Hôtel des Métallos

Location: Close to République, on metro lines 5 and 9, Rue Oberkampf, tons of restaurants and bars nearby. Room: was spotlessly clean, and cleaned every day, new towels daily also. Comfortable beds. Small desk and chair present. Adequate lighting. Helpful staff member on duty 24/24h.

Room was small, but it was enough space for me and it was cozy and cleaned daily. I had good night rest here and slow, calm mornings to continue with my further day itinerary. And I found myself constantly gazing out the window for that lively local street view. Hotel is located near the concert venue, which was the main reason for me to stay here. And also I really enjoyed this neighborhood with cool coffee shops, bars, boulangerie, restaurants and all kind of hidden gems to explore.

I booked it because of location and price and it looked a little bit interesting in the photos. It was run very efficiently by friendly staff. The breakfast for 10 euros was excellent and plentiful and healthy. The room was basic but everything worked, a small desk was useful. Window opens to fresh air or street air anyway.

A larger than average room for Paris with a window opening onto a quiet back street. Not every room has this so you should specify this when booking. The bathroom is clean and modern. cleanliness is exceptional. We stayed in winter and the room was warm without heating. There is no aircon in the hotel so it is likely the room could be hot/stifling in summer. The location is unexceptional and a bit far out from the centre with not much in the nearby main streets. However, we discovered at the end of our stay that around the next Metro, Parmentier, and beyond there is a wealth of authentic Paris living areas with lots of little cafes etc and excellent bargain shopping. At Parmentier head left past the metro and the tabac adjacent to it to the next major cross street (maybe 400-500m) and then turn right along a long shopping street with everything in it. The cafe near the hotel, Chez Gaston, is best avoided for food but it has a good ambiance for a drink or so. Our food there was pretty poor especially for Paris. Across the main street from Chez Gaston is an excellent Italian restaurant which needs booking. The hotel staff will direct you. Not much else great around in food or facilities. The hotel staff are all friendly and helpful. Breakfast is buffet style and is good quality and value for money. However, it is very limited in choice (it's the same every day) so if you are staying more than say three days (we stayed five days) the monotony of the same cheese, sliced sausage, packaged fruit and yoghurt, bread and croissant, juice, coffee, muesli became too much and we could hardly bring ourselves to eat. But bear in mind that this costs only E10 per person and in a cafe you pay nearly that for a coffee and croissant. In all a good value, fair quality budget hotel with no frills giving you what you need and a bit more so that it compares favourably to other similar hotels.

The location is excellent, the room size isn't anything posh, but enough to have a proper rest and to take a shower. Nice, full height windows helps too keep the room cozy. Nothing special but convenient. I can imagine that in the summer heat the room can be too hot though.