Hotel Mayet
3 rue Mayet, Paris, France, 75006
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- Backpackers / Students, Couples, Culture vultures, Families with teenagers, Singles, Relaxation
Expert review of Hotel Mayet
Colourful and breezy, Paris's original budget design hotel.
I discovered this hotel by chance a few years ago, when I was visiting a craft atelier up the street and immediately loved its combination of original modern style behind a classic white stucco facade and well thought-out details. It's stood the test of time well with an atmosphere that is unpretentious and easygoing.
Location:
On an interesting local street in a relatively untouristed part of Montparnasse. It's an easy walk to Les Invalides and the Musée Rodin, and very near to Duroc metro for decent connections elsewhere.
Bedrooms:
The 23 bedrooms are all variants on the same striking red and grey theme, cleverly using practical off-the-shelf items – a big clock on the wall, metal storage tins, little filing cabinets that serve as bedside tables – to create a stylish contemporary style. There's no air conditioning but a propeller-style ventilator in each room, and white-tiled bathrooms that are tiny but spotless. Go for streetside rooms, those on the fifth floor have a small balcony, the sixth floor is mansarded.
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Public areas:
The pleasant ground-floor lounge area has squashy sofas, club chairs and colourful graffiti-style paintings – one by André, before the days of Hôtel Amour and his nightclub empire. WiFi throughout the hotel or a computer downstairs.
Eating and drinking:
Breakfast (included in the room price) is a convivial help yourself affair around a communal table in the cellar.
Service:
Helpful reception staff with a blackboard of suggestions for where to eat nearby.
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Who stays there:
Wide mix of nationalities, leisure and business.
Pros:
Attractive design
Breakfast included
Cons:
Closed in August
More information on Hotel Mayet:
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- Type:
- Hotel
- Address:
- 3 rue Mayet, Paris, France, 75006
- Neighbourhood:
- Montparnasse
