Le Kleber

“Does the job”

Firstly be wary if you book via hotels.com the hotel does have a restaurant but it’s not open for dinner during the week, I got caught out by this which is annoying but probably not their fault! Very pleasant staff and a decent clean room but unfortunately it looks like a refurb is not quite finis… more

Firstly be wary if you book via hotels.com the hotel does have a restaurant but it’s not open for dinner during the week, I got caught out by this which is annoying but probably not their fault! Very pleasant staff and a decent clean room but unfortunately it looks like a refurb is not quite finished! Nice new tiling in bathroom but not grouted at the corners and the hallways a mess of masking tape and smeary paint, will probably look quite nice soon. Location is ok as right near the metro and a few places to eat round about. The best thing here though is the staff are nice and it’s very clean. Get that bathroom and hallways finished and it would be a 4!

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“Friendly place to stay”

Look, at the end of the day do you need lots of cat-swinging room in your en-suite? Well if you prefer more wide open spaces, then go elsewhere, however, if you're looking for friendly, relaxed and helpful, a base for your sight-seeing trip perhaps? then this is it; vive la difference! Le Kleber Ho… more

Look, at the end of the day do you need lots of cat-swinging room in your en-suite? Well if you prefer more wide open spaces, then go elsewhere, however, if you're looking for friendly, relaxed and helpful, a base for your sight-seeing trip perhaps? then this is it; vive la difference! Le Kleber Hotel, with it the surrounding area of Montreuil, was described by my taxi driver as being very much a bohemian style location with many cultures washing over each other. At first I was slightly put off by the small bathroom space in our room, but in the end.... hey, it was serviceable and clean, hot water, fresh towels and a place to.....well you know the rest! The double bed comfortable enough with wall space for hanging clothes. Just a note that high sounds permeates the walls and floors quite easily so wouldn't recommend any serious gymnastics and pack your earplugs as there's always a snorer around. We pre-paid for buffet breakfast which turned out to be excellent; choices of cereals, fresh fruits, pastries and much more. All this goes on in a small area to the side of the main bar at ground level. The bar is very much the hub of the hotel and is a great meeting point just for coffee, bottle of wine or a wonderful glass of their draught beer, such a delicious flavour. You can't help but admire the friendly and relaxed atmosphere going on around the bar, the management are all involved hands-on and no ceremony if you can't speak French, everyone helps out. Our sight-seeing trip was all about that, seeing the historic and wonderful views in the centre of Paris and taking the open-top bus tour to fill the day. Once out of the Hotel, a two minute walk away, you're in the Metro and with one station change and less than thirty minutes you can be viewing the Eiffel Tower. Also nearby the Hotel, within two to five minutes walking time you can find more than a dozen small restaurants, taxi rank, swimming pool, pharmacy, Metro station and a wonderful open market with some fabulous fresh produce and bazaar style shopping; always keeping an eye out for dog poo on the side-walks, it's a French thing.

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