Arcadie Montparnasse

I was thrilled to visit Paris for the second time in my life and spent days and days searching for the perfect hotel. When I found Arcadie Montparnasse it seemed like the perfect fit. We were traveling on a budget but not quite «backpacking-​hostel-​okay with things being grimy» budget.
First thing I didn’t like was that they had massive construction going on and didn’t think to inform the guests. They could have told us as it wasn’t the most welcoming experience and even our Parisian cabbie looked concerned for us. Apparently they were under construction for about 4 months prior to to us arriving! Sort of ridic…
The room was fine. Very small but super clean and the cleaning staff did a great job of tidying up for us. One thing I couldn’t stand was the bathroom situation which was extremely small and didn’t have a shower curtain! What?! The second you turned the shower on the entire bathroom got soaked and took hours to dry off. For someone who is very particularly about clean bathrooms this was not a good experience. We asked the front desk staff to give us some kind of curtain or barrier to stop the water from getting everywhere and they didn’t have any idea what we were talking about. I guess shower curtains are very American???
Also there was free wifi but if you left your phone or computer idle for more than two minutes you got disconnected and had to endure a ridiculously long reauthentication process all over again.
The location can’t be beat, heart of Montparnasse and steps to Saint Michel, but not too loud. It was easy to get pretty much everywhere from the Gaite metro stop and another line is minutes away. There are also a ton of adorable restaurants right in Montparnasse which I wish I had time to check out! Didn’t get enough of this neighborhood.
We paid about $ 170 – 180 per night which is reasonable for Paris and I think it was definitely worth it. Would I stay here again? Quite possibly. Next time I’m in Paris I’d like to stay on the other side of the river but for rive gauche this hotel was a great find.

Un hôtel comme à la maison
La première surprise: l’accueil. Il est aimable, poli, chaleureux et met immédiatement à l’aise. Ensuite les chambres: elles sont de taille raisonnable, très propres et parfaitement tenues. Tout au sein de cet établissement respire le bien-​être. Nul doute que d’autres y passeront d’excellents séjours, d’autant qu’à pieds, il est possible de visiter beaucoup de quartiers. Au bilan, un hôtel à chaudement recommander !

Un séjour agréable
Un petit hôtel qu’on aime pour son cadre chaleureux qui donne envie de vacances, de soleil… alors votre séjour parisien sera d’autant plus agréable. Et j’ai comme l’impression que vous y retournerez…