 On this visit there were one or two inconveniences resulting from the major construction and repair works which had been under way since March Thus the usual entrance of the hotel was out of bounds and everyone had to locate the alternative way in at ground floor level a few doors further down rue de Dunkerque There was a small desk inside but Reception was on the first floor via a lift This lift was the only one in operation in the hotel for guests and staff alike and was understandably busy Because of the works being done quite a lot of the hotel rooms were out of action These were not major problems at all and I still enjoyed my stay and will certainly use the hotel again in the future I may have missed it but there seemed to be no advance notification of this state of affairs when I made the original booking or in the subsequent emails I received as my arrival date drew near The first I knew of it was when I actually arrived at the hotel when I was tired with my train journey and looking forward to settling in Keeping all this in proportion however I still thoroughly enjoyed my stay 
 The position of the hotel is excellent right opposite the Gare du Nord very close to Metro access and above one of my favourite Parisian restaurants namely the brasserie Terminus Nord 23 rue de Dunkerque My room was spotlessly clean well appointed and quiet The staff are very friendly and helpful particularly at Reception the bagagiste was very good in organising a taxi for me to get to CDG Airport in time for my flight home Another good point is the availability of room service 7 7 and 24 24 The choice of food and drinks was quite a wide one it arrived promptly exactly as I had ordered and it was delicious 