Hôtel Nord et Champagne

Wir waren für zwei Nächte im Hotel. — die Zimmergröße war i.O., da wir sowieso nur die Stadt sehen wollten
— das Bad hätte sauberer sein können (der Klassiker: Kalkreste in Wanne)
— im Bad waren die Fließen an den Wänden gesprungen, was nicht gestört hat, aber irgendwie merkwùrdig war
— die Betten hatten durchgelegene Matratzen
— Türen der Zimmer hellhörig
— der Schrank war schmutzig (als ich mit Reinigungstüchern durchwischte war erstmal alles schwarz am Tuch jetzt ist es für den Moment sauber ;-))
— das Frühstück war spärlich: serviert am Minitisch, pro Person 1 Brötchen, 1 Croissant, 1 Kanne Kaffee oder Kakao, verpackte Marmelade und Butter und Frischkäse, beliebig auffüllbarer O-​Saft,
— an der Rezeption wurde kein Deutsch gesprochen, obwohl es angeprießen wurde (Englisch war kein Problem) Der Preis ist nicht gerechtfertigt auch wenns Paris ist. Wahrscheinlich kommt man bei dem Service in einem Hostel ein paar Straßen weiter besser weg.

Stayed here for 1 night only in one of the single rooms. Overall an ok experience, but would probably not stay here for longer than a couple of days. Here’s a breakdown of what I liked and didn’t like:
Pros:
+ came w/​2 towels, hand towels, 2 glasses, and floor towel
+ smallish bathroom, but not too bad. Soap/​shampoo dispensers were located next to the sink and in the shower stall for extra convenience
+ I was told I would have a twin-​sized bed, but it was actually more of a regular-​sized (American standard) bed, could fit 2 people
+ room was conveniently located on main floor, in cute courtyard area
+ TV in room. Channels were in French, but you can change to English for American shows (Menu — Son — Langue audio — «English» or «Non defini»)
Cons:
— - you have to pay for wifi (5 Euros), which is accessible only in the public lounge area (NOT in your room)
— surrounding area is kind of sketchy
— 8 Euros per day for breakfast, which was advertised as continental breakfast included. I paid for my room at check-​in and was able to opt out of this, but after reading a few reviews on Expedia, it sounds like some people were not alerted to this fact and were unpleasantly surprised by the additional charge when paying at check-​out.
— 1 outlet in entire room
— I’d recommend booking through Expedia. I paid 50 Euros for my single room, versus the 99 Euros rate advertised on the hotel site and behind their front desk

Stayed there for two nights on a stop over coming from London with destination Luxembourg. This hotel is conveniently located on our «route» from gare du nord (Eurostar from London) to gare de l’est (TGV to Luxembourg). After trying to show off my limited French, the lady at the reception replied in English for better progress. Later the spoke German over the phone. At first we were a bit suspicious about the room because it is was located in an inner court where some guests have to walk through in order to get to their rooms in the other building but it was pleasant and quiet with a wonderful sleep. There is nothing to complain about the state of the room or the bathroom, all in great condition for its class. It takes about 10 minutes to the station and the overall location in Paris make it a good start to explore the city.