Room services Double glazing. This still feels a bit like the girls' boarding house it once was, but provides a good base within easy reach of Montmartre. The Batignolles is simple, quiet and clean, with 33 spacious rooms and a tranquil courtyard. Credit AmEx, MC,V. Room services Hairdryer. Slap bang in the middle of the touristy pub crawl strip, rue de Lappe.
Rooms are colourful, clean and functional, if a little over-Airwicked.
The hotel is named after a group of revolutionaries and its seedy status has everything to do with its location and nothing to do with its name. No credit cards . Room services Double glazing. No frills, flounces or phones here, but this 20-room hotel is a welcoming haven for budget travellers. Run by a friendly Portuguese couple for 25 years, most rooms and bathrooms have been smartened up and the courtyard is freshly painted.