 The room is not only very small but mine on the sixth floor had a low ceiling giving me a claustrophobic feeling As some people mentioned in other reviews there are smells in the common areas it is hard to say with such old buildings where these come from The room was fine The staff does not tell you much about the hotel when you arrive I realised that there was a promotion for breakfast only by looking at the paper that comes with the key TV channels mostly limited to French TV I found this area of Paris and the areas around the hotel very dirty 
 Great neighbourhood I did not know so glad to discover it esp rue des Martyrs which has many lovely shops bakeries eateries and grocers and seemed quite family friendly There are three metro lines nearby one gets quickly to any part of the city and the Gare du Nord is a 13 min walk away The hotel is super well equipped the wifi works very well and there is a nice honesty tea coffee bar and everything seems to be thought through for the enjoyment of guests Air conditioning very good not loud at all and you can control it in the room 