![]() The check-in process was as expected with well-appointed, multi-lingual staff, dressed sharply that offered us a selection of drinks including champagne. We knew we had arrived early for check-in and didn’t expect them to have a room ready or even want to necessarily check-in just to drop our things off and go. With just one afternoon, evening, and morning left in Paris, we were getting restless after waiting about 20 minutes for a seat to check in and I finally walked back to our luggage with the message to the porter that we could just be checked in later but we needed to go.Īll of a sudden a table opened up and we were invited to sit for check-in at about 1:30 PM. We sipped on tepid cardboard bottles of water, provided by hotel staff Bell staff were courteous and helpful, organizing our voluminous luggage while we waited in an anteroom. It’s also hard to find for some drivers.Īddress: 4 Rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, Franceįrom check-in, seated at reception, the property gives an impression deserving every bit of the five stars adorned on a placard outside the entrance. Both during our afternoon arrival and the following early morning departure the street was impassable due to construction, recycling trucks, or whatever else. This particular hotel is located on a side street that can be difficult to get to. It’s a short walk to the Louvre, Champs Elysses, Opera, and the US Embassy. Within a five-minute walk is the famed Ritz Paris, with first-rate dining and shops like Cartier, and Louis Vuitton. The neighborhood is the pricey and prestigious Place Vendôme area. There are two redeeming qualities about this property and the first is its location. So this is as brutally honest as I can be about this property. Another site that I wrote for years ago had an editor that left me with one piece of key advice – don’t write to what you think your audience expects, write what the piece needs.I lived in England for three years and travel the continent regularly, yes, rooms are small and Paris is expensive but this was a joke. I understand the market and value for money in Paris and how that differs from elsewhere not only in the world but within Europe.I have written hundreds of hotel reviews (not just on this site) and I can’t recall ever including a preamble such as this. Think Hostel But Extensively Overpriced, Never Going Back If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support. My family had an unexpected additional night in Paris and stayed at the Renaissance Hotel Vendôme Paris for the very first, and last time.
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