Hotel Aulivia Opéra

Very kind and friendly staff, great location with good access to all attractions, good value.

Small rooms but not that it’s a big deal😁.

A cosy little hotel in Faubourg Saint Denis, easy to reach from the railway stations Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est. Situated in a lively neighbourhood with many restaurants and bars, the surrounding streets tend to become wonderful party zones at night. Nevertheless, it's possible to sleep deep and sound long before the small hours because the windows shut firmly and the beds are wonderful and cosy.

The reception looks a bit cheesy, breakfast room included. Here's room for improvement.

Although it’s a couple of Métro rides to the major attractions, it only takes about 20-30 minutes and is very easy with a Metro station about 200m away from the hotel. The staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. It’s a fantastic neighbourhood though, with many bars, cafes and cheap restaurants and a very lively vibe. There’s also a laundromat right next door, which is super handy. And a supermarket across the street.

The bars are open late at night and it has a real party atmosphere, which was fine with us as we’re deep sleepers. We stayed there during the FIFA World Cup so it may have been busier than usual. The room we had was very small, but we are organised and pretty light travellers. It’s a struggle if you have two large suitcases and you need them open all the time. But it was clean so we were very happy.

The A/C. I was there during the heat dome in Europe.

An overpriced room could have at least had a refrigerator. It did not.