 Id asked specifically for a quiet room and the room I was given was on the 4th floor but not only could you hear all the traffic noise from the street as well as people talking at street level there was a locked door to an adjoining room through which I could hear the man in the next room sneezing and clearing his throat there was also a broken floor tile and one light in the bathroom not working Id initially asked very politely just after going into the room if I could move to a quieter room but was told no because I had used the soap and there was no housekeeping staff around Later on when I was trying to et to sleep before a full day o meetings that next day the noise was just too much so I called reception and explained how shocked I was at the level of noise considering the price of the room etc and they then agreed to move me to another room facing the inner courtyard which was quieter 
 Proximity to the Gare Du Nord