Hotel de Menilmontant — Hotel in Paris

I booked last minute, and it was the only hotel in the Paris city center available within my budget. So i did not have much choice. I was hesitating a lot though, after reading all the negative reviews on all the booking websites. But surprisingly it turned out not so bad, as described. ||Relatively clean. They came to clean every day, and did my bed, as they could though :) ||Rooms are not too spacious, but ok for 1 person and a short stay. The TV is big, but only has French channels.||The reception guys were friendly, and gave me a kettle for the length of my stay. ||I had the 2nd floor facing the backyard, which was very quiet. The hotel itself is not quiet though, as there are tile floors in the hallways, and you can hear every step, not mentioning the luggage. But with my earplugs is got a petty good sleep. ||They have a good new and spacious elevator.||The location is VERY good as many have mentioned. It has some cool 'student' vibe. Tons of cheap street food, bars and restaurants nearby, many markets and supermarkets. The Oberkampf street becomes full of young people hanging in it's bars at night. The hotel is steps away from the Metro station. Gare du Nord was 20 minutes away with Uber. ||I would recommend this place for travelers...

Me and a friend, we have visited the hotel in june, 2016 when there was Euro 2016 Football Championship . We stayed there for a week-end. ||||||Positives:||||- good location. Metro station 1 minute away and in 30-40 minutes you get to the main attractions. ||||- it was very quiet in the hotel. I had a nice sleep.||||- if you book in advance with a few months you can get a good deal, value for money||||- nice area, great in summer. full of coffee shops, restaurants, pubs and night clubs. We were in two night clubs located 5 minutes away from hotel.||||- free internet.||||||Negatives:||||- the fridge was not functioning and when I opened it it was full of mold, making it a hazard to health. ||||- customer service awful. I had already booked a triple room and because one of our friends could not come anymore I have wrote them an e-mail if I can get a double room and get a refund back. I did not even get a response back.||||- staff does not speak English much. ||||- bed sheets were too old and had many stains on them. they looked clean but because they were getting used too much stains could not get washed away. that is poor...

WORST “HOTEL” EVER, NO RECOMMNENDATION. NO SAFETY. YOU ARE RISKING YOUR LIFE THERE IN ORDER OF HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. I wish i could give 0 stars. I do not understand how they are rated with 3 stars. First of all the employees there are very aggressive as well as unfriendly. The room doesn’t look like in the picture it’s really really inhuman dirty it has mold in the bathroom. Escalator does not work, so if you have any handicap or are not able to take up heavy luggage even worse. It’s a shame that this is even called in hotel. It looks like jail. And The old man that works there almost hit us. He can not control his aggression That’s not how an hotel employer should deal with his guests. It was the most traumatic and horrible experience I’ve ever had in my life in a foreign country. The police is contacted and I do not recommend anyone to stay there for any prize . I swear it’s not worth your life and your health. Take some money and go get a better hotel I only wish the worst for the old...