Holiday Inn Paris St. Germain des Pres Reviews and Photos (Paris, France)

Disappointingly Dreary

Northampton, United Kingdom

May 9, 2010

Email
Print

Best of IgoUgo Writing a review of a really good hotel is easy and writing one about an awful hotel is fun. But how about hotels that are just a bit bleurgh - not great, not awful? Is it actually possible to write an interesting review of an uninteresting hotel? ...Read more

From journal A Few French Fancies

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

A traveler

Travelocity.com

March 30, 2009

Email
Print

under massive remodeling featuring jackhammer noises as early as 8am... no remodeling mentioned in ONline travel website descriptions. hole in (filthy, coffee stained, skuffed) wall (I have pictures) demolition/remodeling supplies in lobby (I have ...Read more

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

A traveler

Travelocity.com

August 10, 2008

Email
Print

under massive remodeling featuring jackhammer noises as early as 8am... no remodeling mentioned in ONline travel website descriptions. hole in (filthy, coffee stained, skuffed) wall (I have pictures) demolition/remodeling supplies in lobby ...Read more

A Very Good Experience!

A traveler

Travelocity.com

July 24, 2008

Email
Print

Daytime desk personnel were friendly and efficient. Night clerk appeared to have been in training and took a long time to assign us our room, even though we had prepaid the reservation. The room we were assigned had water slowly dripping from the ...Read more

Paris vacation

A traveler

Travelocity.com

March 26, 2008

Email
Print

Room was clean, but worn. Walpaper pealing, simple funishings, room was small, bathroom good size but tile broken in places, bathtub very hard to get into and ackward shower. Asked for a non-smoking room and got it, had to call long distance to ...Read more

nice hotel

A traveler

Travelocity.com

January 15, 2007

Email
Print

Nice and clean hotel, reasonable size room and bath. Great location 50 yds from St. Placide metro station and close to Montparnasse district. Close to good patissiere and small market. Great restaurant recommendation from the front desk for ...Read more

Paris Stay

A traveler

Travelocity.com

November 16, 2006

Email
Print

Spent four nights here in Nov 2006. Rooms are small compared to USA, but the bathroom is modern and quite large for Paris. Hotel is right next to two metro lines, so it is easy to get around. You can walk to the Paris nightclubs in Montparnasse. ...Read more

Holiday Inn Paris - St. Germain des Pres

by Jim Rosenberg

Wausau, Wisconsin

March 1, 2005

Email
Print

Best of IgoUgo The Holiday Inn Paris - St. Germain des Pres has an excellent location that puts guests within decent walking distance of the heart of the city's storied Left Bank neighborhoods. This includes the Hemingway haunt that gives the hotel its name, ...Read more The Holiday Inn Paris - St. Germain des Pres has an excellent location that puts guests within decent walking distance of the heart of the city's storied Left Bank neighborhoods. This includes the Hemingway haunt that gives the hotel its name, though we would note that it could just as fairly be dubbed the Montparnasse with no real loss of accuracy.

Regardless, the location is this hotel's most important attribute, since we can't give it high marks for its standard rooms or overall ambience. While it may be unique, it has a low to nonexistent charm factor that may leave you wondering whether you might have been better off going with one of the area's many two- or three-star properties that would provide comparable or better accommodations at a lower rate. That said, we've also been able to book it for 90€ on a prepaid rate, and for that rate in this neighborhood, it is well worth the price and a bit more.

On the plus side, the hotel has three good-sized elevators to service its seven floors and 150-plus guest rooms, including 22 suites. The breakfast buffet served in hotel's lower level is decent and well laid out, but the 18€ cost as a separate item is rather pricey. By all means, fold it into your room rate and evaluate the cost that way. We found the staff to be pleasant and helpful. We also felt housekeeping was good. We loved being able to walk to Luxembourg Garden, the Sorbonne, Boulevard St. Michel, Buci market, and all of the rest. There are plenty of convenient places to stop in the neighborhood, such as corner brasseries, boulangeries, small grocery stores, and more. Shoppers will enjoy the neighborhood, too.

Drawbacks include the fact that there are some small rooms in this hotel, and some refurbishing would be welcome. In spite of the hotel's great geographic location, finding a room with a view would be a challenge, too.

Our overall take is that if location is your primary consideration, this place certainly has that quality going for it in spades. It's also easy to book through the ICH group site. Don't pay anything resembling the standard rates or you may be disappointed.

Métro stop: St. Placide, Line 4 Close

From journal Paris: An Affordable, Spectacular Destination

IgoUgo

Holiday Inn Paris St. Germain des Pres

Hotel Class:

Avg. User Rating:

User Reviews

Disappointingly Dreary

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

A Very Good Experience!

Paris vacation

nice hotel

Paris Stay

Holiday Inn Paris - St. Germain des Pres

Compare Rates Across Websites

Holiday Inn Paris St. Germain des Pres

What's Nearby?

Nearby Paris Hotels

Hotel Class:

Avg. User Rating:

User Reviews

Disappointingly Dreary

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

My Worst Holiday Inn Experience EVER

A Very Good Experience!

Paris vacation

nice hotel

Paris Stay

Holiday Inn Paris - St. Germain des Pres

Compare Rates Across Websites