Café Hôtel De L'avenir

“Brilliant little hotel, great location.”

We booked hotel l’Avenir initially due to the good first impression of the clean modern rooms and bathrooms. We were not disappointed, a lovely little French café with rooms upstairs, but very professional, staff were lovely, location fabulous and the area lovely too. Hotel very modern. Key points… more

We booked hotel l’Avenir initially due to the good first impression of the clean modern rooms and bathrooms. We were not disappointed, a lovely little French café with rooms upstairs, but very professional, staff were lovely, location fabulous and the area lovely too. Hotel very modern. Key points: LOCATION we were warned by the taxi driver who picked us up from gare du Nord that the area we were going to was not the best at night and we should be careful, I would please ask you all to form your own opinion on the area as it is quaint and lovely and has a fabulous church and immaculate park next to the hotel, if I’m honest I suspect the taxi drivers warn every tourist of this to encourage them to use the paris taxi system and put money in their pocket, I’m sure there’s bad there like anywhere, but all we saw was good. There’s a Monop’ supermarket 3 minutes walk from the hotel which is open till 21:30 for buying whatever is needed as it is a substantial supermarket. There is food and cafe available in the hotel, and le montmartre bistro across the crossroads offers food and drinks also. TRANSPORT: transport connections, it is very close (across 1 road) to the local metro station - Garibaldi. From here you can easily reach any Paris attraction or destination with 1 change on the metro system, or 2 maximum. Only thing to be aware of is that on an evening on the way back to the hotel, the trains get very busy as the location of garibalidi station is on the University St-Denis line, so all the students travel back late on an evening. Buses also run from Garibaldi bus stop. ROOMS our room was spacious and had a tv, wardrobe, hard floors, bedside tables with lamps, and a small desk with a chair next to a plug socket. The room was modern and clean and bedding was fresh and beds made daily/housekeeping provided with toilet roll etc, extra blanket provided in the wardrobe. No fan provided or available. BATHROOM: We booked a room with a bathroom included (with WC) these are all on the 3rd floor, and doncoat €10 extra per night, rooms on floor 1 and 2 have a communal toilet, but do have hand washing and shower facilities in the rooms. Bathroom modern, clean, towels changed daily, toilet roll always full. GENERAL HOTEL There is NO LIFT, this was fine for us however it is advertised as having one, which is incorrect and the stairs are very steep. There is a disabled persons room available on the ground floor. You can access the hotel through the café until 12 midnight, after that you must use the side door which requires the daily code they will provide you with on check in. Staff friendly and speak a good amount of English dependant on who you get, can’t fault the staff. Free WIFI provided The hotel organises live music every night which is strictly finished by ten, we heard absolutely no noise after that time and the rooms were well soundproofed. You do not get a key the doors are locked and a code is given for you to access your room, this is great as you don’t have to worry about losing a key or remembering to take it with you, technology in the hotel is very sophisticated with timed lighting which is energy-saving which of course is always good. Can’t fault our stay at all, would definitely come back and recommend the place to all! Key point: if having a separate toilet is a deal breaker for you, make sure to select a room that says ‘with private bathroom’ to avoid this! I have attached photos of our bathroom, bedroom, the facilities within them, and some photos of the view out our window of the church and down the street where sacre Coeur can be seen, also our coffees which were lovely from the cafe itself and a photo of the hotel at night. This was my 10th trip to Paris and it was a lovely one.

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“Mr”

Across the street from metro. Nice room. Nice bar and Cafe. Very friendly staff. Clean. Typical Parisenne neighborhood with both good and bad attributes. Would recommend to those without a huge budget.

“Great hotel in a lovely neighbourhood”

Upon arriving in Paris I was slightly concerned when the taxi driver told me that the hotel was outside of the city! I need not have worried as this hotel was a great little place in a picturesque neighbourhood, mere steps from Garibaldi metro station. We were greeted outside the entrance of the ba… more

Upon arriving in Paris I was slightly concerned when the taxi driver told me that the hotel was outside of the city! I need not have worried as this hotel was a great little place in a picturesque neighbourhood, mere steps from Garibaldi metro station. We were greeted outside the entrance of the bar/restaurant and escorted inside to check in, which in turn was an easy process led by the manager who was very friendly. The room was small but had everything we needed, apart from a toilet that happened to be directly opposite our room (we were aware of this when booking the room but as it may be an issue for some guests, there are certain rooms that do have all of the facilities). The room itself was modern and immaculate with a great view, there is also a park and a lovely church on the opposite side, along with a street lined market at the weekend. After long days scouring the city, coming back to the hotel was a pleasure as we would spend the remainder of the night in the bar. The staff were very accommodating and friendly despite our limited French (a special mention to Mehdi who translated everything for us, especially when we requested to leave our luggage on our last day, which they were more than happy to do). We had a great stay here and would highly recommend it! The next time I'm in Paris, I will definitely be staying here :)

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