Castex Hôtel

In Paris, in the Maree. A block away from the Bastille. Good location. Not too far from the Louvre and Notre Dame. Room layout kinda funky due to the layout of the old school building. Nice breakfast.

The Castex Hotel was the perfect lodging for my first time in Paris. Sure, the rooms are very small, but most Paris spaces are like that. It has a very distinct charm that fits the neighborhood and gives you the sense that you are visiting Paris. The biggest selling point for this hotel is the location, which allows easy access to all of the major tourist sites.
The staff here speaks many languages and are very accommodating. I will say that you should allow extra time checking out, as they do their accounting by the books, that is by handwriting all the paperwork. (They do accept credit cards, just make sure to have a chip in your card, as with most every place in Europe.)
Random notes:
— Readily available hot water for showering, very important.
— More «modern» bathroom, which is nice.
— TV with some programming in all languages, not that you’ll be doing much of that when in Paris.
— Small fridge for storing food, how nice!
— Lots of closet space, despite the size of our room.
— Breakfast (11 euro) is pretty diverse, though they only have American coffee available (bleck).

I only stayed one night here because I had arrived one day earlier then my family and needed a place to stay becuase we always rent an apartment. I’ve been to Paris many times although I hadn’t stayed in the Maris. This trip I decided I would! The staff was very welcoming. My room wasa lovely typical French accomdations except the bed took up the majority of the space. Can’t really complain about having a bed that’s too large, but it didn’t give you much room to walk around it. C’est la vie! The continental breaksfast was more then delightful but it was the dining space that blew me away. It was a lovely space located in the basement. Although there was a chill in the air, it felt warm and inviting. I could have spent the whole day there reading a great book while drinking café! But alas! I’m in Paris so why stay in?! There are two Metro’s nearby. A Monprix is also close. Lla post located on the same street as the hotel. People might think there isn’t much located close by. Well, they are sorely wrong. Besides the Bastille, of course, there is the Square de Louis XIII, Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise, Mairie de Paris, the ile Saint Louis and the Jardine de Plantas which has the most delightfully enchated zoo I’ve ever seen! This is just scratching the surface. The Maris is enchanting as well. In all it’s a sweet hotel in a great location.

One look at my room at the Castex Hôtel and all I could do was laugh at the two sad little twin beds, slightly sunken in at the middle (which would squeak when I turned over in the night — glad I didn’t attempt anything more exuberant upon them.)
My room was up one dark flight of stairs which lead to a landing upon which there were several doors. Behind one of those doors and down a similarly dark hallway was my room. After a couple of ins and outs I discovered the light switches in the hallway (unfortunately, they do not immediately announce themselves when you’re searching in the dark.)
There’s old and charming and then there’s just old (and kind of dusty.) Sadly, my accommodations at the Castex fall squarely into the latter category. I found my room fairly dumpy and definitely did not look forward to returning to it after a series of long days.
The staff were friendly, which I appreciated. But the final nail in the coffin for the Castex was when they declined my card upon check out. This same card worked both before and after their attempted charge. This took extra time to sort out and I feared I’d miss my train as a result.
I wouldn’t recommend the Castex Hôtel to friends and it’s not a place to which I’d consider returning.

Très bien situé à Bastille (20 minutes à pied de la gare de Lyon, un luxe pour les arrivées tardives ou départs très tôt pour la lyonnaise que je suis !), l’hôtel Castex est un très joli hôtel avec chambre et salle de bain spacieuses et propres, du wifi gratuit et un accueil très sympathique à toute heure du jour et de la nuit.
Je né vous parlerai pas du petit-​déjeuner que je n’ai pas goûté, mais je peux vous dire que le lit était très confortable et que j’y ai très bien dormi ! :)
Seul bémol: un bruit d’origine indéterminée (frigo? ascenseur? soufflerie ?) qui m’a un peu perturbée avant de m’endormir, mais rien de grave, il m’en fallait plus !
Tarif certes pas donné, mais c’est Paris, et un trois étoiles, donc pour ma part, ce sera 4, pour les étoiles Unilocal !

Muße gehört zu meinen Lieblingsworten. Läßt sich diese jedoch auch in der Weltstadt Paris, im Herzen des lebendigen Marais genießen? Ja, wie ich gerade festgestellt habe! –In den oberen Stockwerken des Hotels Castex.
Diese kleine, feine Stadtresidenz, die das Portal Tripadvisor zu den beliebtesten 3Sterne Häusern der Seine-​Metropole, zählt, liegt in einer extrem ruhigen Seitenstraße der quirligen Rue Saint-​Antoine. Außer dem gelegentlichen Rumpeln des Fahrstuhls ist hier nichts zu hören. Angekommen in den gemütlichen, sehr sauberen Zimmern, sehnt sich der Gast sogar fast nach dem Klang von Paris.
Ich öffne also die Fenster, höre leises Vogelgezwitscher, den Wind und das Lachen von Kindern, die sich irgendwo auf einem nahen Schulhof vergnügen. Herrlich, an einem Vormittag auf dem konfortablen Bett zu lungern, zu lauschen und daran zu denken, dass man dem Pausenklingeln nie wieder gehorchen muß, dass die freie Zeit hier oben unbegrenzt ist. Von draußen zieht ein herrlicher Duft von Frühling herein, ein Mix aus Kastanienblütenaroma, dem Parfum erwärmter Sandsteine und kollektiver Verliebtheit.
Das ist echter Luxus und kostet nur 75EUR.

Pas cher et clean
Excellent hôtel, pas cher du tout pour Paris. Chambres propres et soignées. Accueil charmant. Petit déjeuner très copieux et pas cher. Allez-​y, vous né serez pas déçus !

Vous né serez pas déçu
C’est un hôtel bien placé, à deux minutes du métro Bastille, qui a le mérite d’être esthétique, nickel avec un accueil charmant, des chambres très agréables et un petit déjeuner copieux dans une cave voûtée.