Hôtel Bienvenue

Like many Parisian hotels the rooms are compact but fine for two people. The shower has particularly good water pressure which is fabulous after a long flight. The staff are friendly and accommodating. We arrived early in the morning. The hotel stored our luggage and we had access to les toilettes to refresh and change so we could explore Paris. The location is great for getting around Paris using either Metro or bus. It’s quiet and the bed/pillow are comfortable. I will stay here on my next trip to Paris.

We stayed here for three nights with my over 80-year-old father-in-law and my 17-year-old twins. The rooms were small, but manageable and the hotel is quaint and very nice. The location in the ninth is perfect. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great place in Paris.

Torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one. The location is perfect - walkable to gare du Nord, good metro stations, lots to do the area, safe. The hotel itself is sweet, the rooms are nicely decorated and dyptique shampoo / lotion / etc is a nice touch. I would say the room size is fairly normal for Paris. The courtyard is nice although we did not get to enjoy it with the rain. The bed and pillows were also very comfortable. The only downside - and it is quite a big downside - is the lack of soundproofing between rooms. I could hear people talking beside and above me in rooms and unfortunately it is mostly groups of loud girls so a lot of screaming and chatting until late in the night. If you are a light sleeper you will have difficulty. I considered calling down to reception multiple times because of the sound, but there is likely not much they can do. The receptionist was not very friendly or forthcoming either, so I did not feel it is something I should even bother doing. Otherwise, noise from the street was quiet and there is a small lift for heavy suitcases. I likely wouldn’t stay again because of the noise which is a shame as the hotel is lovely. I would also raise that you have to leave your keys at reception when you leave - I was advised it was for security but I expect it is because the keys are old and they don’t want you to lose the key and have to replace it. That’s fine, but there is no security to then make sure you are who you say you are when you give your room number and pick up a key, so that is a bit odd.