Hotel Minerve

Avoid at all costs. Total bait-​and-​switch scam, and the owner screams obscenities when you catch on to it.
There are numerous complaints on other web sites about their scam, and how often it happens. They have a pattern of ripping people off. Sadly, they bully many people into paying for something they never get.
Here’s the deal: they’ll take your credit card info, send you an email confirming your upgraded room, and then rent it to another guest as they’re checking in as ‘a suddenly available upgrade’ they charge more for. Then, they expect you to pay the upgraded price for the room you won’t be getting.
The deluxe balcony room with the view of Notre Dame that we paid for 2 months in advance wasn’t available on check in, and wouldn’t be for the week. We got a dank, dirty standard room, with a dripping faucet, peeling wall paper, no working electrical sockets, and a tiny window that looked out on a grimy wall and into other rooms. This wasn’t what we had in mind, so we told the front desk we’d be staying one night.
Checking out in the morning the owner was furious we were leaving. He waved off the printed email we had from them confirming the room number, rate and dates we’d be there. The owner insisted that the confirmation we had was not guarantee. Then he tried to charge us for 2 days at the premium rate, even though, by law, rates are posted behind the bell desk and it was clear he was overcharging us.
When my husband calmly refused to be gouged, the owner, Eric, stood in a lobby full of guests and employees and screamed that he was a —- and a — – , oh and a @#…
It came down to my husband quietly asking the owner to call the police to sort this out. That’s when the owner really lost it and went into a rage. After another barrage of vulgarity (with the entire restaurant and lobby agape) he repeatedly told us to leave his hotel and never return.
We had a good laugh in the taxi ride to the new hotel. The one with nice, clean rooms, a view of the Eiffel Tower, great service and a hallway that didn’t stink of urine — all for 30 Euros less per night.
AFTERWARD CAUTION: 2 weeks later they actually tried to charge us for yet another night because we cancelled in person, and not through email. What scammers.

After months of researching hotels for our Paris trip, we found the Hotel Minerve in our Lonely Planet guide for the Latin Quarter. We knew it was a small hotel on a semi-​busy street but wanted charm, a good jumping off place for adventures. Located only a few blocks from Notre Dame, this lovely hotel had an excellent staff well educated on local sites, transportation and thier recommendation of a few places to eat were right on. The lobby is small, victorian like, and the owner keeps old books everywhere for visitors. Internet service was available (darn those Euro keypads!) Our room was on the 5^th floor, usual tiny elevator could not fit two of us with luggage (ah the charm!) so we hoofed the spiral staircase to our floor. The hallways are full of impressive tapestries and oil paintings, clean, and an interior courtyard was painted with cool brigh cloud designs. Our room? Real tiny, the almost queen size bed was 70% of the room, the shower barely fit one person. Yet, we had a marvelous balcony with great city and street views with two chairs, table, perfect for drinking and card games every night. We tried the buffet breakfast the first day, it was pretty lame so we skipped this all week and found a bakery across the street-​thick coffee, chocolate crossiants, they barely made it back to the room.
Overall, good service, clean rooms, although a bit worn, but lovely oil paintings adorned the walls, TV, hair dryer, and we did not short out any electrical devices.
Excellent location for walking around Paris-​only two blocks from the Siene River, Museums, Latin Quarter, Jardin Luxembourg, the first day we walked almost 12 miles! Worth the visit!

L’ hôtel Minerve est une vraie trouvaille, parfaitement situé: des chambres on peut apercevoir Notre Dame et la Seine. Un accueil très sympa et serviable. Les chambres sont tout à fait charmantes. Evidemment avec des dimensions assez réduites (comme partout à Paris) mais très confortables et avec climatisation (utile quand on est sous les toits). Le petit déjeuner est délicieux et pas trop cher. Bien situé, à 7 mn à pied environ de la station de metro.

Eigentlich wollte ich ja in ein Hotel im Marais, aber kurzfristig war da nix Erschwingliches mehr zu kriegen. Also bin ich hier gelandet und ich muss sagen, ich war auch mit dieser Lage sehr zufrieden. Boulevard St. Michel, Jardin du Luxembourg, Sorbonne, Panthéon, Musée de Cluny, Institut du Monde Arabe, Rue Mouffetard, Notre Dame, Île St. Louis und Marais — all das ist zu Fuß erreichbar.
Mein Zimmer war sehr klein, aber das ist in Paris ja ganz normal. Es ging auf einen kleinen Lichthof hinaus, wobei die Wand gegenüber mit Blumen und Himmel angemalt war, sodass kein trister Eindruck entstanden ist. Und ruhig wars außerdem.
Ich habe mit der Rezeption nicht viel zu tun gehabt, aber alle Angestellten an dieser Stelle und auch beim Frühstück haben einen sehr netten Eindruck auf mich gemacht. Das Frühstücksbuffet haut einen nicht aus den Socken, aber es reicht vollkommen, um sich für den Tag eine mehr als ordentliche Unterlage zu schaffen.
Der Preis für mein Einzelzimmer betrug Ende Mai/​Anfang Juni EUR 90,-, fürs Frühstück kamen noch EUR 8, — dazu. Es gibt in der Nähe genug Lokale, wo man auch hätte frühstücken können — ich war einfach zu faul dazu.

54 chambres complétement rénovées ! Hôtel calme avec un personnel très avenant. Certaines chambres ont vue sur Notre-​Dame et 4 d’entre elles sont conçues dans le style cathédrale.
Très bon rapppoort qualité prix. Je conseille particulièrement la suite n°6 !
les +: un parking (payant), TV satelleite et câcle.