The hotel is clean and the staff are very friendly/approachable. We arrived a bit early for check in but they allowed us to drop our bags off which was very helpful of them. The location is near a metro which allowed us to easily travel to noteworthy landmarks. If you aren’t sure of how to use the metro I’m sure the staff will be more than happy to break it down. There’s also some cafes and bakery’s nearby as well as a grocery store. What also helped was that the hotel was about a 7 minute walk from the Gar de l’est train station making it easy to reach the hotel. I definitely recommend this listing for those who are travelling to Paris for the first time.