Hotel La Manufacture

My husband and I stayed at Hotel La Manufacture for 3 nights at the end of June. I chose the hotel because it was outside of the major touristy areas, but close to a metro station. It’s also more reasonably priced than many hotels in Paris, costing around 100 euro a night.
The hotel is really easy to get to from the airport, just catch the RER B train to Denfert-​Rochereau and then transfer to Metro line 6 to Place d’Italie station, which is a very short walk from the hotel. Warning: this is a huge pain in the butt with a large suitcase because you have to carry the suitcase up and down many sets of stairs, but is infinitely cheaper than a cab or airport shuttle. I want to update from Wise C’s review and say that you can buy metro tickets at this station from either a machine or from the customer service window.
The hotel itself is very nice and situated on a quiet street. It’s within walking distance to many bakeries and restaurants. The hotel does offer breakfast, but it’s really expensive, so you’re much better off going essentially anywhere else. If you walk north of the hotel, you’ll reach a windy street that has a ton of neat restaurants, grocery stores, and bars that are reasonably priced. It’s also really easy to catch the Metro anywhere in the city. For example, it took around 20 – 25 minutes to get to the Eiffel Tower from the hotel.
The lobby is clean and bright, and the staff are friendly. We booked a club room with air conditioning. While the room was quite small (it was dominated by the queen size bed) it was clean. The room was also equipped with free wifi, you just have to agree to the terms and conditions every 24 hours. On our final night, the maid forgot to give us a second towel, but this was easily fixed by going down to the front desk.
The only negative about this hotel is that you have to drop your room key off at the front desk before you venture out for the day. This wouldn’t be so bad, but they don’t do any sort of ID check when you ask for your key back at the end of the day. You could theoretically say any room number and get that key. There is a safe in the room for your valuables, and we didn’t have any problem when we stayed there, but it’s quite the security risk. I really hope they improve this system.
Overall, I really liked Hotel La Manufacture, and I would happily stay here again.

Das Hotel liegt am Place de Italian im Süden von Paris. Die Begrüssung war freundlich, das Zimmer war sauber und klimatisiert, das Wlan ist gratis! Das Hotel liegt 100 Meter von der nächsten Metro weg. Obwohl ein Früchstück angeboten wurde gingen wir in ein Café in der Nähe. Nichts auszusetzen wir kommen gerne wieder.

My wife and I recently spent 5 nights at the La Manufacture hotel during our excursion through Paris. Overall the hotel is a hidden gem and quite a bargain with only a few minor flaws. Here is a quick rundown of our experience:
Pros — The location of this hotel is nearly perfect. Away from the craziness of city center, yet perfectly located within walking distance of MANY great cafes, restaurants, the Latin quarter as well as the metro station. During a mid day break we could find a new café to enjoy a glass of wine or a new place to dine every evening. This greatly reduces costs associated with taxi rides and dealing with the metro. In regards to the metro — its worth mentioning that one can not purchase new metro station tickets at the closest station — place d’italie. You must walk towards the opposite direction down the street to Los gobelins to do so.
Cons: The hotel has a policy that you must hand over your room key when leaving the hotel for the day. This is not a big deal. HOWEVER upon return when requesting your room key, the hotel staff NEVER asks for any form of ID. Anyone could walk up to the front desk and state a random room number and gain access to any room. A simple measure of requesting ID upon returning the key could make the security of this hotel MUCH better. Lastly, another area of improvement could be the breakfast. The cost of breakfast is 15 Euro which is a bit pricy considering what they offer — pastries, cereal and cured meats. I suggest walking across the street to the café with the identical name of the hotel — La Manufacture and ordering the complete breakfast for $ 12 Euro. Its less expensive and much much better.
Overall this is a great place to stay. With two small improvements this hotel outshines the competition for the price range.

Hotel La Manufacture seemed like a great idea at first blush.
Attempts to pay for internet access via credit card lead to my credit card company blocking the shady seeming charges and calling me at my old desk in New York to confirm it was me. Why don’t hotels just get with the 21^st century and offer wifi with the room rate?
Breakfast itself was fine, but the environment and staff had an unpleasantly rigid feel.
Best part about the hotel? Its proximity to metro (so you can get out of the 13^th and to more inspiring climes.)
Bottom line: I wouldn’t want to return. And if you’re thinking of coming here on business and your business requires you to get online, think again!

I wasn’t a fan of this hotel and when the opportunity to switch hotels arose mid-​visit, I acted quickly.
The wifi situation is abominable — they use a third party internet company called iBahn based somewhere in Utah. I continually had internet connectivity problems and there was no local number to help resolve the issue so I was at the mercy of a 7 hour time difference and ridiculous roaming charges. To make matters worse, iBahn charged my credit card an extra $ 400 worth of internet and held the amount on my card, and it took 11 emails back and forth over a period of two weeks to recoup my money, which wasn’t enjoyable when trying to reschedule a flight due to the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
There were no mirrors in my room nor a desk or seating area other than the bed. In the bathroom, there was no shower curtain so the simple act of bathing oneself flooded the entire bathroom floor (typical European, but usually this area is somehow separated or recessed from the rest). My sink was clogged to the point that running water during a toothbrushing episode had the sink overflowing, and several calls to the front desk to request service went unanswered.

Déconseillé
Pour le côté calme il né faut pas avoir une chambre sur la rue… Hôtel de Police juste à l’angle et donc beaucoup de bruit (sirènes, voiture, motos,…) + Place d’Italie à 50 m… Coté service pour 150 € la nuit l’on peut espérer avoir plus de 5 chaînes à la TV, un lit «double» constitué de deux matelas simples pas forcements confortables. Un service de chambre pour le moins un peu juste ! Le Petit dej est très correct et l’accueil est courtois. Voila un bref aperçu de 4 nuits passées dans cet établissement.

Oui et non
Je n’y ai effectué qu’un seul séjour et le bilan est plutôt mitigé, l’équipe est plutôt agréable en général, l’ambiance moyenne. Par contre il faut reconnaître que l’emplacement est très bien et calme. Donc au final un rapport qualité prix assez moyen.

Rien à redire !
Hôtel très agréable, propre avec une équipe très dynamique et très serviable. Seul hic, le café et le thé du petit déjeuner qui pourraient être meilleur !