ibis Paris la Villette Cite des Sciences 19th Hotel

I have used this hotel several times before and will be doing so again. It is conveniently situated, being a short Metro ride from the Gare du Nord and a short walk along the canal side from my friends' apartment. The area is safe, attractive, quiet at night and full of interesting shops and cafes. I found the staff friendly and helpful. The room was warm, comfortable, adequately decorated and spotlessly clean. Only two things lowered my satisfaction: one night, the people in the next room were very noisy until well after one o'clock in the morning and the walls were not sufficiently soundproof to allow me to sleep. Secondly, although the breakfast provided was very good, with an impressive choice of fresh food, the coffee came out of a vending machine and did not taste as good as the hand-made coffee in a local cafe. But these are little gripes: I enjoyed my stay and thought the price very fair.

OK, it is a budget hotel, I accept that, but there is no excuse for the awful food. I was presented with the wrong starter, which I couldn't be bothered to complain about as it looked OK and I was very tired. Then the wrong main course. I sent that back. The extremely small piece of steak I eventually received was so hard that I couldn't chew it, the green beens were either drastically over cooked or were frozen, or both; either way they were limp and tasteless. The fries were undercooked and cold. I didn't eat much, just too much hard work for no taste reward.

Formidable

A good basic hotel

We liked our room, elevators and good cleaning.

Excellent apart from the pass cards failing to work on occasions

Hotel was ok. Didn’t have sheets, which I thought was crazy? Like how do you not give a sheet on a bed. Most people were very friendly but the one lady that checked us in wasn’t very nice and we saw her each day and she wasn’t pleasant any of those times. The area to walk at night doesn’t feel the safest from the metro. There were many times where I felt uncomfortable and there was no way I would do it alone. My boyfriend felt ok but he even thought it was a little sketchy. Great restaurants near by and it’s nice to see the river.

Rooms comfortable and clean. Check in was easy and staff very helpful. Breakfast was good. Location is not the best part of town but quite easy to get to/from Metro. We saw one description that said it was 3-4mins away. This is not true: more like 10-12mins and along dark side streets which could give the impression of danger late at night. Each of our party had a problem with noise affecting their sleep. It was difficult to say exactly where it was coming from - someone suggested it might have been coming through the ventilation system. Not VERY loud noise, just a persistent background sound of voices, TVs, footsteps, people moving things round. Some noise was coming from the bar/piano area in the entrance lobby. And one night there was disturbance from people congregating in the street behind the hotel, by the derelict railway line. Overall it was probably good value for money when compared with process for accommodation right in the centre, but it was expensive for somewhere in a run down area affected by noise.

chambre calme, confortable. conforme au standard.

5 years ago we brought our 3 children to Paris and stayed with people in La Villette. We loved the area and when my wife and I returned to Paris we wanted to stay on the canal. We loved the hotel!

Friendly and helpful reception staff, and comfortable bed. Bathroom was a little tired, and unlike many hotels at this price point, no tea/coffee facility in the room.

It was comfortable and pleasant. The breakfast was very good and easy to make vegan

The area is really easy to reach with the Subway (Ourcq or Corentin Cariou) The rooms are rather small compared to the common Ibis Hotels in other cities. I had a view for the Ourcq Canal, which was nice. The doors slam pretty badly, meaning if your neighbors are not being careful you will hear them all morning. The rooms are also not soundproof, especially the door, where you will hear people walking by and talking. Especially in the morning. Not nice, not fun. There are plenty of restaurants around (we tried them) within walking distance so that was a plus about the location.

I booked a room with two beds but the bedroom had a double bed, the staff however helped us get another room. My friend is a wheelchair user and the bathroom was too small and didn’t have a shower seat. The staff were very friendly and helpful though throughout the trip.