Alba Opéra Hôtel

The property was close to all the shopping stores and had the metro and bus stops all close to the hotel! The property itself was clean and nicely decorated, it had an amazing atmosphere

I liked the room and the hotel atmosphere, the view from the room. The temperature was very good in September, didn't use the fan. The bathroom was large, had good pressure to the shower.

The noise from the hallway is very loud. The door does not insulate noise at all. This was a problem in the morning, getting waked up by other guest just using the elevator and during intimacy with my partner, I felt that we didn't have enough privacy. Also about noise, every noise from the bathroom can be heard in the room, which was mentally uncomfortable for me. I didn't ask for a quiet room, didn't know I need to.

Quirky. Quiet location. Staff were nice. Breakfast was good.

No AC - which wasn’t explicit on the booking page. I understand that they have difficulties with putting plant on the roof but fans were not sufficient in the current heat. The fans provided were also quite noisy and would’ve benefited from a lower setting so you could have it on when sleeping. Please consider getting portable AC units or something else instead.

The hotel is well located , near Montmartre (take bus line 40 and you will be there without walking up the hill), Opera and galleries Lafayette. A very quiet neighborhood but not very easily accessible for taxis and uber. Few metres away is R. des Martyrs where you can find any kind of store you want, they stay open all day, 7/7. Also 2 metro stations are 7-10 minutes walk from the hotel. The bathroom was the best part of the room, it was all new, well designed and with clean towels.

The building is really old (build at 1896 off course not in its in original form), the carpet in stairs has holes in it and in the rooms there is a heavy smell that makes you feel they are not clean. All the furniture are really old , not by choice,  although the bed was rather comfortable. The bathroom was good but the window above the toilet is transparent and the neighbors can see you. There is no air-conditioning, but maybe more important there is no fridge in the room. There is an elevator in the building,  but...there isn't! No i 'm not mistaking,  the elevator must be the original one , reeeealy old , 2 persons can't be in it at the same time. Last but not least,  the decoration. Dark colors everywhere and photos of Lui magazine (the French Penthouse i guess) with not totally dressed girls. See the photos in my review. The last one is the picture over our bed. French people in general are very tolerant and don't have any problem with the way someone dresses. But the hotel isn't just for French people , families with small children or people from more strict religions may not feel comfortable with the decoration.