 A man at the desk asked us if we had taken the riverboat ride on the Seine and strongly suggested we buy tickets from him for 15 Euros a piece We told him we had family at another hotel and needed to check with them He became a little too insistent for my comfort trying to sell us tickets for everyone We did go on the cruise and enjoyed it but our family bought the tickets from their hotel for 10 Euros per person 
 We were able to check in early which we so appreciated since we flew all night and were anxious to freshen up The hotel was near the train station Gare St Lazare where we took a train ride to Normandy Our room was lovely and nicely air conditioned which was most appreciated as it was extremely hot during our stay in Paris We had a lovely little balcony as well as a modern bathroom with a hair dryer and magnified mirror The neighborhood had everything we needed and was in a very safe neighborhood as we walked back from the train station after 10 30 pm The ladies at the desk were most helpful 