Le Général Hôtel

Un petit hôtel proche de république très sympa et cosy. Visiblement il a était refait il y a pas très longtemps et les chambres sont très jolies !
Un petit plus sympa la machine Nespresso dans la chambre, et un surclassement en chambre Deluxe pour ma première visite

Pros: Decent location, nice bathroom amenities (towel warmer).
Cons: Crappy wi-​fi, small rooms, no corkscrews in the rooms, don’t change the sheets daily, no wash clothes.

This is in the Republique section.
The Front Desk (or shall I say Kiosk; it’s just a freestanding square of a desk) Man was totally helpless and clueless.
Concierge gave me maps that didn’t show where the hotel was-’cause it’s too small of a street? so was vague about where exactly I was (thank god for iPhones!)
The Bell Man, when i asked him to call me a cab for me and my two 6 year olds, he told me there was some taxi stand out where ever yonder that wasted 30 minutes of my time as I got lost! AND was late for my concert! So annoying!
It’s funny how everyone is trying to make a modern hotel out of whatever they have yet our bed was old, creaky, small and uncomfortable, miniscule closet was unusable except to hang one jacket and toss my empty folded shopping bags into. Bath tub was in our master bedroom and toilet was through the sink/​vanity walkthrough to front door. Very awkward layout to say the least! It was «trying» to be modern and clean and sort of worked; if you think everything in Paris is tiny. I guess the name is befitting, General. All the toiletries were L’Occitane and tub had fizzy tablets which was nice.
Breakfast was typical Euro style but bowls of Bread and croissants stay there unchanged as people come and go… kinda sketch?
For a great price & your great sense of direction: this is do-​able!
*Only BONUS is Walking distance to an Isabel Marant shop!

I loved this hotel! The rooms are quite small by North American standards but I get the impression that they’d be considered large by European travellers. If you’re coming from North America, upgrade to a larger room to avoid disappointment and shock at the lack of space. Despite the lack of square footage in my hotel room, the storage was ample. I had a roomy closet, shelving above my bed and tons of counter space in the bathroom. The room reminded me of a chic dorm room, and I had lovely floor to ceiling windows that opened to a quaint courtyard.
PROS:
— free wifi included, and it actually works and doesn’t require constant reconnection every time you open your laptop lid
— all sorts of power adapters and cables available for borrowing at the front desk
— full service gym
— the location was outstanding. Right in the heart of the 10^th/​11^th and close to tons of shopping, cool bars and restaurants, and a popular metro station (République) that connects you to many others. There is a Monop’ grocery store right across the street that’s open till 23h and it stocks everything you could possibly want to snack on.
— the bathroom was really neat. As mentioned there was lots of counter space for my rapidly expanding collection of toiletries, the toilet was one of those half-​flush ones and the shower stall had an actual door that closed and prevented the entire washroom from getting soaked.
CONS:
— the perfume’s signature scent. It was a musky, sandalwood kinda smell in every room by way of scented oil sticks and you could smell it (no joke) four blocks away. I mean, it helped me avoid getting lost — I always knew if I was getting close. I had to put the incense stick in my room in the hallway and luckily housekeeping got the hint and never put it in my room again.
— weird sounds at night. At night, my room (21) was privy to some strange plumbing sounds that was inexplicable and would keep a lighter sleeper tossing and turning.
— I don’t like having to give up my key to the front desk every time I come and go, but this seems to be a Parisian thing, not specific to Le Général
— the rooms could benefit from a mini fridge, which I would stock with the scads of yogurt products tempting me on the shelves of every grocery store in Paris