Hôtel Léman Opéra

Awesome location!

This is a great little hotel in a central area of Paris. It is clean, with great staff, has air conditioning for most of the summer, is a short 3-5 minute walk from a metro station and lots of restaurants around it. Long: What you need to understand about Paris is that it is a big city, trying to be as ecofriendly as possible, and that is not used to high heat. The rooms here are small but most Paris hotels and even apartment rooms are smaller than American ones. Only warning is may not be great for plus size people. They have AC but only use it during the hottest months because electricity is super expensive in France and to help the environment. Some things took a little jiggling to make work and there were some tiles missing from the shower but everything did work and was very clean. They even offered cleaning every day which is rare in France because washing thousands of towels/day is not ecofriendly. The staff are very nice and even went an extra mile to get me into my room early and to get me an ice pack when I needed one. French people are honest and direct and rarely bend over backwards for customers because they have healthy boundaries. Deal with it. Also, yes in places on the street there were homeless people and the streets are not sparkling but that’s big cities. TL/DNR: Great Paris hotel, if you want an American hotel experience pay more to stay at an American chain, and if you’re not used to big cities, you signed up for a new experience, so get ready.

It was conveniently located and accessible to all attractions. We walked to the Opera Garnier and the Louvre. There was a metro close by for getting everywhere. The room was very small and the street was busy and noisy in the evening, but quiet later at night and mornings.

Clean room, the staff where nice and very helpful.