Hotel Taylor * * *

This hotel was absolutely perfect for my needs. .. I was only going to stay for one night but I ended up staying for three because I fell in love with the room. The decor is absolutely amazing. .. it fit an image of Paris that I had in my head without being kitschy. The hotel was very clean and comfortable with a very friendly, very helpful staff. Everyone was so nice. The location is great. The metro is nearby, but the surrounding area isn't a chaotic, touristy mess. I was able to see all of the typical attractions that a first time visitor to Paris would want to see without having to fight through crowds of people to get back to the hotel. It is near everything important, but still quiet and peaceful. The location is relatively central too. .. when the metro closed I was able to take taxis from more busy areas of the city and they were not very expensive. The metro is really easy for tourists to use whether they speak French or not. Breakfast was quite good and croissants really do taste better in France. I was very sad to leave and I will tell everyone I know about this hotel. Everyone always thinks that it is impossible to find a nice hotel in Paris without spending a fortune but that is simply not true. I was in Europe this summer to do a study abroad program in Spain and I ended up becoming friends with a lot of French people at the university. I was not originally planning on coming to Paris at all but they begged me to come visit before returning home to the US and they ended up showing me around and I had a wonderful time. However, I was just by myself for my first 3 days in Paris, and not once did I ever feel like anyone was rude to me. The people were very kind, and the metro was very easy to use, and I do not speak French. I was so pleasantly surprised by my experience in Paris this week that I have decided to take French classes back home and return to Paris as well as explore other parts of France the next time I have enough money to travel. :-)

Perfect location. Baggage room at disposal of clients. Very quiet.