Hotel De France 18

"DO NOT STAY HERE Avoid avoid avoid 2 young girls stayed here, left first thing in the morning. Never felt so unsafe in our lives. Could hear s** next door, people smoking cigarettes everywhere , walls paper thin. The location was awful, nothing near and at night there was drunk, homeless, and drugged up people everywhere. Please do not stay here for your own sake."

"The HOTEL FRANCE 18, id a place disgusting; it smells like cigarettes and sex. It's actually a hotel. They don't mention that in the app's description. You can hear all kinds of unpleasant noises. I want my refund so I can go to another hotel. This app charges you for advance payment, and they don't tell you about it. I didn't authorize the advance charge, and now I no longer trust that they have my bank details. I write to their app, and they ignore me. I will not stay at this France 18 hotel; it's horrible, and there's no security for your belongings. The France 18 hotel is disgusting; it smells like cigarettes and other things. A terrible place for the price they charge, plus the taxes they don't tell you about, and they raise the price by more than 20 euros over the quoted price. Don't use this app; it's terrible. Really, on my trip to Spain and France, you have been a terrible service intermediary. The flight was also delayed. They offer a price and then increase the rate. They lie when questioned about a lodging charge that you, as an app, made, improperly using my bank and personal information."

"I needed a hotel room close to Gare du Nord for one night only with my child. I didn’t want to pay ££££ for a few hours of sleep. I booked it on the Saturday morning and arrived late in the evening for £50. Bargain. I have rated it 5 stars, not because it’s a “lovely” hotel, but because price/convenience/location/cleanliness factors. It served its purpose perfectly well and the pics were realistic. I had no expectation of this being fancy in any way. It was basic and the bathroom was clean. Water pressure in the shower was good. Bed sheets were clean. There was no AC but there was a fan. It was great to be located so close to the wonderful attractions of Montmartre. The neighborhood was quite cool - very diverse, and you get a sense of a different Paris (eg migrants had set up their own little street market selling nuts and other wares; one guy was cooking kebabs from a shopping trolley - it was fascinating to see!). We didn’t feel unsafe walking back to the hotel at midnight. Sure, it isn’t the prettiest neighbourhood, but it was very conveniently located and <2 mins walk from the metro and 10 mins to Gare du Nord. My child and I slept very well and the temperature was perfect with the fan. If you have mobility issues or don’t like lugging baggage up a narrow spiral stair case, this isn’t for you!! The hotel, most likely, is used by prostitutes and their clients given its location, however, I didn’t see/hear any. I saw lots of tourists coming in and out. I felt perfectly safe with my child. This would not be my first choice for a longer stay (we used the room for no more than 7 hours for sleep/shower) but was fine for a few hours. As long as you have realistic expectations, aren’t of a sensitive disposition, and don’t need mollycoddling, you’ll be fine here. It added to our overall experience of staying in France. The guy at reception was lovely! It is cheaper to book direct through the hotel than on other websites."