Hôtel Original

My wife, twin boys 12, and I had a very nice stay at this hotel for a week last week. We booked it originally because it looked decent and it was one of the few places in the area we could afford where we could get all four of us into one room as opposed to having to get two rooms. We had family members traveling if France for part of the time we were there, and they were already booked at a place in the Marais, so it’s possible similar places can be found in other parts of Paris. Although not cheap, it was much less expensive than getting two rooms at a place that would be acceptable to my wife. The room and the hotel in general seemed very modernized in its look and vintage of the plumbing and lighting fixtures. We always used the stairs, but they have a small elevator.
The set up of our room was that there was one large full size bed and two separate single beds. The single beds could be separated from the rest of the room by a curtain. This meant the boys could be separate from each other but still together, and we could still read after their bedtime. The room (206) was a bit small by American standards, but quite manageable, with two separate closets with hangers and shelves built into the bed unit. the only problem was the shower enclosure, which looked very nice, was only partial, allowing the boys to get water all over the floor even more so than at home. The shower fixture itself was amazing, and the ample hot water could be controlled precisely as to volume and temperature. I had asked for a quiet room, and ours was in the back of the hotel so we heard no street noise, though one night there was a blues band in one of the neighborhood bars on the street.
The staff was great. Over the week we must have interacted with 8 different folks at the desk, and all were very nice, and everyone spoke English fairly well. I wanted to print my boarding passes from my email, and the clerk worked with me patiently to allow me to use a hotel iPad connected to their printer to download my email and print them.
The location is great. It’s about 50 feet from the Bastille metro, 100 yards from the Seine, and very close to the beautiful Place Vosges. The route to and all around the Pl Vosges is full of bars, restaurants, shops and galleries. The Picaso museum is 15 minutes by foot. The Paris history museum is even closer.

UPDATED April 6, 2015: The management seems to have discovered that there was an error in the rates published on their online booking system. The rates that I had been seeing (noted below) were evidently in error, and were not what management believed should be posted. Because of this confusion, the management kindly offered to upgrade our room from a single bed to a double bed for 22 Euros per night.
This hotel is decent, but it has never been anything that I would recommend. Now, I can assure you — because the management is really a bunch of typical Paris pickpockets — I will not stay at this hotel again when I travel to Paris next year.
I originally planned to travel alone to Paris for business in June, and since I previously stayed at this hotel (as did two of my travel colleagues due to my previous recommendation), I didn’t even THINK about shopping around for an alternative hotel this time around.
Instead, I pre-​paid in December 2014 for a single room (small bed) for my upcoming stay in June 2015. I paid 178 Euros in December 2014 (six months in advance) when the exchange rate was really terrible for the US dollar.
The Hotel Original has held my money for four months — while the exchange rate moved substantially in THEIR favor, dropping by nearly 20 percent. That’s OK, since I agreed to their «discounted» rate by paying in advance at the time. Sometimes you win, and sometimes you don’t.
Yesterday, on April 5, 2015, my wife decided that she really wanted to travel to Paris with me, so we went to the hotel’s online booking system to check their rates for a DOUBLE bed room. The PUBLISHED rate available for our dates of stay were posted at only 198 Euros. We thought this to be a reasonable upcharge of only 20 Euros for a bed for two, so we sent the hotel an email asking them if we could upgrade to a double bed, because «my wife had never been to Paris, and she would really love to be able to go and see it.»
Here’s where these pickpockets show their true colors:
Evidently, the management knew that since I had prepaid my room 4 months previously that I didn’t have many options, so they «generously» offered to «discount a double room rate from 289 EUROS TO ONLY 269 BECAUSE I HAD STAYED AT THEIR HOTEL PREVIOUSLY.»
THIS IS 70 EUROS HIGHER THAN THE RATE THAT IS CURRENTLY PUBLISHED ON THEIR BOOKING SYSTEM, and which anybody booking a double room today would pay.
And get this… the SINGLE rate — for which I paid 178 Euros (equivalent of US$ 231 at December 2014 exchange rates) is now published at only 169 Euros (equivalent US$ 186 at today’s exchange rates).
These people already made out like bandits, making nearly US$ 50 extra per night (or US$ 350 for the week) on my prepaid rate due to the plummeting exchange rate, and now they are offering me a «discount» at only US$ 78 MORE PER NIGHT than they currently have published on their online booking system!
Because the management is trying to take advantage of my prepaid stay and is TOTALLY GOUGING ME, I must now tell my wife that she cannot travel to Paris with me.
These thugs are exactly the type of people that give the French people such a bad reputation with American travelers. They have the same pickpocket mentality that is running rampant in the public areas of Paris, and for which all of the travel experts warn you about.
I will — of course — still travel alone to this hotel THIS TIME ONLY because I have prepaid US$ 1,600 for my single hotel room. After all, I really don’t have a choice.
I will NEVER AGAIN stay here, and I will recommend to all of my business associates to avoid this hotel in case they don’t feel like getting robbed.
If you are looking for a decent hotel, this one may fit the bill. It isn’t great, by any means, but it is clean and located close to the metro. There are many other hotels in Paris, however, that are superior.
If you DO choose to stay at Hotel Original, however, MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR HANDS ON YOUR WALLET, as their management is nothing more than a bunch of pickpockets.

Nous y avons passé un excellent séjour. Tout le personnel était attentif, souriant et aimable. La chambre était belle, propre et… originale. Le prix était correct en saison basse, probablement excessif en période haute. Une belle adresse à proximité d’un quartier fort agréable.

Found this funky hotel through Trivago as we were in immediate need to relocate after walking into an AirBnb construction zone. Each room is custom designed and we were in the Joker room. Black lights brought out a silhouette of a coquettish joker on the ceiling.
The room we were in was rather small; but we did have 3 large suitcases which themselves took up a lot of space.
I’d go back for sure. Great location and easy to get around.

This is a very cool, little boutique hotel. Front desk staff is extremely helpful and friendly and very willing to answer questions and make recommendations. Hotel décor is def original and modern. We had the «Joker» room with blavk, white and red with purple light and artistic stencil on ceiling. Shower area was very nice, bed was very comfortable but, holy batman, the rooms are TINY! I am not a big person and my husband is 6’2 and thin and we were pretty cramped moving around room. Doing a jumping jack would have been impossible!:). However, hotel rooms in Paris are notoriously small so par for the course.
Area around hotel is fantastic and right by Bastille metro stop-​metro is super easy toaster especially if you’ve dealt with subway in NYC.

My partner and I flew in from Seattle on a non stop to Paris and arrived at 6am.
Tired and excited to be alive in Paris, we hopped into a taxi and took the taxi from Charles de Gaulle to Hotel Original. The taxi ride was about 60 Euro which I didn’t think was bad.
We didn’t have any cash on us, but thankfully, there were two cash machines on the street on either side of Hotel Original.
So we were at the hotel around 8am and I was exhausted and ready to sleep. Gilbert was at the front desk and extremely polite and attentive, telling me the room wouldn’t be ready until 10am. So we ate breakfast in the beautiful breakfast area and consumed coffee and croissaints with jams and preserves made in France.
The decorations are definitely new world and edgy. I LOVED the bright and metallic colors and the fiber optic lighting.
Once the room was ready, Gilbert checked us in and we walked through the most awesome tiled black and white hallway to the little creaky elevator and jumped in with our luggage to the third or fourth floor.
We stayed in «THE SILVER ROOM» which was so completely modern. I was enamored with how much the room had to offer! We had a street facing view, and the noise pollution wasn’t too bad.
ALSO THE FRONT DESK HAS USB CHARGERS TO CHARGE YOUR AMERICAN IPHONE or any other American device with USB connection. :)
Ultimately, over our three day stay, Gilbert and Katia were warm and hospitable at the front desk. Katia is extremely friendly and conversational, always offering the fastest and cheapest way to get from Point A to Point B. She was quick to connect with us. When we stated we were from Seattle, she immediately brought up Nirvana and comparable weather to France (which for the record seemed very apparent in rainy and windy Paris in January).
The location is to die for, close to everything and extremely easy for a taxi to bring you back to if you’ve wandered too far away.
I highly recommned Hotel Original. The next time we are in Paris, I think we could easily stay here again and be very happy.

De passage à Paris pour le boulot, j’ai eu la chance de tomber lors d’une des beaucoup trop rares périodes où les prix étaient plus bas que le prix de référence vs. complètement délirants la plupart du temps.
Bref, me voilà à l’Hôtel ORiginal hôtel à deux pas de la Bastille dans une chambre double au thème «or».
Car voilà toute l’originalité de cet hôtel: les thèmes des chambres avec une dizaine différents tous assez féeriques, dans le style Alice au Pays des Merveilles de Tim Burton.
Il y a 7 chambres simples, chacune au thème de l’un des 7 pêchés capitaux. Peut-​on dormir sereinement dans une chambre dont la déco tourne autour de l’envie ou de la colère? Je suppose que les spécialistes du Feng Shui répondraient non !
Au delà de la déco des chambres, l’hôtel est agréable, l’accueil sympathique, je suppose que l’alarme à incendie à 2 heures du matin pour cause de fumeurs dans une chambre n’est pas coutume…
Le petit déjeuner vaut 12 € ce qui est assez faible à Paris et reste très basique (excepté les confiture Alain Millat, mioum!).
Bref, si vous avez la chance de tomber sur des prix aussi intéressants que ceux dont j’ai pu bénéficier (dans les 160 € si mes souvenirs sont bons), n’hésitez pas à faire un tour dans cet hôtel!

Quaint yet funky, sophisticated yet down to earth, comfortable and unique are some of the ways I would describe Hotel ORiginal. The location was great in the Marais close to Bastille area, service and amenities are what I look for in a hotel. The staff were above exceptional. Definitely will return.

Bof… Je né sais pas comment cet établissement dispose de 4 étoiles. J ai voulu me faire plaisir en né regardant pas trop au prix mais j ai été assez déçu. Accueil sympathique, mais chambre décevante. La deco est assez «cheap» j attendais quelque chose de plus poussé pour cette catégorie d établissement. J aurais accorder une meilleure note si l hotel était classe 3 étoiles et avec un prix vers les 120eur. (j ai payé 179eur hors petit déjeuner). L insonorisation entre les chambres est assez mauvaise.

Highly recommend this hotel. The hotel is clean, has quirky décor, friendly staff, is on the same block as the Bastille metro stop and a BNP Paribas, and has a grocery store, laundry, and restaurants all in walking distance. It has staff that speaks English and free wifi.
We arrived early and arrived early and were offered to wash up, use the internet, and have our bags stored while we looked around the neighborhood and waited for our room.
Our room was small as expected, but extremely clean. Each room has its own quirky décor. Ours had a joker/​jester theme, with card suit drapes, black lights, and lady jester on the ceiling that was revealed by turning on the black lights. The room was a little on the dimly lit side, but it didn’t bother us. It had a rain shower and great water pressure.
The location is convenient and safe.
Would stay there again and recommend it to anyone other traveler.

Coming into the lobby I was blown away by the uniqueness of the place. This place has a great location and the staff was very friendly. With that being said, I felt a little mislead by the website. The rooms looked a lot bigger in the pictures, (still a decent size for Paris). All-​in-​all this is a funky, fancy style hotel room with the common amenities you’d find in most hotels, but at a fraction of the price. The biggest disappointment was no bathtub in the room. Lots of the pictures online showed a bathtub and taking my girlfriend for a romantic evening in a pricey hotel I was not pleased. The staff was not able to move us out of the room, due to full booking. Nonetheless I expect and enjoyable evening.

Excellent hotel in a great location just off Bastilles. The rooms are very small, like most places in Paris, but they were super clean and well-​decorated. My room on the 6^th floor faced inside the block and was super quiet. The staff was also wonderful and let me store my bags, laptop, etc. in a safe up until I left for my 11:30PM flight. Would definitely stay here again! Tres chic!

WONDERFUL location and great service! The staff at Hotel Original was very helpful and polite. The room was funky, fun, clean and came with free WIFI. There are tons of restaurants, bars and bakeries close to the Hotel, which is always a plus. Finally, the metro station is right around the corner.

Hotel Original made our stay perfect. Fun and unique rooms. One thing that was sort of in our way was that there were no fans in the bathroom so our whole room would cloud up from the doorless shower. GREAT staff, everyone was so kind and helpful.

Was super happy with my stay here. My husband surprised me with the trip to Paris and two nights here. Immediately the friendly staff and funky décor was noticed and loved! We stayed in the gold room. Gold bed cover, gold bathtub (with old school feet), gold walls — but not tacky at all… just made me feel like a million bucks! The hubs also arranged for a bottle of champagne to great us in the room… it was tasty and cold! He is a sweetheart, but the service, location, and ambiance here is awesome, Didn’t have the breakfast, since half a block down is an amazing belangerie (sorry my french spelling is terrible) that has delicious breads and offerings. Great location, mere steps form Bastille and a metro.
Wonderful.

I would stay at the Hotel Original every time. Nathalie and Fabien could not have been nicer. They made dinner reservations for me weeks in advance and were very attentive to any request made prior to my arrival. The location (Le Marais on the Bastille metro stop) is perfect. Easy to get to every part of Paris — but why would you need to being right in Le Marais? I stayed in their white room — which is stunning (and has disco colored lighting — that can be turned off). The room is small, but irrelevant since you’ll probably be out and about all day. The have an honor bar downstairs if you need a quick drink before going out for the evening and free wi-​fi. Perfect, perfect, perfect.

French chic has come in many forms, now it’s a hotel! With jellyfish lights and a white diamond interior, this place was great. Very funky, but very comfortable with all of the amenities you’d expect from a boutique hotel like this.
We really enjoyed our stay here. The location was very central and getting around Paris was very easy with it being so close to the Bastille metro.

Wir besuchten dieses Hotel im August 2012. Das Hotel überzeugte nicht nur durch seine individuelle Ausgestaltung, sondern vor allem durch das zuvorkommende und freundliche Personal. Alle Mitarbeiter sprechen sehr gut englisch und waren hilfsbereit.
Daneben glänzt das Hotel durch unterschiedliche Zimmer. Wir waren im Yellow Room untergebracht. Highlight war zweifelsohne die freistehende Badewanne.
Gerne wieder!

un hotel avec des chambres à thèmes (blanche, les 7 péchés capitaux, la chasse, jocker jeux, doré, argenté.), hyper original pour la déco faite par Stella cadente, ambiance magique et féerique.
J’ai ma préférence pour la chambre «jocker»

I booked this hotel for my boyfriend’s surprise trip to paris and was quite nervous, particularly when I saw all the scaffolding on the outside (this was jan 2008). Inside, however, it was absolutely gorgeous, quite small but with a sweeping staircase, nice, albeit old fashioned décor, and fantastic staff who spoke English really well. The room was quite small but really nice, with a decent en suite. It was cleaned everyday too. Best of all, the hotel is really well situated in Bastille, right in the centre of Paris. There were plenty of things to do within walking distance, and it was really close to the Metro, making it very easy to get around.

Totally in love with this hotel. Fabian and I forget the other staff’s names were awesome and eager to help. We were really sad to check out. We stayed in the silver room which was small but who cares!!! We were in Paris! The location could not be better placed to the Metro. We got our reservation off of Jetsetter and would jump at the chance again to stay at this marvelous hotel.