Le Meridien Etoile

This hotel is located in a great location. The metro is not far from this hotel. The French metro makes it easy to navigate Paris and the outskirts of Paris. I loved the signature fragrance of the hotel...LM01! I bought the last large candle available to take home. As a treat, my son and I had the buffet breakfast at the hotel. Although pricey at 28 euros, there was a great variety. My son and I truly enjoyed it. Everything was fresh...fruit, juices, bread, yogurt, cheese and bottled water.

I enjoyed my stay in Paris! This hotel was close to the Metro which gave easy access to all major attractions. There were restaurants nearby and a mall across the street. Everything was very convenient. The Concierge desk was extremely helpful with any and all questions, directions, excursion bookings, money exchange, etc. They even printed off my boarding passes when I was about to check out. I would definelty recommend this hotel and would definitely stay there again.

we had a great time in Paris and the hotel was great. I didn't give perfect marks because there is always room for improvement. A few things to take note....the gym is down the street. You have to pay to view the tv (who wants or has time to watch the tube when your in Paris), be careful where you sit in the night club...the side closer to the door, you can enjoy the music but are not charged for the show...sitting on the other side of the bar, we paid $45 ea for one drink! Big gulp! We like the location because it was so close to neighborhood non tourist restaurants. The Metro is right there and a convenient way to get around town. Rooms are small but if you're organized you won't be tripping over each other. It's Europe! They don't have enormous rooms like USA.

I asked for sombody to come and clean the room(for service). they came 4:30 PM!! It happened next day too. And the reason was that my room was at the end of hall!! Asked somebody fix the temprature of room . Nobody showed up! Location was good and comfy for every where.

comfortable room, convenient location, nice smell.

good location, metro access on the corner.

In summary great hotel but avoid the facilities! Location was perfect, just around the corner from the Av. Des Armee and the Arc du Triomphe is less than 10 minues away on foot. The bus, train and metro stations (and the easily rentable Velib bicycles) are about 100m from the hotel so getting around is easy. The rooms and the environment are very clean and the staff are very friendly. Just don't dream of buying anything at all in the hotel, Internet access (free in many cheaper hotels)and TV (not just on-demand but regular tv)are bundled at 19 Euro per day! Breakfast is 29 Euro while restaurants 100m away sell the same for 1/2 the price. The minibar charged 7 Euro for a bottle of Perrier that cost 1/3 of that from a grocery 2 blocks away.

This hotel was gorgeous. I'm not used to staying in classy fancy accommodations. the only slightly annoying thing was the housekeeping was really intent on cleaning our room so we would often get knocks or phone calls while we were trying to sleep in late. but that may have been our fault for being the only couple in paris that wanted to sleep until noon. the people all spoke many languages and were lovely.

The jazz club is an international treasure; the decor modern but with just enough quirky touches to be appealing; the rooms are small; the service is sketchy; cool, young, fashionable guests are welcomed, but old hippies with money and a taste for jazz - not so much! Restaurant had at least ten open tables when we arrived from Italy, starving, at 9:00 p.m., but we were kept waiting at the door and then told that they had no tables. Line for check-in and checkout is long.

Le Meridien hotel was better than I expected. We arrived at the hotel around 10:00 am and the check-in is at 3:00 pm, so we weren't expecting a room at that time. But because I am a Starwood member they found a room for us right away on the 5th floor. The young lady at the front desk "[...]" was very helpful and accommodating to our needs and questions.The room was very clean and very nice. The room was spacious - we had a desk, a king size bed, a chair, and a small table. Bed, pillows, and linens were comfortable with a good size TV. As travelers, we did not want to see news, which was what was mostly on the English speaking channels - CNN, Bloomberg, British news, etc. The only other English channel was the cartoon network. Mini bar was expensive and computer monitored. Don't touch it - you will be charged. Internet was expensive, as we are accustomed to free internet with our rooms. Bathroom was modern and sleek. We loved the scent of the toiletries. I am a light sleeper and was pleasantly surprised that I couldn't hear the street noise. The hotel itself is in the La Defense business district, about a 15-20 minute walk to the Arc of the Triumph. It is right off of the "Av. de la Grande Armee" which turns into the "Avenue Des Champs Elysees", where the whole street is all shopping/restaurants, etc. It is also an easy metro trip to the center. This hotel is also across from a shopping center with high end designer stores and a great grocery market in the lower level of the shopping center. Overall we were satisfied with our choice and we recommend it.