location.