Well really this is not what Airbnb is all about. This is a hotel which is using Airbnb to market rooms.
Obviously this review will reflect the fact that this is a corporately owned hotel and not ‘Donam’s Place.’
But the welcome I received from Stephan the concierge was absolutely outstanding. Within minutes we were having great non corporate conversations ( ! ) about wide ranging topics and throughout my stay he was very helpful and personable. I have to say that he was one of the most accomplished members of a hotels staff I have ever met.
Unfortunately the rest of the picture was disappointing. The room itself was rather dingy although clean. But the biggest problem at least in room 19 was that it was possible to hear every conversation and roll of the bed in the room next door. It was a bit like actually sharing a room with another party one did not know. Clearly this is a familiar complaint known to all the staff at the hotel. It is also a reason I could not recommend this hotel.
I was there for around a week and apart from the privacy issues my other main complaint was the standard of the breakfast. Well, perhaps not the standard which was ‘average’ but the fact that every day the options were monotonously the same.
On the positive side the location was good and for Paris it was reasonably priced. But for me the privacy issue was a huge problem and one which just seems to be accepted by management.