Holiday Inn Paris - Gare De L'est Hotel

The hotel is lovely and as we were three adults and a child, we had an apartment type room with two bedrooms. The service is very good, no complaints. Reception was always willing to help with inquiries etc. Breakfast should be packaged with the room, otherwise you will be paying too much separately. The location is excellent with Gare De L’est train station opposite. The bus links are very close and take you to all the main spots, like Sacre Couer & even to the Concorde which is the main place to view the Eiffel Tower. Excellent location.. even grocery shops and the best restaurants are all dotted around the hotel.

The hotel itself is Ok, the rooms are very small but I think that’s pretty standard in Paris. Good transport links, metro station right outside! Breakfast was OK, not the best I have ever had. Hotel staff where OK, not the most accommodating but the hotel is a very busy one so will cut them some slack. The hotel is located directly across the street from Gare de L’Est. You can grab a local train or take the metro. The metro will take you to the heart of Paris and Notre Dame. The hotel was surprisingly quiet for being so close to the train station. It had a working AC though not cold it was comfortable. In the shower, it had both a rainfall overhead and a handheld. For an efficiency hotel, it was quite comfortable.

The decor of the room is light, purple and white the theme of my room. I grabbed a quick nap, slept well on the comfortable bed. Not the biggest room I have stayed in. The complimentary mini bar sounded more grand than it was. A few cans of pop, a chocolate bar and some crisps. The bathroom was a decent size with bath/shower. The shower was powerful enough however was not adjustable. Also when you turned it on the power of the water would mean the head would twist in the holder, soaking the wall, but not me unfortunately. We found the hotel to be clean and comfortable. The breakfast area was modern, with ample tables and chairs to find a space in the busy mornings. Our room was spacious and had everything we needed, even a great view of Gare de L'Est. The room was cleaned everyday and we enjoyed coming back to a warm tidy room at the end of a busy day of touring. The hotel is also situated across the street from one of the main train stations - Gare de L'est, which is fantastic as you don't have to walk far to hop on a train. The station even has a Marks & Spencer store should you need some groceries, or there is a Burger King across the road should you wish to indulge.