Hotel La Lanterne

"The number of hotels makes booking one in Paris overwhelming! I could not be happier that we selected Hotel La Lanterne however. The location was amazing, the rooms were cozy but comfortable and the staff was exceptional!"

"The location is a pain in the ass. The entrance is not directly accessible by car. For those traveling with heavy luggage, be advised that the entrance is down a narrow flight of stairs from the street. The pictures shown of the rooms are a LIE. The rooms are clean and reasonably pleasant but are no no way as nice or as spacious as the photos show. Insist upon seeing rooms for yourself in real life before booking if you can. Or if you can't, then book one night and plan to look around at other places to find something that is actually worth the money. If they can't or won't show you the room, then politely move on. There are many many many hotels in Paris that don't show up on booking sites. There are functional failures with this hotel; The first room they gave me was literally not even functional. There was no space to open any of my luggage. The staff saw how glaringly obvious the problem was and moved me to another room. The room that they moved me to still requires me to maneuver to manage with my luggage. The shower door does not close. The curtains do not close completely. The thermostat doesn't stay where I dialed it to. It persistently reverts to a cold temperature no matter how many times I change it. The person I spoke with about these things wrote everything down very attentively and made a fine pretense that he would ensure that these issues would be corrected. I was gone for the entire day and nothing was done. I attempted to take a shower that evening and the water was alternately scalding hot and cold. It did not keep the temperature dialed in. I called the desk to advise that none of the things I had asked for were fixed and this new issue had arisen. The person insultingly asked me of I had dialed the shower to the 'middle' as if I don't know how a shower knob works. The pool image in the photo is entirely deceiving. The pool is miniscule. Calling it a pool implies that it can be swum in. This hotel is in no way worth the rates that they have the nerve to be demanding. Find another place. I have found that hotels here consistently and shamelessly lie as to the quality of their rooms and amenities. Be firm in requesting to see a room. If they won't or can't, move on. I have seen this same problem repeatedly. Hotels in Europe lie shamelessly in their photos and quality claims. I have also found that most of the good reviews are not trustworthy. I implore you to see the room for yourself before committing to more than one night."

"Nice little hotel in the Quarter, convenient to everything, tons of shops, cafes, restaurants, walk to Notre Dame and Ile St. Louis. Very clean room and bathroom. Fabulous, friendly staff were so helpful. We will return!"