Hotel La Folie des Pres - Saint-Germain-des-Pres

The hotel location is amazing! Near to restaurants, markets, boulangeries, 2 subway stations (Saint-Sulpice, line 4, and Sevres-Babylone, lines 10 and 12) and you can walk to museums (Louvre and D'Orsay) and other famous locations (Notre-Dame, Shakespeare and Co and more). The staff is super kind, efficient and helpful. The room is beautiful, really cozy and modern (they just finished a renovation). And when you arrive in the room, there is a playlist on Spotify they made for you on a QR Code (seriously they thought in every detail). If you're a woman traveling alone, with girl friends or with your boyfriend/girlfriend, you can rest easy because most of the staff are women.

Location and the staff

Hotel was very clean. Staff helpful and friendly and spoke English. Beds were comfortable. Rooms are small but very clean. We could hear the Metro in our room (3rd floor) but earplugs are provided if you want them. We didn’t use them and our sleep was not disturbed. There is only one lift which is very small and a narrow spiral staircase to the floors so not great if you have mobility issues. There is no tea and coffee in the room and only one small coffee machine in Reception. Some English tea bags would have been nice as they only had fruit tea or chamomile. However the location is excellent for seeing the main sights of Paris and the St Germain area is a very pleasant safe walkable neighbourhood with lovely shops and cafes.

The rooms were refurbished in a cute, chic sorta way. Very tiny but well set out especially bathroom. Nice balcony and street view. Great location. Walk down Rue Bonaparte to The Louvre, Notre Dame, Musee Orangerie, Musee, Orsay and of course The Seine. Trendy left bank location in St Germaine. Staff very helpful. Always helped us get a taxi and gave information.

The room was modern, bright, had lots of storage and the bed was extremely comfy. You could hear the metro, but it didn’t disturb our sleep and the hotel provides ear plugs in case you need them. The bathroom was modern and clean, with everything you could need. The room was a good size for Paris on this budget and the location is perfect.