Hôtel Ducs D'Anjou

My son asked me to accompany him to Paris. He had a project there and wanted my advice on the project and the financials. He booked the hotel and he picked well. Located in the 1st Arrondissement it is an easy walk to Museum Georges Pompidou, Sainte Chapelle, and Notre Dame Cathedral. The hotel is charming. You cannot drive up to the entrance so the cab let us off and we had a short walk to the entrance. That meant no traffic running by the hotel. The rooms are small as was the shower. However, they were clean and nicely maintained. Water pressure was fantastic by the way. The staff was friendly and helpful. We arrived at 10 am and they had 2 rooms ready in one hour.

I have booked this hotel through lastminute.com and it was great! The service is amazing and very professional with a lot of space to have some banter :) Breakfast was included and it was more than you could wish for! All the foods were topped up on the go so you'd always have the full choice. The coffee was an actual espresso machine coffee compared to filter coffee you usually get, so a great start to the day. Location is a bonus too! The only thing I'd say might be a negative is the fact that the usual prices of the rooms are extremely high (unless you'll get a deal) for the size of the rooms. Overall a great stay and would highly recommend.

Lovely hotel in a fantastic location. Overall we did not spend much time in the hotel, however each interaction with staff members was lovely and really added to our weekend in Paris. Louis on the front desk was a complete gentleman.

For location it is excellent, the rooms are small but fine for Paris, bathrooms are clean. Staff were accommodating and helpful. There are no windows on the back facing rooms but there is a light well. Great for a few days in Paris but probably wouldn't take kids (a but small). I will stay again.

Pro: The hotel located centrally, few minute walk to subway station where can take u to anywhere in paris. you can take RER train from airport to the hotel. Con: 1st day when check in the room in lvl 1, i found out the air conditioning is not working n request the staff come up n check. And the staff told me its working, jus take some time. Then i was ok coz wanna go out walk around. But when we come back at night, the air condition still not working. then i go down n check v the receiptionist(French guy). And he replied that "NOTHING HE CAN DO" n juz provide me a small fan to me n ask me to bear it tonight n will change the room tomorrow for me. i told him that how can i sleep v this little fan then he said juz open the window of ur room. 2nd day they change the room to me in lvl3, the air conditioning work well in 1st 2 days. after that the same problem appear again in night time, then i go down again n talk to receiptionist (Asian guy). This time i found out they purposely turn off the air conditioning (the hotel air conditioning is central control where can remote control to turn on/off in hotel receiption). N the reason given to me is the ppl whose stay in lvl4&5 complaint that its too cold n request to turn off, i was like how could it be coz they can turn off the air-con in their room. i keep complaining to the receiptionist. Finally he switch on the air conditioning for me n promised to change the room for me tomorrow in lvl 4 to avoid this problem happen again. So again, i change the room to lvl4, like usual, the air conditioning work in early day. Then the nightmare back again in my last day stay, the air-con off again in night time. Same routine happen, i went down n talk to the staff, same reply "nothing i can do". Again i keep complaining. Finally he show me the remote control panel, i notice that few room been manually turn off then i question the staff bout this. N he know wat he replied "he don know". then i asked how u expect us to sleep at night, same answer, "Nothing he can do” We stay in this hotel for 8 days n had change the room 3 times coz of the air conditioning. By the way the WIFI doesn’t work stable as well, mostly cant connect. We made complaint n the action the hotel staff took is just to restart router again n again which doesn’t solve the problem. Below is the picture we took to let other have some clues on what we facing during the stay.

Location of the hotel is centrally located at chatelet area, metro station is 1 min walk away, easy to get around. Reception is 24hr. Other than that, do not book this hotel!!! I was given room no. 15 on my first day, the room is tiny, the toilet door handle is broken, the metal piece attached to the toilet door is poking out, i have to fear everytime i go into the toilet, in case the metal piece will scratch me. The toilet only have a bathtub with handheld showerhead, so imagine the toilet being flooded after just 1 person shower. The wifi is terrible. Hardly able to connect. Connection with nearby cafes are stronger. The air conditioning was not functioning. Complain many times and the staff tell me, it will work after awhile, just close window. It was so stuffy in that tiny room that's why i open the window, it was 10 degrees outside during autumn so i believe there is no hot air from outside that can make your airconditioning not working!!! The staff gave us a small fan to temporary ease the situation !!! A fan!!! Change to room 35 the next day, at night was the same, air conditioning not working !!! Again complain, and again they tell me to wait, it will work after awhile. But no, it didn't work !!! Again change room to 43 the next day, same thing happen at night!! No aircon!!! Ask the reception, we found out that the hotel purposely switch off the main central aircon switch. Seems that they say some customers complain it's too cold. Well they have their own aircon on/off switch in the room right?? Again we complain and it seems that they say cause it's autumn so they off the aircon as a cost efficient step, what??? So my as well i stay in a motel, why pay so much to stay in this hotel?? The tv remote was not functioning at room 43 but me & my husband were too tired to ask for a change. The bed was soft and sunken and u can actually feel the spring coil underneath. Soundproofing was bad, can hear every1 going in & out of their rooms, their conversations. Ventilation was bad, everymorning 7am - 8am plus u can smell the kitchen cooking breakfast. Imagine having to change room 2 times in the same hotel!!! Pack and unpack and no one help us!!! Lift was so tiny only 2 super slim individuals can fit in, if you have alot of lugagges, be prepared to ho few rounds. And seems we saw other customers complain at the reception too during our stay!! Will never go back !!!

i loved this nice hotel, small but very warm. the position is convenient and close to a strategic subway station. i advise it for quick visits to Paris and for business trips. breakfast is good especially for the sweets.

Right in the middle of things, this small little hotel with warm staff was the best we could have bargained for!!!!!! Three nights,2 Rooms and breakfast, the stay was both comfortable and convenient. Indeed, the rooms are very tight and the washrooms tiny but well thought out. Good, daily housekeeping made-up for the distress. Fresh in-house baked breads and self-help fresh orange juice along with accompaniments made the breakfast a very indulgent affair. 24x7 front desk was very receptive and informative as well. They even took care of our multiple bags after check-out for several hours before the flight. Very satisfying stay!!!!!!

This was a last minute trip, so we booked for location. Very surprised at what we got for our money. Yes the rooms are small but that's typical of Paris. Found the staff friendly and helpful. Perfectly situated within walking distance of everything and plenty bars and restaurants around the area. We don't usually eat hotel breakfasts preferring to eat out but here we did and it was loverly. Small amounts of food presented well that were replenished all the time so it was fresh. Amazing scrambled eggs and a fresh orange juice machine ... great start to the day.