Hôtel de la Gaîté

Completely misrepresented by website. Cramped and dingy. Water leaked out of bathroom. Sad little lobby. All of which might have been acceptable for the price if the website abc promo had not shown something totally different. Montparnasse is a fun neighborhood.

Great staff. Great location to travel either rive gauche or rive droite. Great access to railways and airports. Things working properly. Well managed but can't hide it's old. Reasonable rates. Had a big bed in a small room. Small shower room.

We were at the top and had a view of Sacre Coeur in the distance from the bathroom window. It was easy to bang your head on the beams! Lovely big bed. Shower was a bit makeshift but fine for a one night stay.

The hotel is correct and cleanliness there was nothing to say. What struck me though is that there was no drinkable water in the room which should be basic.

The hotel was what I expected for Paris. The only downside was the water pressure in the shower was so low that I didn’t feel like I got a good shower. The location is great it’s close to public transportation, grocery store and many restaurant choices.

Very pleasant place to stay, would do so again

Very good

I booked this hotel as it was listed as 3☆, advertised as close to Gare Montparnasse and appeared to be good value for money. On arrival at about 7 pm our checkin was quick, efficient and friendly. Breakfast was offered but we had an early train so not ordered. Our room was on 3rd floor, accessed by small lift. Room was larger than expected. We had an ensuite wet room. Shower was adequate and water hot. Bathroom itself was clean with toiletries supplied. However bin was not empty on our arrival. Towels and bedding clean and good quality. Hairdryer telephone, ample plug sockets and tea/coffee making facilities were in room. Large flat screen TV on wall with a couple of UK channels available. Lighting was good and variable. More than adequate hanging/shelves available. 2 windows in room were needed as a warm August evening. No view other than back of hotel, but none had been requested. Later noticed air conditioning unit above tv, which was available to use free of charge. Bed was suser comfortable and well had a great night's sleep. Plenty of restaurants etc within 5 minutes walk. Train station 2 minute walk away. Such a good location for sightseeing in Paris. We will definitely use this hotel again.

As we entered the room we notice smell of stale carpet stale bathroom smells. No air extractor in shower room. Tiles look shiny but the aroma of staleness & possibly bacteria riden surfaces give you an idea of dirtyness. Two nice windows with stained net curtains. Room 14 needs to be refreshed, carpet changed, shower room needs steam cleaning