Prince Hotel Forum - Paris

8.5

Single room. Nice 70s style, but everything was clean. The location was very central. Not car noise, but every morning street cleaning noise. Breakfast OK (Croissant, Baguette, Marmelade, Coffee, Joghurt, Orange Juice) but a little expensive (9€). Friendly reception.

9.6

We had the most wonderful stay at the Prince Hotel Forum. We wanted to be in the hub of the city and didn't mind at all that the streets were busy and noisy... if you don't want that, go to the farm!!! The staff at receiption were very friendly and helpful, and very efficient. We wer very sad to leave after 3 nights in the hotel. Loved the little balcony from our room overlooking the street. Will recommend anytime to people who don't expect 5 star facilities in a 3 star hotel. Excellent value for money.

7.6

Location, location, location! This was my 11th trip to Paris and was traveling with a friend who hadn't been in 20+ years. Being two women alone, this was a perfect place to stay with the Les Halles metro just steps away. I knew the area already but wasn't prepared for just how excellent of a choice I had made to stay here. My only setback was, we were staying a short time and had request that our room NOT be cleaned. We are not dirty people and just didn't want/need anyone in our room. They cleaned it anyway. This laid heavy on me because we specifically asked them not to. Weekend nights it does get a little loud but I was so tired I really didn't care. Those are my only complaints! C'est bon!!

1.1

very small room. dirty and very noisy at night. refridgerator was empty and out of order, sat tv only with french channels. staff makes you pay in advance. location is good, right in center. needs a rennovation badly. sorry, but can not recomment at all.

6.9

Great location, friendly staff and easy to find.I felt welcomed.

8.3

next time again ;)

7.3

Well situated hotel with nice staf, and yes the elevator is small but worked without any problem. You get what you pay for, I don´t go to Paris and relax at the hotel. Excellent transfer to/from CDG and very nice surroundings.

3.8

Accueil beaucoup trop long (plus de 20'). Peut-être dû au changement de personnel.

9.0

Excelent place to stay, near from the main touristic points+metro. Fair price. Clean, quiet even in the 1st floor, friendly front desk people. Strongly recomended.

7.9

The hotel managaress was very friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay at this hotel again.

4.9

room extra small, bathroom size OK, mould at the bathtube, it is definitelly not ***, max. **, only location is attractive

7.5

The was a lot of noise from the streets and other rooms and corridor makes it difficult to sleep well.

2.1

The lady on duty who checked us in was very vague and not very helpful. We were also charged 2 euros day for the use of the room safe which while not expensive, it should be free.Keys needed to be left @ reception when going out and when we returned the first time were given the third degree by the man on duty. Only one person and one suitcase possible in the lift. No airconditiong or fan so was hot and stuffy. Were told that a cab could be organised to take us to the station however the man on duty on 25th September either couldn't / wouldn't get one so we had to drag our luggage 3 kms to the station. Overall the hotel was dodgy and service non existant.

4.2

Very little rooms. We stayed in the largest and best for my believe, but it is still little. Facilities are poor. Lift are only for person with luggage or two without. Breakfast in ugly place without windows on -2 level. However staff is friendly. Note that taxis are not coming to the hotel b/c it is a pedestrian zone and you need to walk about 200-250 meters. Definitely not a choise for travellers with luggage.

7.1

very close to the center

3.8

9 Euro for the breakfast is outrageous. Just go outside the hotel to any of the numerous cafes and you'll get half the price. The hotel is ok for younger travellers but due to room size (which is normal for central Paris) not suitable for older or family travellers.

7.2

Excellent location really near metro station Chatelles les Halles. Friedly staff who worked 24/7. Hotel was small and modest, but location and rather low price compensated this.

5.9

This was my first trip to Paris and I was a woman alone and on a budget, staying for 3 nights. I had to make the decision whether to stay at a cheaper hotel, further out, travelling to and fro to central Paris or a more expensive one in the 'hub' of things. The Prince Hotel Forum was one of the cheapest central hotels I could find. Now, if you are looking for a taxi ride to the doorstep of a 4/5 star hotel, this isn't for you. The hotel is in a pedestrianised street which means, if you have a lot of luggage it's a struggle to get there. However, if you are travelling reasonably light and you want something 5 minutes from the Louve, the Seine and with dozens of restaurants, a Shopping Mall and a RER/Metro station literally within 2 minutes walk away, are just interested in a base to come back to at night, then this hotel could be for you. It is, as is a lot of Paris properties, tiny. I think it only goes back the depth of one room and a corridor and the lift (:-) says it's for 3 people but being around 18" x 24" approx., 3 of you would have to 'spoon'. However, it is comfortable for 2 people or 1 with a suitcase. I had a single room, approx 4ft bed with around 18" to the side and 2ft at the bottom, with a tiny bathroom (toilet, basin and small shower only) but hey, the sheets and towels were clean, the staff friendly and it served me as a base to get back and collapse with happy fatigue at the end of long days of walking/cycling and sightseeing around this beautiful city.

8.4

smallish, a bit in need of refurbishing, but excellent location, very good price, very pleasant management. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

8.6

The Prince Hotel Forum has one of the best locations in Paris, I spend 4 days with good convenience, the facilities are standard and clean,(recently renovated) the employees were very helpful and polite. I liked my small Parisian room with a view of rue Rambuteau's chic atmosphere. I'll come back again in October.

7.3

The hotel is in excellent location. I wish they had at least a little bigger shower, because only small person can fit there. Also, I've never seen that small elevator in my entire life:)I also personally didn't like dark wall colors, the room looked smaller. The walls were not too clean as well. I probably would stay again because of the price and location, unless I want to pay more for better comfort. But we were out whole day and only would come to sleep - so it was OK.

6.4

It is not a hotel for children, but ok for couples and singel travelleres. We stayd 3 nights.

5.6

Very near of Pompidou center, gay area (Bear's Den, Wolf, Cox, Raidds Bar...). Lots of small shops with paninies (4'50€), pizza hut, Mcdonalds, cafes and restaurants. Less than 10 minuts far from town hall and Louvre.

6.4

Hotel is very small but clean. Room was quite most of the time and the staff was friendly and spoke English and Spanish. I would stay in this hotel again.

5.6

Location was very good, near metro, restaurants, shops, train...but the room is very very little, including the bathroom. The employees were very nice.

3.8

To expensive for the services that they give to customers. The room was very very small and they're so "vintage"... furniture sucks!! If you just want to sleep is ok, but no more of this. breakfast for 9 euro was really really expensive.

2.4

Run down hotel, the elevator did not work, and the stairs to 4th floor was narrow and very steep. The room was SMALL and not well cleaned and can't have been refurbished since late 80'ies.. Ok, early 90'ies then...

6.7

The best thing about the hotel is the central location, good value for money in the heart of Paris. If you are a large sized person with bulky luggage, best to chose a different hotel. If you plan to spend a lot of time in the room itself with your significant other, this is NOT the place to go. But if you are mainly focused on visiting Paris and being out and about, you are a small or medium European sized person with a small suitcase, you can fit on the elevator and in the rooms. The breakfast is served in a basement room with no window. I recommend going just around the corner to the Nylsa Caffe on 6 rue de la Cossonnerie where they have fresh croissants, good coffee and a view of the pedestrian street and in good weather an outdoor seating area. In the very nearby Forum shopping center there is a cinema which also shows original language films and a large swimming pool, very convenient for relaxation and exercise.

7.1

The whole facade of the hotel was covered by scafoldin (and reapir work).The view from the hotel window was obscured by this. The elevator was a bit narrow and out of order for two days, otherwise the hotel was OK. The clientelle was mainly tourists. My stay was tourisme as well.

7.6

Its a fine hotel, nothing fabulous but in one of the best locations in Paris for crepes, bars, restaurants, jazz clubs as well as sight seeing. It was under renovation when we stayed and had hammering at 8.30 in the morning on week days. Not ideal and the windows were blocked with work nets. We felt that the hotel should have closed for this but I am sure that it has finished now and I would stay there again, without a doubt.

3.2

we stayed there beginning of november and payed only 107 euro per night for a double room. usually, when the hotel isn't in full renovation of the front side, wich was the case and will be the case untill end of the year it's the double prize! what is abusive! The rooms so tiny, you hardly ca go round the bed if you are two persons! the workers begin at 8h in the morning to hammer on the wall - so, if you want the stay on weekdays you have to bie tough! the room was not really clean and dust was all over! but sourroundings perfect if you want to go out.

5.1

Great central location, for a budget hotel. You'd struggle to beat the location. But the area is a little run down late at night.

1.6

Cuarto muy pequeño, desagradable olor a cigarro, la reservacion decia vencer a las 12:00 pero nos pidieron desocupar a las 11:00, lo unico valioso es la ubicación.

4.1

This hotel is currently (Oct 2007) undergoing major renovations and is not recommended at the moment.

4.1

Buscábamos un hotel que sobre todo, estuviera limpio, y lo estuvo. La situación es excelente, con parada de metro (Les Halles) y RER (Chatêlet-Les Halles) justo al lado. La calle es peatonal con muchos sitios para comer. Muy cerca del Centre Pompidou, y a un paseo (5 min) de Notre Dame. La recepcionista habla español, y ellos en inglés. Nosotros fuimos cuando estaban rehabilitando la fachada (octubre 2007) así que la experiencia no fue muy buena (ventanas precintadas, ruidos...) pero de no ser po ésto hubiéramos estado muy bien. El desayuno es continental y cuesta 9 euros, nosotros no lo cogimos preferimos ir a cualquier bar a tomar un café. El check-out es a las 11, así que último día dejamos las maletas en la recepción hasta que fuimos al aeropuerto por la tarde. La habitación es pequeña, pero no agobiante. Armarios muy pequeños. Tiene nevera (pequeña), por si quieres tener cosas de desayuno o comida. Buena experiencia, salvo por la obra de la fachada. Si vuelvo a París, volveré a este hotel.

5.1

Very nice staff the rating would not be comapriable to the Irish system regarding the hotel, the three star would not be the same in Ireland. It might be worth mentioning to potential guests it is on a pedistrian road so when you arrive in a taxi you need to walk to the hotel.

2.8

There is no way this is a 3-star hotel!! I have seen better 2-star hotels. Elevator does not hold a man plus suitcase, furniture in the room was very worn and poor quality, towels aslo very old. Shutters in our room were broken and would not close. C'est hôtel est minable et ne mérite pas ses trois étoiles. Je connais des 2-étoiles bien meilleurs. L'ascenseur ne tient pas un homme avec valise et le mobilier est vétuste. Serviettes de bain très usées. Les stores de notre chambre étaient cassés.

6.8

The staff at this hotel were wonderful. There was a guy and a lady. Both were so kind and nice and very helpful. The room was noisy, but it is Paris and we were on vacation. People party..... just use ear plugs. We would stay there again in a heartbeat, if for no other reason than to see the people working at the desk. I just can not express how wonderful they were.

8.0

Excellent location! The rooms was small, but clean. Internet Wi-fi access was available only for lower floors,so I had to go to the reception every time I wanted to 'connect'. But,the wi-fi connection was free. All in all I intend to go back there again!

8.0

Hotel perfectly located (5 mn walk from Chatelet station), near Notre Dame. Rooms quite small but perfect for a visiting weekend of Paris.

4.9

Price/performance is OK. Excellent location to reach airport from the heart of the city. Very soft bed and noisy surroundings. Good bakery just around the corner in Les Halles to eat breakfast (closed on Sunday).

7.1

Rooms and public spaces are so little.

4.4

Very small room, but in the center of the city. Very expensive, if you consider quality: you pay just the position.

6.8

clean small rooms, well located, paid less than 90 Euros, which is good for location

2.9

Bad hotel. Nosy area, facing a very busy pedestrian street. All the rooms face this nosy street. Not enough ventilation, that is, when is summer there is no air conditioning, thus if one leaves the windows open one cannot sleep because the fights and noise outside. It should not be rated as 3 star hotel, it should be rated as 1 star hotel. Thanks,

9.5

We had a wonderful stay here. Friendly, knowledgable staff, and central location.

4.8

central location but a bit creepy...room too small for price...service not so good, had to beg for a receipt..room should have included some sort of breakfast, room cleaning..

3.4

I had to pay more as schedukled with an adding price of 10€ for breakfast and 1 € taxes. The room was realy DIRTY wi, television broken, bath room dirty with almost no water coming in the shower ... Was it an hotel for prostitutes ? I do really think so. Why "trois étoiles!!!" incredibly dirty and bad!

6.5

Typical small room as per Paris city hotel standard, considering what you pay for and what you get, this is acceptable. No air-con in the room and you has to keep the window open but have to bear with the noise from outside. Light sleeper may have problem with this. The best thing about this hotel is the close proximity to metro (1-2 minutes walk to station Chatelet les Halles), extremely convenient as the RER from airport connect directly to it without the need to change station and you can get many metro lines from this interchange station.

7.7

Es un hotel sencillo, pero limpio e incluso acogedor. La habitación está limpia y bien aprovechada (estuvimos en una de las habitaciones más grandes), el trato es amable y correcto y cumple con lo pactado o esperado.

7.5

Dont expect much from this hotel however, the location makes up for it. If driving you should use pay careful attention the street this hotel is on. Half of the street you are able to drive the other side where the hotel is you have to walk. Rooms are small and could be updated. Many places to eat and drink around the hotel and also within walking distance for us to some major site seeing places. Subways only a block away that could take you anywhere in the city. Overall our stay at this hotel was good.

6.9

Great location with easy access via RER-Train from CDG airport -- 8-Euros oneway!!! Easy walk to tourist areas like Pompidu Center, Louvre, Notra Dam etc in that general area. Rooms are small compared to US standards, and bathroom barely had room to turn around in! Cleanlyness was medioca, but it could get a lot worse in Europe ... and the lift was about the size of a bathtub! Food and drinks in the area (and France) are expensive ... nearly 3-euros for a cup of coffee!! Dinning out could easily run you a big bill ... we ate out once at a cheap Indian Resturant 2-cheap main dishes, some plain rice, and 2-soft drinks came to US$35.00 ... after that we ate at hole in the wall Chinese Resturants or ordered Panini's from street vendors for about 3-Euros each.

9.2

The location of the hotel was good, it is very convenient to go to any place you want to, including the aipport. There are many places to eat around that area. The room was very clean. The only thing you might not be satified was the realy small elevetor ( the smallest I had ever seen) and bathroom. I will definitely come back the next time I visit Paris.

8.6

nice hotel in the cenrtre of the city but a bit noisy at night

5.1

Great position as close to most tourist attractions but lacked in other areas. Front desk do not speak much english like other hotels. No english speaking chanels on tv, small rooms and bathroom.

8.7

A bit cramped, but wonderfully close to everything. Situated in an area called Paris 1, it was 10 Mins walk from The Louvre and most other Paris landmarks. The staff were all English profecient and went out of their way to make our stay a pleasant one. Heating was an oil radiator that was more than adequate. we were 30 paces from the main Paris underground intersection and but a step away from a plethora of cafe's and bar's and even had a Macdonald's in our block. For conveniance, cleanliness and sheer proximity this Hotel is easy to reccomend. It fulfilled our every expectation and desire. Bravo Prince Forum and Thanks.

3.5

Accueil sympa mais chambre sale et mal insonorisée ! dommage car hôtel très bien situé

3.0

The room i was in definitely needs to be refurbished.

6.4

The smallest lift I have ever been in and a most compact single bedroom, however the bed and bathroom where clean although the hotel internally could do with a lick of paint. Staff frienly and helpful.

7.0

Nice hotel with a good location but small rooms. Air conditioning wouldn't be a bad service. The wardrobe could be bigger as it was very small if you stay longer than just 2-3 nights. -

9.2

Location is excellent. Great hotel, easy walking distance (5-10 minutes) to the Louvre and Notredame. Only one block from Ch. Les Halles Metro/rail stop, so easy arrival from airport by rail/metro. Several Cyber-cafes nearby, so could download camera to CD and check emails easily. Les Halles café across street is very good. Very noisy at night in summer with windows open (busy clubbing area), bring earplugs (!) then okay. Room was roomy, extra clean, bathroom and shower/bathtub all excellent. Hosts were very friendly and spoke good English. Breakfast was ok, but a boulangier with coffee is right around corner (Paul’s) that is better and cheaper. 115E per night for triple, good rates for in-town room. We will stay again.

6.2

Tiny rooms, and an elevator just big enough to fit in one person with one suitcase.

7.4

FABULOSA SITUACIÓN, CÉNTRICO Y MUY BIEN COMUNICADO POR METRO... EXCELENTE.

7.3

The location of the Prince Hotel is great, as was the size of our room on the 6th floor. However, half way through our stay, the matchbox that they call an elevator broke and we were forced to climb 7 flights on a spiral staircase everyday. Try bringing your suitcases down when it's time to check out! Exasperating, especially considering that no one at the hotel offered to help.

6.7

My company did the reservation so I cant really answare about correspondance between web pages and actual property. We didn't stay very much in the hotel it was very little but in a very good position! I think that the complexive rate is good.

3.7

The spring squeaking noise of the bed was heard from the next door. The passage was dark.

7.0

The location is great! Everything so nearby! The staff are very friendly, helpfull and speak very good english!

2.8

this is the smallest hotel in the world. the location is convenient for les halles area but is pretty grotty! we had a twin room - 2 camp beds just about squeezed in a postage stamp sized room. there were no curtains except a pair of nets - not great for privacy in such a busy area. the man on the desk was very polite and friendly which improve our stay slightly. but this hotel is not somewhere i will be returning to!

9.9

Perfect hotel at this price in a great area of Paris near the RER and restaurants and gardens.