Le Grand Hotel de Clermont

"Good budget hotel, made excellent by the character of the hotel and bar. (Edith Piaf got a room here when she was 14.) The room was at the back with a window to the courtyard. Small room, but with exposed stone wall and decent furnishings, (although the fridge didn't work) and it was clean. The shower room is small and a bit shabby, with mould stains in the shower, but the shower was good and it felt clean. Narrow twisty staircase the the room - added character. Vending machines in the lobby. The bar was great - we drank there both nights and we might have been the only tourists. Some great local characters, which is nice in an area with so many tourists. Staff were very friendly - it's family-run. Great location for Montmartre, Abbesses and Pigalle, but the road is quiet."

"Pros: staff was nice Price was low Cons: literally inside the red light district of Paris. You will be propositioned coming from the metro. No air condition. No blankets. Broken refrigerator Outlet hanging out of the wall. Mold in shower. They decided to do maintenance outside of my room at 8:30 until after 10 and needed to yell back and forth with the front desk. Poor accessibility. The way to the rooms is a small spiral staircase that’s hard to bring up luggage safely. Reception barely spoke English and was only available from 3pm to 10pm each day."

"I stayed with my niece for 1 night at Hotel de Clermont while she was attending the Paris photography exhibition. We were allocated room 2 which is extremely small but perfectly adequate for a 1 night stay. The member of staff who checked us in was very helpful & he spoke very good English. The bar downstairs was very busy in the evening but didn't keep us awake after plenty of sightseeing during the day. We would recommend if staying for a short break."