Hotel de L Odeon Saint-Germain
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Terrific Little Gem in a GREAT location
- September 30, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Our hotel was an unexpected gem in a GREAT location. The nearby shooping and sites were wonderful. The management is very helpful and service-oriented. Nothing was a problem. Our first room was rather dark (with only one interior facing window) and they changed our room with no problem. Rooms are small but cosy and well-decorated. Staff helped with taxis, maps and excellent shopping suggestions on a Sunday when most of Paris is closed. The yummy (and inexpensive by Paris standards) breakfast was a treat in our room each morning. Other travelers seemed to be having the same wonderful experience. We would definately stay here again.
Lovely Hotel in St. Germain des Pres
- September 3, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Hotel de L'Odeon Saint-Germain was an excellent experience for me. It is around the corner from the Odeon Metro stop and steps from the carrefour de odeon, where you'll find lovely cafes, restaurants, boutiques. The rooms are small, but it's very clean and the hotel staff is more than accomodating. Internet service is free! My room had a mini bar refrig and a safe to lock up valuables.There is a small wine & grocery shop on the next block and a supermarche on Rue de Buci so you don't have to eat out for every meal. The block is quiet and if you take a walk through this neighborhood there are more lovely cafes near St. Sulpice that are good alternatives to the very expensive ones on the Boulevard st. germain. And the wonder Jardin du Luxembourg is steps away.
Wonderful
- February 10, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This hotel was everything and more. Its location is perfect, since the metro is right up the street. And there is a perfect Italian place at the corner that is wonderful. the rooms are comfortable and have a very romantic feel to them.
A tiny treasure
- October 6, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This hotel has been recently renovated. The room was beautifully decorated and very clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. There is an additional charge for breakfast, but we ventured into the city every day for that meal anyway. It was a great way to spend a few days away. The area is great, located just a block from the metro. There are a lot of good restaurants around. I would definitely stay here again.
Editor Pick
Hotel de l'Odeon
- September 29, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Krys T from Somerset, United Kingdom
The Hotel L'Odéon is located just up the road from St Sulpice, and we loved it from the moment the taxi dropped us off outside. The minute you walk in through the glass door, you get a feeling for the place. It's small, quaint, and full of character - hardly surprising when you consider that it's a 16th Century building.
The entrance foyer is all mirrors, medieval wood, beams, and stained glass...and the weirdest phone box!....leading you through to the reception desk. There are four floors - our room was on the fourth. You go up a few stairs, past the tiny plant-filled courtyard, up a little more, and then reach what may well be the smallest lift on the planet. 2 of us and one case squeezed in there...just!
Our room was small, cute, individual, with a modern well equipped bathroom. The room had a TV and air-conditioning, which was as well since the room did tend to get a bit warm. Storage space - both shelves and hanging - was ingeniously created in two floor-to-ceiling cupboards by the very comfortable bed, with a cubby hole in one to form a bedside table. On the wall opposite the end of the bed was a table and chair. The window opened to a flower and plant filled window box, with a view down and across a covered courtyard. Although not a large space, with rooms opposite, we weren't directly overlooked at all. As all we planned to do was sleep here, the lack of space wasn't an issue - in fact it was all just adorable - again, full of character - it felt very French somehow. I'm sure it would have been less lovely if the bathroom hadn't been so modern and functional - but that wasn't so - we had a large sink and counter space, toilet and shower cubicle - spick, span, plenty of towels, and cleaned daily, all we needed really.
Breakfast was served downstairs in the lounge and foyer area. Once seated, a tray arrived for you - a plentiful spread with the hot drink of your choice (large jugs of black coffee for us), croissants, pain au chocolat, bread, butter, jam/honey/soft cheese, fruit juice, and a yogurt. Plenty!
In the lounge there is also a PC with 'net access - you can buy a 45 minute card for 5 euros - which is handy for checking email, weather, or flight information.
The staff are friendly and helpful enough, without being overly chatty or intrusive. They do their job and leave you to get on with having a good weekend. They also ordered us a taxi back to the airport - but you might want to get the price verified first - we got over-charged "because it was Sunday".
Location-wise it was perfect, being right by St Germain and all its bars, restaurants, shops and nightlife, handy for many of the main sights, and also easily accessible by metro.
We would certainly stay here again.
From journal A Weekend to Remember in Paris