Hotel Picard Paris

The hotel is in a quiet squre in the Marais. and right in the middle of Paris The staff were very helpful and the room quiet. I felt it was overpriced at 70 euros. It was clean, but it came with a random selection of furniture t from the 1980's. I didn't have an ensuite toilet or bathroom and the shower is an extra cost because you have to pay with weird little tokens which you get at the desk for a few euros,.I was glad to find it because I only booked the day before and needed somewhere in central Paris for the night, and it was ideal for that

Pros: Front desk super helpful. very basic amenities but all of the essentials: clean, quiet, comfortable & cheap!
Cons: You have to buy tokens to use the shower, which could be several floors away - this info should be included in their listing info.

Pros: The staff were extremely friendly and helpful

Pros: The price is fair and the rooms and shared facilities clean
Cons: The communal carpet on stairs and corridors is filthy. the stairs and corridor are very pokey

Pros: Clean and warm, suited our purpose.
Cons: Room was listed as en suite but was shared facilities when we arrived.

Pros: The staff is very friendly and very helpful. very nice location.
Cons: No mention is made that you have to negotiate very narrow stairs up to reseption on the first floor - very difficult with big/heavy suitcases. the elevator is so small - difficult to fit 2 people in a 3 person elevator. carpets in pasage very grubby - rooms could do with plain white walls rather than blue and blue bed coverings.

Pros: For a 2 star hotel, picard is a really great option! the guy at reception was wonderful, spoke english well and was very helpful with recommendations for places to go and things to do. my room was clean and much nicer than i expected, with a shower that was actually tall enough for me. it was only a 10 minute walk to notre dame, and there are wonderful places to eat and shop right there in the neighborhood. a free public internet place is just around the corner (though the hotel wifi seemed to work great too). breakfast provided one morning was delicious! overall, i loved my stay here and felt very safe and welcome.
Cons: The stairs were narrow and the elevator was tiny, but this is hardly any reason to avoid the place, unless you have a lot of trouble with stairs. some renovation caused reception to move up to the second floor, but that wasn't really a problem either.