Hotel Therese - Paris, France     

The hotel is located in the japanese area of Paris - surrounded by many local Japanese restaurants for a quick meal! Only 5 minutes walk to the Louvre, or in the opposite direction to Opera, the hotel is very conveniently located. Also convenient are the proximity to the shopping! 10 minutes to Gallerie Lafeyette and Printemps in one direction, and 10 minutes to Saint Hanore for luxury boutiques! The room we had is very small (404), you would not be able to fit a large suitcase at all (we had 2 small suitcases which were okay). I believe the hotel has recently undergone some renovations and looks lovely! However, I think the bathroom was quite small, and could do with some modern renovations. But it is very clean and well looked after, and in a quiet area of Paris! The two girls at reception spoke very good english, definitely no language barrier there at all, and help as much as they can. In the lobby, there are two sitting areas where you can read or have a drink, to make up for the small sized rooms. When we booked our accommodation, there was a special 128? per night including breakfast, which was a good deal for the sort of boutique hotel it calls itself (saving you some money for more shopping!). Breakfast however is very French - pastries, bread, a selection of cereals and yoghurt, ham and camembert and juice/tea/coffee. Our only vice, apart from the small size of the rooms, would be the lift - it takes a long time, and has a very bad smell!!!

Hotel Therese was our base for six nights in Paris. It is between the Opera and the Louvre and close to the Pyramids Metro station. The location is very convenient. The hotel was clean but with rooms that were small. Staff was very friendly and helpful with several questions. We booked an inclusive price for breakfast, skipped some days for breakfast. On checkout, the desk person told us we must pay for all breakfast days because of the inclusive breakfast booking. This was contrary to what I was told on check-in. We had to leave in early morning, so I paid the full bill but asked the desk clerk to attach a message about the breakfast. The hotel manager later contacted my by email and gave us credit for the missed breakfasts, explaining that the night manager was not aware of the circumstances. I applaud the hotel for its handling of this minor matter; a sophisticated and welcome response.