HÔTEL EUROPE SAINT-SÉVERIN ^{* * *}

I booked this based on some recommendations and for the location and staff it’s great. However it stops at that. The rooms are very small including the superior with balcony. The bathrooms are even smaller. We’ve been all over Europe for the past 30 years and this isn’t the smallest but for the cost…it’s not a place you should stay. Forget the breakfast that is included….some scrambled eggs, bad coffee, little containers of fruit out of a can, yogurt was commercial brand and the pastries (what options were available 2) were okay. Walk out of the hotel and to the right across the street there is a great French breakfast option. Lastly, we came during a rather warm week for May….AC was needed to sleep and the room got very warm during the day. Although we would have the air on, when we returned it was off. I complained and the front counter person went to a panel and turned it on. I think the hotel turns off the AC at night while most are sleeping….we had to get up every few hrs and turn it back on. I complained and it stopped happening so I know it’s the AC system. You can look at all of my previous ratings…I don’t expect 3-4 star advertised hotel to be the Paris Ritz but I’ve been to many 3-4 star hotels in Paris that are so much better. Again…the location and staff are fantastic….the hotel not so much.

Posizione strategica dell'albergo. Rapporto qualità-prezzo positivo.

Location of the hotel is good. Access to the Metro and tons of places to eat. My room was clean and a roomy for me. I will say the staff could have been more hospitable and friendlier. I experienced a couple of issues and the woman at the front desk that checked me in talked bad about me to her colleague that I had no interaction with yet. From that moment he was not pleasant to me throughout my stay. I won’t be staying here again next time I come to Paris there’s better options. I will also say if you like to sleep throughout the night , this is not the hotel for you. Very noisy late nights and early mornings. Construction, loud dumpster trucks, etc. There was not a day I got what I consider “good” sleep.

We stayed at Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin couple of weeks before the Olympics. It was our first trip to Paris, and this wonderful little hotel was perfect. Our trip was off to a rocky start with hours-long train delays from Switzerland, rush-hour traffic and (at that hour) roadwork which caused the taxi drive to drop us off practically in the middle of Boulevard Saint Michel vs the side street in front of the hotel. It left us realizing that a bag had been left in the taxi… and so had my son’s iphone that slipped out of his pocket. – I promise we normally aren’t a show like this. – The staff were great getting us checked in. The bag had my sons contacts, his sleep mask, iPad, … everything. It’s loss would have been hard to replace. The front desk staff took my receipt from the taxi driver, and viola’~ three hours later we had both bag & phone. A miracle in our eyes. The loft style room with pullout couch we had was French, and quirky and perfect. (Larger than rooms is NYC hotels, but probably smaller than many U.S. tourists are used to. ) In the morning, there is a continental breakfast with a wonderfully responsive staff asking you if you would like a cappuccino ( then just bringing one to you on days 2 and 3…). The coffee cake tasted better than homemade and there was plenty for our picky eaters to choose. We loved the location where this hotel is. It’s a few minute walk to seemingly everything. We took the boat to the Eiffel Tower, but we walked to the Louvre, Pantheon, and lots of shops and restaurants. We’d stay here again in a hot second. It’s not a huge hotel, but the right sized boutique one you need in Paris.

Very old and worn out hotel. Noisy noisy noisy. Convenient to Notre Dame. Staff was very friendly. Breakfast was ok. Area around hotel was lively with many restaurants and cafes. Don’t stay here if you have any mobility issues. |Good for price, though. Considering you are in Paris!