ibis Styles Paris Cadet Lafayette

At first I wasn't excited about the room, there was a strong smell of urine in the bathroom but I was only there for a couple of nights so didn't want to make a fuss. The cons of my room specifically - *The smell in the bathroom and actual bedroom *No proper hairdryer - one of these which are stuck to the walls and take ages to dry long hair *No bin in the room, only a small one in the bathroom *limited toiletries available (brought my own) The good of the room and hotel *Size of the room was good (got a twin for single occupancy) *The street was quiet - very important for me *TV was working perfectly *Hangers for coats etc *Window which I could open *Air con working properly *Breakfast was good and more options than I had anticipated (they do not provide cooked omelettes but this didn't bother me) *They have a proper coffee machine facility (several options) which you can use during the day and in the evening and I really appreciated it. * the little interaction with the staff was good Would I stay here again? Yes but I would probably ask to change the room if there was a smell in the bathroom

Shout out to the personnel of this hotel. They single handedly elevate from 6 to 8 my whole stay. The hotel is in a quiet area, but near many shops and public transport. The lobby is very well renewed, and there is a free-to-use microwave, coffee machine, and water dispenser. The elevator is quite small, hard to fit more than 2 people with luggage, but it is better to have it than to use the stairs. The room is quite small, but in line with the standards in Paris and also has a separate private bathroom. We mainly had 3 issues with the room: 1. It was impossible to regulate the temperature due to the AC being blocked on "hot" for the winter months. Having it off wasn't helping because the room was so small that a shower was enough to make it warm and humid. We could open the window, but after closing it only took an hour to have it toasty again. 2. The rooms are very poorly sound insulated, and the AC, albeit off, emits noises all night. It was very difficult to sleep. 3. The matrass and pillows were very uncomfortable, to the point that both me and my girlfriend had difficulties in sleeping. Why then 4/5 stars? Price/money/area is very competitive, and as stated above, the personnel is encomiable. Not only they helped us with everything and they were always very friendly, they even let us use the breakfast room as a dinner table and use the breakfast cutlery to have a proper dinner with what we bought in the shop. I never had such experience elsewhere, and it was quite useful to cut costs on food.