Hotel Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine — Hotel in Paris

We stayed here on two different occasions in October. We chose this hotel since it was close to our friend’s home in Paris. Our first stay was for one night only and we were given a room on the top floor that had a lovely outdoor balcony with places to sit and enjoy the day or evening in Paris. We really enjoyed the balcony and the room was clean, comfortable bed, and enough space. The little mini fridge had a complimentary bottle of water, a bottle of juice, a bottle of soda, and a bottle of sparkling water. Those complimentary drinks was a very thoughtful and welcomed plus! |After a trip to London, we arrived back in Paris and we stayed here again for four nights. This time we were given a room on the first floor. The outside noise was noticeable. Every day in the late afternoon, there was some type of film class filming a report outside our hotel window. Early in the morning, we would hear large banging noises from some type of truck outside our windows. Our room was on the backside of the hotel so it was not along the busy street. The beds were still very comfortable and the room was very clean. We had the complimentary water, juice, and soda in the mini fridge. Each day, they would tidy up our room and usually they would refill the mini fridge with complementary drinks. This was very nice and definitely a plus. We did not care for them leaving our windows open each day and the window did not lock.|The neighborhood was absolutely wonderful! There are many fantastic restaurants nearby (Mokonuts and L’ aubergeade are two we highly recommend), a wonderful farmers market that seems to be open daily with fresh produce, and nice boutique shops nearby. We loved exploring the area! We found a wonderful little pastry shop that we visited every morning and they made the best cafe eclairs and almond crescents. It was a little shop with a small park across the street called Blè sucrè. |This hotel was also close to several metro stops which made getting around Paris easy. We would definitely stay in this neighborhood again and we would stay at this hotel on the top floor again. The reason it is rated four instead of five is because the first floor was noisy and the window...

We stayed here on two different occasions in October. We chose this hotel since it was close to our friend’s home in Paris. Our first stay was for one night only and we were given a room on the top floor that had a lovely outdoor balcony with places to sit and enjoy the day or evening in Paris. We really enjoyed the balcony and the room was clean, comfortable bed, and enough space. The little mini fridge had a complimentary bottle of water, a bottle of juice, a bottle of soda, and a bottle of sparkling water. Those complimentary drinks was a very thoughtful and welcomed plus! |After a trip to London, we arrived back in Paris and we stayed here again for four nights. This time we were given a room on the first floor. The outside noise was noticeable. Every day in the late afternoon, there was some type of film class filming a report outside our hotel window. Early in the morning, we would hear large banging noises from some type of truck outside our windows. Our room was on the backside of the hotel so it was not along the busy street. The beds were still very comfortable and the room was very clean. We had the complimentary water, juice, and soda in the mini fridge. Each day, they would tidy up our room and usually they would refill the mini fridge with complementary drinks. This was very nice and definitely a plus. We did not care for them leaving our windows open each day and the window did not lock.|The neighborhood was absolutely wonderful! There are many fantastic restaurants nearby (Mokonuts and L’ aubergeade are two we highly recommend), a wonderful farmers market that seems to be open daily with fresh produce, and nice boutique shops nearby. We loved exploring the area! We found a wonderful little pastry shop that we visited every morning and they made the best cafe eclairs and almond crescents. It was a little shop with a small park across the street called Blè sucrè. |This hotel was also close to several metro stops which made getting around Paris easy. We would definitely stay in this neighborhood again and we would stay at this hotel on the top floor again. The reason it is rated four instead of five is because the first floor was noisy and the window...

Fantastic location! Only a 5 min walk to the M8 station Ledru-Rollin, and about 10 min to the larger Bastille station by the opera house. There are tons of great bars and restaurants nearby (Barrio Latino nightclub if you like salsa dancing & Le Berbère for some of the BEST Moroccan in Paris). Also to note, one of the oldest covered markets in Paris is just steps away from the hotel on Rue d'Aligre! There is also plenty of shopping along Rue du Fauberg-Saint-Antoine, including stores like Maje, Kookaï, L'Occitane, and the Kooples.

The hotel itself is calm and comfortable, the front desk staff is polite and helpful. They provided us with directions and helped with dinner reservations, and ensured we were well cared for during our stay. Our room was a corner room with a sufficiently large bed (sized somewhere between an American king/queen), large bathroom and separate w/c. We had breakfast served in-room a couple of days, and it was typical French fare consisting of several different options. Overall it was quite good but a little pricey. After all, you pay for convenience!

Room service for dinner was a little disappointing. We ordered it one night after an evening dancing at Barrio Latino, as it's available until 1:30am. It took nearly an hour and a half for it to arrive and was pretty bland for the price. I ordered a chicken salad sandwich which was on regular sandwich bread and came with potato chips that arrived soggy.

Aside from the meal, everything else about our stay was great. We loved how close we were to various landmarks and sites. We were walking distance to the neighboring Saint Paul/Marais district and loved how accessible we were to the rest of the city. We would definitely...