Hotel Odeon Saint Germain

This small Paris hotel exceeded our expections! The staff (esp.Matthew & Jean) were very helpful in english for directions, reservations and recommendations. The room decor was chic (expensive fabrics/linens) and quite too. The lobby and breakfast area were warm, chic and inviting. The neighborhood was the best surprise; walking distance to the Seine, Louvre,D'Orsay, Luxembourg Park, Notre Dame, Cafe Les Deux Maggots, Theatre and many superb local restauants. The metro is also just down the street. Check out a new local restaurant every night(never a disappointment) and the 'youthful bars' around the corner from St. Sulpice.

Stayed a week in Paris. Spent first portion of my stay at Hotel Odeon and then moved to the right bank to a five star hotel. At the end of our stay, I have to admit that the location and cosy yet chic atmosphere of Hotel Odeon was preferred even though our stay at the more exclusive hotel was sublime. First of all, Hotel Odeon upgraded us upon check-in. We were given one of the rooms shown on their website which faces the street. Worried initially about the street noise, this concern was eliminated immediately upon seeing their "double glazed" windows. Their double glazing turns out to be an extra wall of window inset from the original exterior which buffered all exterior noise completely. So if you wanted to open the window(s) you had to open two sets. While this set-up stole a tad of space from the room, for me the value of having the complete soundproofing overcompensated for this. Decor was chic, updated, in warm colors, clean, and comfortable. Conveniences that we appreciated were spot reading lights on each side of the bed in addition to the night stand lamps, dimmer switches on some of the bedroom lights (not in bathroom unfortunately), light automatically on when closet opened, decent sized room safe for a large laptop, free newspapers (actually summaries are provided for WSJ, etc.) downstairs, and the air conditioning was soundless and the settings perfect for a restful night's sleep. Bathroom was typical Parisian-sized - ultra tiny, but modernized and the shower head was set high although if you have issues climbing into a higher than standard height tub, you may have an issue. Supposedly there was a mini-bar fridge in the room, but I never heard it or came across it so I assumed there wasn't one until I was asked at checkout if I consumed anything from it. Would have been nice to have an extra blanket/pillows in the closet, but I am sure if we had requested they would have sent them up to us. Did not have breakfast downstairs, but the tables and setting l