We wanted a hotel that was between Paris and Disneyland where we could park the car and accommodate 4 people- 2 adults and 2 children. This hotel did just that. Our room was at the end of the corridor, and it felt as if the designers tried to stuff an extra room in the corner of the building. The room was oddly shaped and there wasn’t much room to move around. It was clean though and we had a nice view of the Eiffel Tower way in the distance. Beds were comfortable- one large bed for the grown-ups and bunk beds for the two children. Also- we’re arrived on a Sunday, with no shops open. I wanted a couple of soft drinks. The vending machine was fully stocked but unplugged. So I had no choice but to order at the bar- two coke zeros to take to my room. It took about 10 minutes and cost nearly €8! The prices on the switched off vending machine was significantly lower. Returning from Paris, my little one was desperate for the toilet; so desperate that we didn’t think we’d make it to our room. The main public toilet was in the basement; so we ran down there only to find that the toilets were out of service! Luckily we managed to get to our room before “poomagedon” happened. My final gripe is on our second (final) night, the fire alarm went off at about 12:30am for about 10 minutes. Then it turned off. During this time I was frantically getting shoes and jackets on myself and my kids. I didn’t know if that the alarm turning off meant that the fire system was burned or if we were in an “all clear”, so ran down 7 flights of stairs with my older child to find out if all was ok. My concern with this was that where was no staff member around to reassure me that it was actually an all-clear. I followed other people back up stairs hoping that it was all ok; couldn’t get back to sleep as I was worried that we may have to flee the building! Having someone on reception following an emergency like that would have been very reassuring. Upon check out, the front desk staff apologised for the alarm, stating that something happened in the kitchen. Location-wise- the hotel is close to a shopping centre with a giant Carrefour, and a decent child’s playground across the street too. The RER A is walkable for easy access to Paris. You do have to walk past a large amount of rubbish and litter to get there however. Tip- if parking, go to floor -1! Floor -2 is reserved for businesses between 8am and 8pm. The signage does say this, but it’s not the clearest. I was able to move my car from -2 to -1, as the front desk validated my parking ticket to allow this.
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