1.75 Paris La Trêve

My first visit to Paris was a gift from my husband, who encouraged me to take a break from everyday responsibilities and enjoy eight nights on my own. Everything I wanted was here: a spacious shared living room, a fully equipped kitchen, and friendly, considerate fellow travellers to meet over wine or food from a local deli. Above all, the people made me feel at home. Mohamed welcomed me warmly after my long flight from Tokyo and endless airport queues. Osumane called Vélib’ and even tried signing up himself to help me get a bike. Albertino shared how his childhood experiences led him to choose a life without alcohol—the most moving conversation of my trip. Hanann brightened my mornings with delicious omelettes and showed me her beautiful earrings from her grandmother. Mizuki explained what was happening in Paris, including the student demonstrations that I had found a little frightening. Her explanation helped me understand the situation and feel at ease. When another cyclist hit me from behind while I was stopped on my bike, I returned feeling shaken, thinking of cancelling my concert at the Palais Garnier and going to hospital. Medi encouraged me to enjoy the evening and gave me a neck massage with special oil from Thailand. I could hardly believe how much better I felt afterwards. That night, Mohamed reassured me he would be there all night if I needed anything. By breakfast, the whole team knew what had happened, and Hanann was asking if I was all right. Diallo and Hawa looked after my room beautifully every day, and the bed was the most comfortable I’ve ever slept in. There was also the little black cat greeting us outside in the mornings, and the lovely bistro next door with its warm, friendly service. You could pop into the bar in your pyjamas, then head straight back to bed! I came to Paris on my own, but I wasn’t alone. It was a grown-up girl’s solo adventure—with a home to come back to. Thank you all. I can wholeheartedly recommend this hotel!

An elevator could function better, but it was all right.

The property is stylish, immaculate, comfortable and a great location. Staff are warm and friendly. Loved the idea of having your private bedroom/ shower room but also a very chic lounge and kitchen area. Will definitely return!

My only complaint was it was so hot in the bedroom. The air con kept showing 20 but the room was very, very warm. Did tell staff about it but still didn’t work.

Staff are so lovely, location is so great! Bus station is across the street and metro is 1 block away. Hotel is very cute and apartment-like set up is a wonderful way to experience having privacy of your own room and other spaces to relax in.

No issues to identify.

Initially, the first 2 days we were really happy with the hotel - mainly due to the cozy room and the great location and because we were so happy to be in Paris with my newlywed husband. Check-in was very easy and receptionists were very helpful overall. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay, but we are unsure if we would stay again because of a couple things - as described below. We hope our comments improve the experience of future guests.

Unfortunately, the smell in the room upon arrival was not very fresh - but an opened window seemed to fix that, just wish the housekeepers had done that prior to our arrival. A part of the shower rail was dislocated upon arrival, but quickly fixed after we complained. Another problem I asked to be fixed was the conditioner in the shower (I should have brought my own hair products but forgot) - the conditioner was so old and thick that the pump wouldn’t pick it up. After complaint, it was quickly fixed. Another big thing worth mentioning is the breakfast. We were told that, normally, the breakfast is served in a downstairs lobby but that was not the case during our stay. The breakfast was served in a common living room just outside our hotel room - it was only for the 3 rooms on each floor. If you are looking for an anonymous breakfast, this is probably not for you as you will be sharing the living room and eating breakfast together with whoever is staying in the other 2 rooms on the floor (in our case crying infants or people who simply don’t want to talk to you which makes things very awkward). We have made a request for gluten-free well in advance but the hotel only prepared gluten-free products for the first 2 days. On day 3, we were completely forgotten about and when asked, the receptionist brought out old and stale bread from the previous days that other guests ate because it was not labelled gluten-free, so we didn’t have anything in the end anyways. We find this to be a big problem. I brought this to the attention of the hotel on WhatsApp and kindly asked to make sure there will be something for us on our last fourth day. When we came to have breakfast, nothing was there so we had to go to the reception again and ask, after which we were helped.