Hotel La Nouvelle République

My husband and I stayed here for 3 nights while exploring Paris. The place appears to be primarily a restaurant and secondarily a hotel. Due to an early flight, we got in before our check in time. They stored our luggage while we explored the city. The hotel is about a 5-7 minute walk between either the Menilmontant and the Couronnes Metro stations. The area around the hotel is not great - dirty, sketchy people and dimly lit streets in the evenings - but it's okay for it's value and distance to the Metro. The room itself was small - bed, two side tables, dresser, rod for hanging clothes and a small bathroom BUT we were able to control our own air conditioning which was nice. The bed was comfortable, WiFi was fast and it had an elevator. Breakfast in the morning was tasty - pastries, bread, jam, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, cereal and fruit and we had free access to the coffee machine at all hours. The hotel staff were difficult to come by and were frequently away from the small lobby doing other tasks. They called a cab for us and it arrived promptly the next morning.

Good value for money

A very chic boutique hotel with friendly and helpful English-speaking staff in a not-so-desirable, run-down local street. But don’t let the location turn you off. As a solo female traveler, I felt safe and comfortable after the initial “shock”, and appreciated the local feel of the area, its closeness to Marais and Bastille and easy walk to a Metro station and local bus stop for access to the rest of Paris. There are also several small restaurants, shops and a laundromat close by for convenience.

We stayed for 3 nights in June and this was our first trip to Paris. This hotel doesn’t look like much from the street but the room was beautiful. The corridor is really tight but I think that’s just Paris. It had a wireless tablet that had YouTube and Netflix in the room. Quiet, excellent air conditioning and a beautiful shower. Bring your own shampoo/conditioner! Also local restaurants and things to do were loaded onto the tablet. The bed was super comfy and felt more like a king and there were several USB outlets in the headboards.