Le Méridien Etoile

Quatre étoiles au cœur de la capitale proche de la Porte Maillot et du palais des congrès, cet Hotel de très bon standing possède tous les services nécessaires à un séjour pro. Comme tous les Hotel de ce type on peut juste reprocher une certaine froideur. Restaurant et bar dans le ton, réputé pour ces concerts de jazz parmi les meilleurs de Paris. Chambre très agréable très bien équipée le mini bar est excessif 8 € une petite bouteille d Evian !!! Même en quatre étoiles cela reste de l Evian… Donc je baisse la note car avoir des services si on ose pas les utiliser cela rime à rien. Bien lire l ensemble des documents car il ha un café offert et à ce prix là c est un vrai cadeau et une remise de 20% sur le parking, je vais paraître radin mais même pour une entreprise on doit être vigilant à né pas se faire trop Berner…

Great hotel in the city center of Paris. The airport bus from CDG stops directly in front of the hotel, the metro is 30m away and the Arc de Triomphe is 10min away by foot. Being SPG Platinum we received excellent service and a great room that seemed recently renovated. The reception and guest service personnel went out of their way to meet our wishes. The breakfast buffet is plentiful and good. Definitely will come back here when again in Paris!

Great location in walking distance to iconic attractions and several cozy restaurants. The rooms are tidy but a bit on the small side. Our room was next door to one being renovated — so much for a peaceful afternoon rest — but quiet at night. The lounge/​café was nicely decorated, staff efficient and helpful but quite pricey.

Checked in for a two night stay when popping through Paris. I’ve become a new SPG believer and enjoyed the «Green Choice» avoidance of housekeeping to gain 500 Starwoods points. Do I really need new towels every day (how could I keep up with laundry if I did that at home?!), and its nice to feel like I don’t have to clean up before someone comes to clean my room.
The location is a bit far from almost everywhere I needed to go. I had a meeting in the 3^rd, and left the city via Gare du Nord. Luckily, the Metro line is less than a block away, cabs are aplenty outside the front door and Über still exists here, but I didn’t walk anywhere…
The lobby is weird. Walk in, take a HARD left to reception, then turn right back around into the low ceiling lobby and another left to the elevators.
PROs:
— Room was well lit, clean and comfortable.
— Vouchers for a free coffee (from the machine near the elevators)
— Cleaning staff helped me when I screwed up using the coffee machine and gave me another free voucher (otherwise costs ~2.50 Euro).
— Easy to find the hairdryer (as a frequent business traveler, its always a search, and this one was next to the sink)
CONs:
— As (almost) always, no plugs in the bathroom except for electric razors (where do you plug in the straightener? Also, who came up with that business proposition, special plugs for ONE bathroom appliance used by the gender that uses (on average) the LEAST number of bathroom appliances… ok rant over)
— Put up my «Green Choice, don’t clean my room, give me points» sign, and worked from the room in the morning. Was disturbed by housekeeping trying to clean my room. When I tried to explain «Green Choice», she told me I needed the «Do not disturb» sign too (because I had the «Do not disturb» sign out, they didn’t return my laundry, but when I called were quick enough to bring it up!)

This hotel is just ok. Rooms are small. Good location, though. Our experience: We arrived after a 9+ hour flight from US + navigating the Metro for the first time. Our room wasn’t ready at 11, and they did not guarantee an early check in, so no ding there. But that was when they told us that they are renovating the floor above us, so it would be noisy 9am-​6pm (I am sitting in my room now listening to drills above me). I did not appreciate the information in my worn out state — how about an advanced notice? Luckily we did not plan to spend any time in the room, so we managed to miss most of the annoyance. The room only has a fan system, so we could not get air conditioner, only heat, when we turned it (given time of year, I guess), so in order to cool down the room, we had to open the window, which is nice, except the streets are extremely loud. So, I spent the night getting up and down to open and close the window as I got hot and as it got noisy. Perhaps if you’re able to get an inside room overlooking the internal garden area, this is not such a problem, I don’t know. The bathroom/​shower is also very small. Finally, my last tiff is that the doors are very heavy and everyone including the flurry of cleaning staff that tag team the cleaning in the morning, slam the doors, and talk overly loud in the hallways. It’s just noisy. I finally just pulled out the ear plugs, which somewhat helped. The staff is nice. The food at the JaZz Café is good. And the Saturday evening show was a lot of fun. Breakfast, which wasn’t included in our room, was way overpriced. I’m coming back in November and planning to try another hotel.

Dimanche dernier je suis allée bruncher au méridien étoile, le fameux jazzy brunch! C’était top, un service parfait, très bonne atmosphère! Un très large choix pour les fruits de mer et bien-​sûr sur tout le reste! Renouvellement assez fréquent, très frais et très copieux! J’y suis allée pour fêter un anniversaire, le petit orchestre est venu à notre table nous jouer le célèbre happy birthday, c’était super! Un rapport qualité prix plutôt pas mal! A né pas manquer!

Stayed here due to business. Seemed local to everything and an easy walk to the sites. Busy hotel. Breakfast was very nice and in the evening the band in the jazz club was a great surprise.

A solid B– grade hotel close to metro and walking distance to all the sights. Nice enough, but rough around the edges where it’s very visible which doesn’t not send a great message about the things you can’t see!
Restaurants are the same as the hotel… Sufficient my but not notable for anything at all and certainly over priced. Wifi is sketchy!

Nice hotel, room and services. The breakfast spread is pretty good. Very accessible location. Close to RER and Metro lines. Walking distance from Arc de Triomphe.

As a higher end hotel this place misses the mark! For the same price you can stay at the Westin at Place Vendôme! This place has as much personality as cardboard. The lobby looks like you could be in Denver. Rooms are typical, nothing special. They had jazz Friday night in the lobby which was fun, but other than that… avoid unless you get a great deal.

Pros:
Great location, walking distance to sites or via public transport
Nice, clean rooms. Comfortable beds.
Extensive access via concierge to tours.
Cons:
Poor wi-​fi
High prices
Do your research, most things you can realize significant cost savings vs. what concierge recommends (kick back) — may not be easy on limited wi-​fi.
Great place if everything is already planned on and you need a clean, comfortable room.

Alala… encore un hôtel trop cher avec une faible qualité de service comparée au reste du monde, comme on peut en voir beaucoup en France, première destination touristique.
J’en garde le souvenir d’un endroit poussiéreux (moquettes, etc.) et sans charme. Pour l’accès à Internet, il faut payer (sérieusement?); pour avoir accès à la station de recharge des téléphones portables dans le lobby, il faut payer… Pas de piscine (dommage).
Un hôtel pour des personnes en voyage d’affaires, notamment grâce à la proximité avec La défense. Sans attrait aucun.
Et le petit déjeuner était tellement oubliable que je l’ai oublié!

Very disappointed. Used to come to that hotel a lot but it now very degraded. Some of the receptionist barely speak English, the wifi didn’t woek almost during the two days I stayed. When it worked it was so slow. Barely no wifi in the breakfast area. The breakfast you queue for ten mn to get an eggs cooked, the carpets in the corridors are old and getting dirty. For 300 euro you don’t even have a bath. Seriously way better deals out there for the same price.

At the higher end of business hotels in Paris. Nice check in. Ok room on the 9^th floor. King bed but not much room to walk around the room.

They claim to have homemade eclairs that are out of this world. I agree. But the chocolate is not the best. Go out on a limb and get vanilla.
I stayed here last week and had a great time. I was also here in 2004 and it was pretty lousy then. Now the rooms (at least my room) was recently renovated, a little small but still a fair size. The staff was terrific and the restaurant in the lobby is awesome. It’s a special occasion kind of place and well worth it. It’s also a great location.
It’s walkable to a lot and the Metro is right around the corner. True it’s not the prettiest neighborhood but it’s safe and has everything you’ll need. There are two fantastic restaurants are right down the street: la maison and Venise.
My only negative was that my room keys seemed to suddenly not work a few times. Otherwise all good.

Do not stay here for vacation. It’s not close to any tourist attractions and no views so it’s not ideal. The rooms are okay.
What really brings down the review is the fact no privacy! The «do not disturb» sign is totally disregarded! The housecleaning staff will come in whenever they want, even though the big sign is placed on the doorknob. Or they will knock and have security check if you have the «do not disturb» sign on the door and call your room phone until you pick up. Very bizarre practice and I do not appreciate the doors being opened randomly. What if I happen to be undressed? And there’s a purpose for do not disturb sign!!!

This hotel is nice if you’re around 20 years old and haven’t a clue what a nice hotel is. It is overcrowded, completely lacking in charm, and I think they use a cigarette air freshener in each room for that authentic «smoked in» appeal.
Stayed here for work and the internet is crap, the beds were twin, and the staff somewhat rude when making requests.
If charm and comfort is what you seek, not this place. If you’re looking for «cool» and a little grungy, frankly, by all means stay here.
I should note it appears some floors have been renovated. Mine clearly has not. Would not change my decision to stay here again. I won’t.

Stayed here for one night while passing through Paris on my way to Nice in late August 2014. First off, getting here is a breeze from De Gaulle Airport if you take the Rossi Bus as the stop is literally across the street from the hotel entrance.
All the ladies at the reception desk were nice, (early) check-​in was no problem. One issue was that they seemed utterly clueless and helpless about directing me to a mobile store to get a SIM card so I could get my mobile up and running with a French number and data plan (essential!!). I was able to find that out on my own via my good friend the internet, once checked in — around the corner there is a street (Rue de Ternes) which has walk in stores for all the major brands, went with SFR and it worked well the entire trip.
Overall the hotel was nice, got an upgrade to a suite (Platinum SPG’er) which was moderately sized. I liked the décor, typical Le Meridian in terms of a modern, chic feel. Rather innocuous detail, but I really liked the hallway design.
Found the location to be quite serviceable, you are definitely not in the middle of Paris however you are a very short walk from the Arc de Triumph and 1,000,000 sidewalk cafés (go to these for the experience, the food is typically average).

Viking River Cruises put us up here for the first phase of a two week vacation, so I can’t really speak to the value individually, it was part of a larger package.
The location is decent, it’s walking distance to the Arc de Triomphe, and convenient to Porte Maillot on the M1 and RER C (though people unused to using transit may balk at walking through 100 yards of tunnel to get to the metro platforms). It’s proximity to both central Paris and La Defense makes for a mix of tourists and business travelers.
The rooms were oddly small for a seemingly modern hotel building. There was no sitting area by the window, and all the furniture was floating on the wall. The bathroom had a sliding door that did little to block noise, and the tub/​shower had a high step-​in typical of european hotels, and a translucent panel into the main room with a stippled print of a woman dancing, in keeping with the jazz theme of the hotel.
The bed was plenty comfortable, and I didn’t really explore the TV options. Disappointingly, the WiFi was only free in the lobby (I’ll never understand why bargain hotels can muster free wifi in rooms but higher end ones nickel and dime it). On a low enough floor overlooking the garden atrium you might be able to get service.
The neighborhood was fairly quiet, and many of the businesses seem oriented to the several hotels in the area. It’s really easy to get a cab outside, if that’s your preferred mode of travel.
The breakfast buffet was excellent, with a wide array of food and great service. I’m not sure if that’s normally included with the room, or if it was provided by our tour.
It’s a decent place to stay on business, or for a short trip, and the convenient metro stop makes most of the tourist sites easy to get to.

The Meridien has been a perfect hotel for us while in Paris. Just steps from the Champs and Arc and right by the Metro. They also hook up SPGs, which perhaps skews my opinion a bit. But, oh well. That’s the hand I’ve been dealt and I’ll play it.
Nicely updated rooms albeit on the smaller side. The bed is super comfy. Took us a bit to figure out the lights, tv and other gadgets. But, I was able to catch all of the World Cup action, so winning. We were brought comped water and breakfast buffet tickets for our stay. The spread for breakfast was quite good, complete with an omelet station every day. The lobby jazz club is famous and brings in top acts, regularly packing the place on the weekends.
This is a huge hotel and frequently packed with conventions that could very well be meetings of the United Nations. Sadly, there is no club level or lounge and the gym is terribly small for such a big place. Those are about the only areas to improve, aside from that I’m good here.

I did not love Le Meridien Etoile. While in a lovely residential neighborhood that I greatly enjoyed exploring, the hotel itself is quite dated and not all that comfortable.
Take the rooms: they’re incredibly small and incredibly strange. Now, I know to most Europeans the American’s obsession/​fixation with the bathroom is a bit absurd, but ‘c’mon: this bathroom was smaller than the closet. Seriously. No counter, no proper partition between the tub/​shower and the rest of the room… Also, the toilet was in its own, teensy hovel and felt less nice than an airplane restroom. In short, I hated it.
Add to the cramped space the fact that our ground-​level room overlooked the laundry and garbage receiving/​removal area, and I was pissed. PISSED. Immediately upon entering the room, I returned to the front dest and politely requested (en Francais, I might add) that we change rooms. It was then that I encountered the stuff of lore (of which I have never personally experienced): the uppity, disgusted and oh-​so-​exhausted attitude I had heard about the French having towards Americans. Perhaps I was being annoying, perhaps I was being unreasonable, but this woman at the desk was totally and unabashedly rude to me, the paying customer.
Long story short, she wouldn’t let us change rooms. Wouldn’t even entertain the thought. So, here is the end result: a shite review of a shite hotel I will never, ever set foot in again. In the City of Lights, there are so many wonderful options for accommodations other than this hotel. Upon my next return to Paris, I will happily partake of those.

Gros hôtel d’une grosse chaîné pour grosse clientèle business, puisque situé juste en face du Palais des Congrès de la Porte Maillot. Aucune mauvaise surprise, la machine est très bien huilée, depuis l’accueil à la réception hyper-​professionnel (hyper-​mécanique aussi, mais bon…) jusqu’aux chambres plutôt petites mais modernes (dans le bon sens du terme) et à l’équipement et à la propreté sans défaut. Seule fausse note, assez ridicule pour le prix et le standing: le WiFi payant et cher ! Ils comptent sans doute qu’on le mette sur note de frais…
L’hôtel est tellement grand qu’une fois arrivé à votre étage, vous pouvez parcourir des couloirs sans fin à la recherché de votre chambre, et malheur à vous si vous êtes partis par mégarde dans le mauvais sens !
Au final, un choix confortable, sans personnalité mais sans risqué pour un séjour parisien probablement business.

I have stayed at this hotel many times over the past few years. The staff are always very friendly.
The location is ideal for me. It’s easy to get here via Les Cars. The subway is down the street. And the Arc du Triomphe and Champs Élysées are a nice walk (15 minutes) away.
They have a great breakfast buffet downstairs with fresh fruits and juices, made to order omelettes, bacon, sausages, hash browns and lots of types of bread.
The rooms are a good size. The beds and pillows very comfortable. The rooms are usually pretty quiet, but for lame reason, the one I was in this time was extremely noisy. Seemed like I could hear everyone walking around above me and heard them turning the faucet on or off.

No big deal Meridien with a superb location in downtown Paris just a few blocks walking from the Champs Elysees. What brings this property down starts with the overly complicated floor plan on the ground floor. When you walk in off the street, you have to follow signs around a corner and down a hall to find the smallish check-​in counter. Then if you want breakfast you have to go in the opposite direction and down an even longer hall to finally arrive at the restaurant. Unfortunately the lack of clear signage doesn’t help with the already unintuitive layout.
Another problem is the check-​in. No clear order to who is being served first. Just a crowd that is spread the length of the desk. Some people end up waiting much longer than others, and a lot of people were grumbling about how long it was taking, and that included me. Took me about 10 minutes before I was even spoken to, and I ended up being next in my line. One of my colleagues took about double that to his great frustration and his story is closer to the rule. It also didn’t help that the desk staff didn’t seem in any rush to get through the big backlog before them.
Check-​out is a similar situation with staff noticeably taking their time despite the big crowd that was growing in frustration from their slowness and the lack of order. If you are pressed for time, give yourself at least 15 minutes.
Breakfast was 50 – 50. First day I arrived 30 minutes before closing and the food was disgusting. The bacon was black and everything was dried out and gross. Zero effort on their part to keep fresh food for breakfast. It also didn’t help that the staff seating guests were extremely slow which caused a long line and anxiety that there wouldn’t be any food left. After what I saw, they were better off not eating than putting that garbage in their mouths. The second time I had breakfast was early in the morning and it was like night and day. It was early enough where there weren’t many people around and I was able to sit quickly and the food was fresh. So much better. Now knowing that the staff will allow the food to get gross, the key is arriving early.
Rooms were normal nice clean rooms. Nothing special, although I did remark on the TVs being small. It has been a while since I had seen anything smaller than a 42in TV, but apparently the French have rejected the bigger is better attitude. In this they are wrong, size does matter.
Overall, this is worth staying at again only for the location. Walking distance to the Champs Elysees, across the street from a mall, and surrounded by restaurants. Great hotel, if you don’t spend a lot of time inside the property.

Location is not the best but it is super close to the Metro and a short walk to the Champs Elysee. Compare to some of the other rates we checked out that weekend, the Le Meridien was very reasonably priced for the value.
We were in an executive room that was very modern and received good service. Rooms are tiny but we did not expect a large room.

Beau hall de reception, hotel face au Palais de congres de la porte Maillot, accueil souriant et professionnel mais de toutes petites chambres, pas de bouilloire, de machine à expresso ni de the, pas de peignoir, une porte coulissante de salle de bain qui né ferme pas et une déco tres basique

Cet hôtel est digne de ses quatre étoiles. Le service et l’accueil sont irréprochables, rapides et efficaces pour toutes demandes. Les chambres rénovés le sont avec goût. Le seul souci est que l’accès internet soit payant dans les chambres alors que tous les hôtels même le formule 1 l’offre.

avis aux amateurs de jazz, les artistes passant au méridien sont tous des têtes d’affiches, et d’excellents musiciens. le bar propose un grand nombre de cocktail, mais le prix est malheureusement un peu élevé. cependant, le restaurant gastronomique est succulent, notamment grâce au nouveau chef, un génie !
parlons maintenant de l’hôtel. les chambres, surtout fonctionnelles, sont spacieuses et agréables. la salle de bain est jolie.
bref, un très bel établissement, très chic, que je recommande

Extrem teuer und extrem gut.
Mein Favorit in Paris.

Der Jazzclub zieht mich eigentlich seit Jahren immer wieder hierher. Ihn mag ich wirklich, er ist gemütlich, der Jazz angenehm und ein toller Ort um den Business Stress hinter sich zu lassen. Die Preise ganz «Paris like» aber es ist das Le Meridien. Zu den Zimmern ist alles schon gesagt von unzähligen Vorrednern.
Wer im Restaurant das Glück hatte, den Schokokuchen mit flüssigem Kern zu probieren ist zu beneiden, denn das ist wirklich ein Highlight. Was schlussendlich auch zu den 4 Sternen führt.

Gegenüber dem Concorde Lavayette. Gut gelegen. Ein eher durschnittliches Hotel, teuer bis sehr teuer. Die Barpreise sind eine Frechheit. Das kleine Wasser für 8 EUR. Die Zimmer sind normal, ohne seperate Dusche, alternativ ohne Badewanne. Mir wurde stolz an der Rezeption ein Business-​Zimmer zugeteilt. Es gab aber weder eine Business Lounge, noch Wasserkocher auf dem Zimmer. Wer auf Deutsche-​Welle steht oder fließend französich versteht ist hier TV-​mäßig gut aufgehoben. Habe dann nachl ängerem Suchen doch ZDF gefunden (Kanal 46), stand aber nicht auf der Liste. Dafür aber Al-​Jazira und Russische Programme. Sogar die britischen Kollegen haben sich über die Programmauswahl beschwert, aber was kann man für 300 EUR die Nacht schon erwarten? Leider lassen sich die Fenster nur einen Spalt weit öffnen. Das Frühstücksbuffet war gut.

Situé en face du Palais des congrès, le méridien Etoile est un très bel établissement pour ceux qui recherchent un grand hôtel, bien situé et offrant des services premium…
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Vous entrerez dans un immense hall agréablement décoré qui desservira les différents services: réception, boutique, restaurant bar… et vous pourrez vous détendre dans les nombreux fauteuils à votre disposition…
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Après avoir parcouru un petit dédale de couloirs dont l’ambiance rappelle celle d’un paquebot de croisière vous arriverez dans votre cabine pardon chambre…
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Plusieurs ambiances sont proposée. La mienne ressemblait à ça:
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il y a aussi des chambres avec une ambiance plus moderne:
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Pour diner, vous pourrez profiter du restaurant gastronomique
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ou manger en terrasse si le temps le permet
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Côté assiette, c’est aussi joli que délicieux:
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Après diner, vous pourrez aller vous détendre au bar lounge et écouter un concert de Jazz (presque tous les soirs à partir de 22h)
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Mais comme il faut bien travailler pour profiter de l’hotel, vous aurez pris soin d’organiser un évenement client ou des réunions le lendemain…
Plusieurs salles de réunion sont à votre disposition
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Bref un très bel hôtel mais la qualité a un prix…

j’adore leur brunch de dimanche avec du jazz.

Das Le Meridien Etoile besticht eher durch Kapazität und Lage direkt gegenüber dem Palais des Congres — was nur wirklich nützt, wenn man in großer Delegation einkehrt und direkt gegenüber zu tun hat.
Verspricht die Lobby noch gehobenen Style, so enttäusch das Ambiente der Zimmer — abgewohnt, plüschig, mittelmäßig. Die Preise sowohl für Übernachtung als auch insbesondere an der Bar incl. Minibar (Coke zu EUR 8, Café EUR 6) unangemessen hoch. Das Frühstück für französische Verhälnisse gut.
Fazit: Mittelmaß

Sublime
Emblème mythique Parisien et un Jazz Club au top. Je suis très fan du Bar où l’on est toujours très bien accueillis, service pro et efficace.

A découvrir aussi à cette adresse le Brunch jazz du Dimanche, sympa et bon
Réservation conseillée

Recht hochpreisiges Haus (selbst für französische Verhältnisse) etwas westlich/​nordwestlich der Innenstadt. Direkt gegenüber eines Kongresszentrums. Die Zimmer sind recht klein und dunkel und machen nicht den saubersten Eindruck. Hohe Preise ist man hier zwar auch in der Gastronomie gewohnt, aber das man in der Jazzbar bei einem Live-​Auftritt diesen derart teuer bezahlt war mir neu = 16 EUR für eine 0,2 Cola, 18 EUR für ein (sehr-​) kleines Bier. Cocktails dann selbstverständlich alle über 20 EUR. Na ja, hat einen Vorteil. Bei diesen Preisen betrinkt man sich zumindest nicht sinnlos. W-​Lan-​Nutzung ist unterirdisch schlecht und teuflisch teuer.
Der Service bzw. das Personal sind ganz OK. Das Frühstück ungewohnt gut, also wenn mans mit dem normalerweise in Frankreich gewohntem Frühstücksangebot vergleicht!

angesagte jazz-​bar,
frühstück auf zimmer ohne aufpreis,
zimmer leider im vgl. zu 5sternen häusern in anderen ländern relativ schmutzig, eben französischer standard.

Magique !
Je suis très étonnée qu’il y ait si peu d’avis sur cet hôtel mythique ! Les travaux sont finis et c’est vraiment magnifique ! On pourrait passer des heures rien que dans le hall d’accueil dans les grands fauteuils confortables. On né se lasse pas non plus de lire la carte interminable du bar (les whiskys !). Dans le cadre du boulot j’y ai organisé un cocktail de remise des prix dans les salles de réception du fond: petits-​fours délicieux, service aux petits-​oignons,… Rien à redire !

Un nouveau chef vient d’arriver dans cet hôtel proche de la Porte Maillot. C’est peut être l’occasion d’aller voir de quel bois il se chauffe. A priori, vous né devriez pas être déçu. Je serais vous, j’opterais pour l’effiloché de tourteau et maraîchère de poireau et pomme de terre rose puis je jetterai mon dévolu sur le carré d’agneau de lait et sa cassolette de petits légumes avant de craquer pour le millefeuille au chocolat et marrons glacés. A vous de voir et de faire votre choix.
Dans Paru Vendu du 5 février 2009

Hotel d’un autre temps
Je viens d’y séjourner (chambre 6036). Pensez vous qu’il soit digne de cet hotel : — impossible d’ouvrir la fenêtre, vous respirez de l’ait vicié en permanence; — le sanitaire a dû être acheté à Barbes, tout est dépareillé; — pas d’eau chaude le matin; — ménage aléatoire, le matériel né doit pas pouvoir aller dans les coins; — tapisserie sale comportant de grandes traces noires; — accueil nul, faire la queue entre les barrières. Cet hotel est indigne de la chaine ou le prix est bien trop cher. A fuir absolument.

Je me souviens d’avant les travaux…
Ah, le Méridien Etoile de l’ancien temps… Ah, son bar, le mythique Polo Bar, dans lequel j’ai passé des heures et des heures. OK, à l’époque je fumais, le cigare, comme tous les habitués de l’endroit. Tout a été refait. Certes, le jazz club est encore là. Mais plus l’esprit. Pourquoi cantonner les clients autour du zinc, en interdisant l’accès aux tables (et banquettes) du fond de la salle? Pourquoi cette étrange coutume qui consiste à 10 heures du matin à transformer la zone non fumeur en zone fumeur? C’est encore neuf. C’est encore propre. C’est le résultat d’un embaumement? On peut y retourner pour la nostalgie. Derrière le zinc, il reste encore un serveur du Polo Bar, avec qui discuter du bon vieux temps qui n’est plus.

Un monstre
Un monstre de l’hotellerie. Outré sa capacité, il est connu par son celebre jazz club créé à l’époque par Claude Bolling (une référence). L’Orenoc est de bon gabarit et né déçoit jamais. Attention par contre c’est une hotel usine par sa capacité, préférez un autre hotel si vous préféréz l’intimité. A noter, testez le jazz club un soir, vous rentrerez dans l’ambiance de l’hotel et vous aimerez peut-​etre y retourner.

Chic et cher
Situé en haut du XVII° arr. cet hôtel offre les prestations traditionnelles des hôtels Méridien, à savoir un accueil agréable et courtois, des chambres spacieuses avec Wifi et cable, pour un prix un peu élevé. L’hôtel propose également un restaurant haut de gamme: l’Orénoc et un club de Jazz où viennent se produire de grands noms du Jazz en soirée ! Les amateurs de Jazz peuvent même venir le dimanche midi profiter du jazzy brunch, un concept très sympa ! J’apprécie également l’entrée magnifique et spacieuse avec ses fauteuils très confortables, son marbre rutilant et ses oeuvres d’art contemporain qui ornent les murs.

Pour le ouf de fin de soirée
Après une grosse journée de travail, un resto d’affaires ce bar est idéal pour se décontracter avec ses clients. L’ambiance est agréable, le service correct.

Très lumineux
C’est réellement de haut de gamme. Le service est de qualité mais comme dans tous les établissements de ce type les prix restent excessifs. La nuit est donc très chère. Je préfère les hotels 2 ou 3 étoiles bien moin chers.

Bien
Bien ! Que dire d’autre? Vous êtes dans une chaîné où la plupart des Hôtels sont class, luxueux avec un service quasi irréprochable. Le Méridien Etoile né fait pas exception. L’Hôtel possède également quelques salles très sympas pour des conférences ou réceptions.

Class bar
Je né suis allé malheureusement qu’au bar mais ça a été une agréable surprise, lors des programmations jazz on peut tranquillement admirer le paysage ou bien apprecier le talent du pianiste jazz du Méridien.