Le Marais - Hotel de Ville Apartments

First the positive: the location is excellent, very central. However the apartment is tiny (and I mean tiny!) with little space for suitcases or hanging clothes. The bed is in an upstairs loft which you have to crawl into as it's not possible to stand or kneel. When we stayed the air-conditioning wouldn't work (fortunately we could open the window). The photos on the website do not reflect the actual apartment. I would NOT recommend this accomodation especially, as we subsequently found out, better serviced hotel accomodation is available in the general area at a similar cost.

The manager of the apartments, Thierry, was waiting for us to arrive from the airport to welcome us and give us the keys. He also was quick to answer questions we sent via email during our stay. The apartment is in a great location, right next to the Centre Pompidou and across the street from a wonderful boulangerie. Everything is either within walking distance or easily accessible by Metro. The Chatelet-Les Halles station just a few blocks away seems to have connections to everywhere. Jazz clubs are just down the street, and museums are a pleasant walk or, for the weary, a short metro ride. The apartment is small, but the location and support of the manager make this a great destination for Paris.

My husband and I stayed here for ten days with our four kids (ages 5-11). We were able to easily get around the city by foot or via metro or RER, thanks to the central location. Pompidou Center is, literally, next door, and we enjoyed being able to walk to grocery stores and spend time in the square behind Pompidou. The apartment wasn’t huge, of course, but nothing is in Paris - our family was very comfortable and everyone slept well. Fridge and stovetop meant we could cook at home in the evening when kids were worn out, and the laundry machine down the hall got a lot of use from us! Great stay, would definitely recommend - thanks, Thierry!

Le Marais Hotel De Ville apartment was good. The meet up was right on time (its a private apartment so no reception) but they were waiting for us and the taxi stopped right at the door on the street. Straight in and you have a lift for luggage etc, upstairs there is another door on the floor with PIN pad, and inside that another door to the apartment. Quite secure. The place is compact and kitchen tiny but OK. Beds are good, kids had a sofa bed but this was quite comfortable. The place has good A/C. Well located and few minutes to shops, restaurants, supermarkets etc. Get out and enjoy the local food. Few minutes walk to Notre Dame. Louvre is a walk but the train goes straight there from "Hotel De Ville" station which is a couple of minutes walk from apartment. The train also takes you to Eiffel tower with one change over Train tickets are cheap for one trip type tickets (think they were about 1.50 euro). You can buy from the ticket machines with bank card. Train system is good and you'll love Louvre station, it has sculptures and artworks in it. So for few days in Paris this place is OK. I did plenty of research on places in different areas and was happy with this for safety and price. You could probably pay more or less but not sure what you'll get. So, in conclusion despite all the stuff you hear, I thought Paris was quite safe and clean as a city. Nice place to stay well located with good access to city, shops, restaurants, museums, monuments, etc.

Excellent neighborhood

Terrific location and convenient apartment. A wonderful boulangerie is just across the street, and restaurants and jazz clubs are nearby. The Metro near Hotel de Ville is just a few blocks away, so getting around Paris is simple. This is a great place to stay!

Our family of 5 loved our stay at Le Marais - Hotel de Ville Apartments! It was in a very good location close to Notre Dame, Louvre and lots of shops. We pretty much walked every where. The apartment was very clean and wifi worked well. It was very easy to get in and out of the apartment and felt pretty safe walking around the neighborhood at night.

Location was excellent! Service could have been better, more towels, a second key that works the outside lock would be helpful, more outlets in the living room area, overall good price for 2 rooms in Paris.

The owner was very friendly and welcoming. Lovely apartment and a great location for getting around. The apartment was very clean and comfortable, however the only slight negative was that the bedding for the sofa bed wasn’t very clean, maybe it isn’t used very often. I would definitely recommend this apartment.

I wish I knew that there was extra 40 Euros on top of staying cost. At my check-in,the landlord asked me to pay extra 40 Euro for "Cleaning Fee" even staying one night. He was saying because he was not happy with commission rate from Hotels.com (or any kind of booking sites like Expedia.com), so he has to charge. I had to accept it because it is my check-in time and I was on my own. There was no other choice given. In the apartment website, they said they mentioned. I reported Hotels.com. And even it was explained in the website, 40 Euro for one night stay for "Cleaning Fee" is not reasonable to me. I do not want anyone to experience like I had. The apartment itself was very nice and great location.But I didn't feel comfortable after this experience.