Hôtel La Folie des Prés - Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Metro runs under the building, so it’s a bit noisy

We had a wonderful stay

I really enjoyed staying at this hotel. It was very convenienty located to the places that I wanted to visit. I would stay there again.

The room was small but nicely laid out. The bathroom had to be the smallest I have been in. You literally could not turn around in the narrow space without sending the toilet role flying on to the ground. Once you manoeuvred in to the right position you could use the strong shower to great affect. This idea of compactness extended to the staircase and the lift. The winding staircase could cater for someone going up or down but there would have to discussion on who would back down if you met someone coming in the opposite direction. The single lift was actually funny because two people might fit in as long as neither had any bags or cases with them at the time. My advice would be face out rather than turn to the side, especially if you are a visitor who carries some extra poundage on you. The hotel was in an area that was described as lively but that was not the case unless you took a ten minute walk to Saint Germain. It was very handy for the Metro with two stations within a few minutes walk away. If you can enjoy its quirky nature this hotel is in a good area if you want somewhere quiet to stay after a day visiting the sights of Paris.