Hotel Des Arts-Bastille - Paris, France 

HORRIBLE!!! DO NOT STAY HERE!!!
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 2008
This hotel is listed as a 1 star and it's lucky to even receive that rating. We weren't expecting anything spectacular but this place is a [--] hole. I"ll give a little description of our 1 night of hell. ok, first i'll start by giving one or 2 compliments to the hotel. The hotel front desk manager was nice and fairly helpful. The lobby and room was fairly clean but these should be expected of any hotel. 1. We got our room and were told "not to leave with the key(magnectic card)." You have to turn the key in when you leave the hotel. A little odd in my opinion--I don't like that they know when you are or aren't in the room. Also, we were told "don't leave the tv on late at night." Fine. 2. The elevator (lift) is only big enough for 1 person and maybe 1 large suitcase. If you are on the 3-5th floor, you definitely don't want to use the tiny spiral staircase. 3. The hallway to the rooms is very tiny and in the afternoon you have to step over all the maid's cleaning supplies and soiled linen bags. 4. The rooms are very tiny unless you get a room on one of the 2 ends of the building. 5. The mattress is VERY firm so be prepared. The sheets and comforter didn't seem very clean. 6. The bathroom is VERY tiny and has a stand in shower that has nowhere to hold or set your soap or shampoo. The shower drain didn't drain at all during my shower and took a good 10 minutes to finish draining after I was done taking my shower. The water wasn't any warmer than luke warm at best...and wouldn't get any hotter. also, the sink wouldn't drain at all. 7. The toilet moved from side to side when you sat on it. 8. There was a bad leak under the sink that had a bag tied to it in a poor attempt to repair the leak. 9. The walls are paper thin and the floors on the 5th floor (maybe others) are wood and echo every little noise. It was nearly impossible to fall asleep due to our neighboors voices through the thin walls, and the terrible quality mattress. We had booked this hotel for 4 nights but decided to stay elsewhere after just 1 night. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL TO ANYONE. I hope this helps change your mind if you're considering this hotel.