Hôtel Bourgogne & Montana

Bonjour! After extensive research and several cancellations (because I changed my mind too much), The deciding factors were: 1. Price (rates were much better in the off season & I booked several months in advance) 2. Location (close enough and central enough to get to all the sites we wanted via walking), BUT quiet enough to be able to sleep at night without street noise 3. Bathtub -- being as we were visiting during January and I knew it would be cold, I wanted a way to soak in a hot bath every night 4. Aesthetics -- anniversary trip; wanted it to be nice and romantic We chose Hôtel Bourgogne & Montana, 3 Rue de Bourgogne, 75007 Paris, France, 7th Arrondissement, which is only a 6 minute walk to the Esplanade des Invalides. We went with a Deluxe room, 24m2, king bed, views of Rue de Bourgogne, fireplace (decorative but the mantel provides extra storage space -- ended up being my "hair center"), and a separate bath and shower. In some of the reviews, there are complaints about their room being small....but that's because they booked the classic (15m2) room; Our Deluxe room was perfect! Everyone at the hotel was courteous, nice, and extremely patient with our limited French. The hotel is beautiful and provides breakfast (we did not partake in breakfast, but it smelled divine each morning). Anything we needed, we were provided. We were given complimentary champagne and macaroons and the sweetest note on arrival day in celebration of our anniversary. AND as we arrived early (11am), we thought we would just have to store our luggage and come back at 3pm....nope! The room was ready and we checked in early. The street was perfect...a beautiful Parisian street that our room overlooked. It was quiet and we had no issues from noise sleeping each night. AND I thoroughly enjoyed a super hot soaking bath each and every night warming up from being outside in the freezing temperatures all day. Never ran out of hot water and the length of the tub was perfect to lean back and submerge up to my chin. However, the width at the narrowest point in the middle just allowed my hips to fit when lying down....but I fit and the baths were heavenly each night! Dates: January 3-11, 2033 Cost: $240 USD/night including tax. Room: we stayed in Room 31. Other: the hotel and room were very clean; NO bed bugs! And there is a restaurant next door (Hemicycle, though we didn't try it) and a boulangerie across the street, Maison Pradier, which we thoroughly enjoyed) Negative: It did not affect us negatively in any way, but they were remodeling some of the hotel, which included the stairs....ripping out the carpet and replacing it. They posted an apology note that remodel hours were restricted to 9am-5pm and they stuck to that. Again, we had no issues and any of the workers we ran into in passing were just as nice.

The hotel was really dysfunctional. The rooms are very small and there is not table except for a small vanity ledge where you have to remove everything if you want to eat. Breakfast area is tiny and when you go down there is only one guy so you’re not greeted and have no clue how anything works. Ordered breakfast to the room and the eggs were cold every time and the coffee was always spilt. The rest was really nice and fresh. There is no temp control and it’s set to 15 degrees in winter so you’re always cold. The walls are thin so you hear everyone in the other rooms. Only think I liked was the front desk staff as they were really nice and professional.