Hotel Royal Cardinal  

The location was good very close to the metro. The staff were pleasent. There was a laundry around the corner which we found on the last day.

The lift broke down. We were a family of 5 and they put us on different floors. We had a room on the 3rd floor and the 5th floor. This was not very acceptable with young children. We were sharing bags and this made life very difficult for us. We were forever going up and down the stairs looking for things. With the lifts not working this made for a very tiring trip. The rooms were not what they looked liked on the website. It was also very noisy at night. Everytime someone used the toilet above you, the noise of the pipes was very loud as the water made its way past your room..

The staff were very unhelpful and rude. In particular, when we arrived we were told that breakfast was included because we booked online and then when we left they made us pay for it (it wasn't cheap and the quality was below average) even though they admitted it was probably a staff error. The woman was very rude and insistent and I would not recommend this place to anyone. Everything else about this place was very average and the only good thing was the location.

well located for our walking days in paris. good size bathroom and comfortable bed. staff were friendly.

Very noisy both from traffic outside and rice paper walls to the guests in other rooms learning to speak French. Would not suggest staying in warmer times as quite warm no aircon.

Great location, staff friendly.

There was the smell of mould and there was a lot of noise. I didnt mind so much as had ear plugs. You defintly need ear plugs. Was a bit over priced for a 2 star.

The hotel is well located close to Sorbonne, the Pantheon and other universities. The TV in the room was flat and HD and had also some international channels (about 1-2 per country). The bathroom in the double room was also nice, although the one in the single room was very tiny. The area of the hotel was quite noisy at night, since there are several bars and brasseries close by, but this is not a real pb.

The worst thing about this hotel was that my initial room, a single, was extremely small, ugly, poorly lit, very cramped, without electricity plugs, basically a "hole in the wall". This should have been stated explicitly on the site when I did the reservation, especially since the price difference between single and double room is small. This 2 star hotel charges 107 euros for that single "room".. If one wants such a room, there are other hotels in the same area, that charge only 70 euros. I complained about the initial room to the reception and, the very young woman there first told me that the entire hotel was full and she could not give me any other room. After continuing to complain about that horrible first room, she told me that she could give me a bigger room (for a bigger price) only for 1 night, or for part of my stay only, etc...-- however all this was actually false, since in the end I was able to get a double room (for 117 euros/night, which is still a lot reported to comfort) for the whole period... I do not know why it isn't stated clearly on the site about the single rooms, or why are they such an unjustified 107 euros/night... Another pb. was that the hotel was old, and the walls are thin, so it's noisy inside.

Tiny noisy basic room

Staff were very friendly and helpful. The Hotel is just next to a turkish resturant and a small supermarket. It is fife minutes away from Cardinal underground station.

It is far away from any citeseeing. Rooms are very small, smells like smoking, and you can hear people in other rooms next to you.

Very good, safe location, next to a metro- station, lot of bakeries, other food- stores and bars in the neighbourhood. Friendly personal.

Terrible price- quality relation: small rooms, world- war- furniture, holes in the sheets, broken toilet. perhaps it was clean, but I certainly asked them to change the sheets once again after the first night, since you could'n be 100 % sure... Wouldn't go again...

The location is good.

The room was not at all as shown in Booking.com! The hotel has only one room as the one shown in the web page as double room, so you will probably not get it and you will have to stay in an awfull, very small, dirty room. We checked in at midnight and cancelled our reservation next morning and went to another hotel. I would never recommend this hotel. For only a few extra euros you can go to a much better hotel no more than 50 meters away.

The location was excellent. Booked for a business trip as it was close to UPMC. Also liked the TV system which seemed to provide the main TV channels from around the world.

The shower didn't work, annoying as I only found out on the morning just before I was about to leave, so nothing I could do about it. Did get a discount on the bill though! The room was small - I had a room for 3 people (double+single beds) which was a good size for me alone! Lift is small.

the staff were so very helpful in every way we loved the location close to so many great sites and resturants . We would go there again

Staff were wonderful getting my lost luggage. Room small but clean, Loved the left bank location. English speaking staff helped greatly, room quiet, plenty of good inexpensive food outlets nearby so didn't order breakfast. Booking simple & reliable - no surprises. Thanks hrc.

Its location and comfort.