Angleterre Hotel

The hotel provided us with what we needed, a place to sleep during our six days of exploring the museums and sights of Paris. We got what we expected, it provides you with the basic, it`s clean and has recently been renovated. If you don't have the money to pay from 500 euros+, or even 2000 euros a night, I find that hotels like this make it possible to stay in Paris for a week or so. I always have problems with hotel beds, but here the bed to provided me with a good night`s sleep. I alway use earplugs, but the windows will have to be kept shut, and they are new and well insulated. The breakfast provides you with orange juice, coffee/tea/hot chocolate, croissants/pain au chocolate, baguette with butter and preserves (jam). You won't find a better price for a breakfast solution unless you are going for proteins. I found that the same amount of coffee and with two large cheese and ham-baguettes pluss two pain au chocolate cost around 17 euros at the nearest boulangerie = Breakfast for two people. The room is wonderfully equipped with electrical outlets for charging of phones and your other gadgets. You need to depend on the metro to get to the main sights of Paris. The Metro line 4 takes you directly to the Ile de la Cité or to the Latin Quarter in around 12-15 minutes. The area around Barbès-Rochechouart does not invite for a night life, and you would like to get away from the metro station as soon as you arrive there. The police are very present, but there is only so much they can do. Look out for pickpockets. However, the area is filled with people that aren't troublemakers, so you'd need to be out very late at night to risk any real danger, I think. Otherwise its short walk to the Carrousel de Montmartre and Sacre Coeur with the view over Paris, and Place du Tertre. From here walk the old streets like Rue Lepic and Rue Saint-Rustique.

The staff were so kind to us and our kids. They always had candy for the kids every time we came to the lobby and were very patient. The beds were comfy, and I loved the fleece blankets. The bathroom was very clean, as was the rest of the room. It was super close to at least three metro stations so traveling to sightsee was very convenient.

The room was clean, spacious and pretty modern. The staff was friendly.

This is our second stay at the hotel, we took a family room last year and a double room this. The hotel itself is a nicely presented hotel and is great for moving around Paris. The neighbourhood isn’t the best however I think the immediate surrounding area looks a bit worse than it is. The corner by the tube seems to be populated by undesirables which can be intimidating - we generally used Anvers Metro rather than Barbes Rochouchuart for this reason. On arrival we were swiftly checked in (note the tourist tax is payable on a per person per night basis - €4 pppn tho I don’t see info online to support this actual price). Reception is manned 24h which is good from a safety perspective - keys are left behind reception when leaving the hotel, whilst some people see this as a concern, I feel that the concerns are unwarranted - for me the hotel staff are more than trustworthy. We were on the 3rd floor accessible by stairs or small lift. Room was clean, enough room for the two of us and had a modernised bathroom, tv and safe. The staff were extremely friendly (have been on both occasions). I was over for the marathon and the guys went above and beyond with a couple of ad hoc requests I made, these were all done with a smile. Beds are a touch on the hard side but still had a decent a nights sleep, can be a little noisy until 2am then it quietens right down. Stayed here before, absolutely would stay here again when visiting Paris. It’s a budget hotel that does exactly what you need if you’re more interested in having an enjoyable short trip to Paris.

The hotel was located in a great spot super close to The Sacre Coeur Basilica. We could actually see the cúpula from our window. It was a big room, seems to be newly renovated. It was simple and very clean. There was a tiny lift. The only thing that was a little scary was that outside the train station (two minutes away from hotel) there was a lot of people just standing by. The police officers at the train station warned us to be very careful in that particular corner because it was surrounded by pick pockets. At night we took an Uber to get to the hotel because it was very sketchy. Other than that the staff at the hotel Were very kind and welcoming. I had left my watch and a shirt when I checked out and didn’t even noticed, but when I came to get my bags they returned everything without me asking. I truly appreciated the honesty.