My husband and I were arriving in Paris in the evening from CDG airport, so I booked here for one night because it's literally across the street from the Gare du Nord station, which is one of the stops on the train line from the airport. When we checked in at Hotel Richmond they led us outside and around the corner to a different space called New Hotel. Slightly confusing, but obviously the same management. The room was very small and so were the pillows on the bed! They were oddly small. But it was clean and a bed to sleep in for the night, which was all we needed. Bathroom doubles as the shower, with a shower head that sprays directly into the rest of the room (no doors or stall) so you have to wipe everything down afterwards. Elevator was broken when we arrived and we had to walk up five flights of narrow curving steps with our luggage. So it was fine for one night's stay near the train station, but otherwise I would've chosen a different neighborhood to be in. On the plus side, the front desk was always occupied and staff was pretty nice.