Hotel Des Grandes Ecoles

Me and 3 friends visited this hotel for mine and one of their birthdays, and I can say we were not left disappointed. The rooms were spotless, and had a very classical feeling to them, whilst still remaining bright and airy. Every day the room was made up for us coming back whilst we had been out exploring Paris. Upon arrival, the man at the front desk was so helpful and kind, even helping carry our luggage to our room, and every other member of staff we encountered treat us with the same care. Being young travellers, we were apprehensive that we may not be welcomed to such a classic hotel, but we were very wrong. The hotel itself is just beautiful. The courtyard is stunning, and we would have loved to have had the chance to have some breakfast in the sun, but the weather didn’t permit! Maybe next time :) Overall, Hotel des Grandes Ecoles far exceeded our expectations, and I would 100% recommended to my family or friends. It is great value for money, and you get what you pay for and more with this hotel. Thanks again for making my birthday experience fantastic. We hope to see you again soon <3

I come to Paris often for work and have been looking for a hotel that I feel comfortable at and can stay at regularly. I was so excited to have found the Hotel des Grandes Écoles, but unfortunately I think my stay here at the end of January was my first and last as the experience was quite disappointing. The hotel itself was really cute - the courtyard was just like in the pictures, and my room was clean and spacious. However, when I arrived back at my room in the evening, I noticed that there was no hot water in my room. As the evening went on, it became clear that there was no heat coming out of the radiator either, even when I tried to turn up the temperature (and since it was a frigid, rainy January night, my room was quickly becoming very cold). I called the front desk and told them what was happening, and they let me know that it was an issue affecting the entire hotel and that they were working on fixing it. The heat and hot water didn't come back until around 8:30 the next morning, and I had barely slept because of how cold my room was. It was pretty miserable, and I felt upset that I had paid money to spend a night in a freezing room. I completely understand that these things can happen, especially in an older Parisian building. What I do not understand is why no one bothered to apologize at check-out or try to make things right in any way. The person at the front desk just pretended like nothing had happened and didn't ask me how my stay was. When I told my colleagues what had happened later that day, they were appalled at the lack of customer service and hospitality. Overall, I would not recommend staying here.

If you were looking for a super modern hotel with all of the usual amenities stop reading. This is a small boutique hotel in an ancient building which is extremely charming and has a gated garden in the middle of the block surrounded by buildings that is the entrance. The hotel's cat is also extremely fluffy and friendly. He stays outside so if you have cat allergies don't worry. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Warning: at least in our building, the elevator will fit one person and two pieces of luggage but no more.

We have stayed in Grand Hotel Ecoles over several years and never tire of the relaxed atmosphere that we find in the hotel and garden. The staff is very friendly, helpful, and speaks English. This is our go to when staying in Paris. The area around Grand Ecoles is safe and vibrant with many shops, places to see, and places to eat. Taxis are easy to summon. The Paris Taxi Service called G7 is the best. A lot like Uber but better and they have an app that is easy to use,shows where the taxi is, the make and model of vehicle, and a lot more information. So totally reliable. We cannot say enough in support of Grand Hotel Ecoles.

My wife and I have been coming to 'Grandes Ecoles' for nearly forty years. I think we may have reviewed in the distant past but thought we needed to update. This hotel remains amazing. Right in the middle of the Latin Quarter (Hemingway lived just up the road, and Joyce a few houses away down the hill). It is unpretentious in the best possible way and great value given the location. The staff have always been absolutely wonderful, friendly, efficient and vary caring. As we have aged our access needs have changed but there is always someone to help us. Breakfasts are a delight, especially if weather permits a table in the garden. But we have visited at all times of the year and have never been disappointed. Congratulations to everyone involved with Grandes Eccles

The Hotel ‘Les Grandes Ecoles’ looked quite enchanting on-line, and it was. The green Parisian doorway in a busy area of Paris opened into a peaceful cobbled avenue of plants and trees leading to a blissful haven of tranquillity. |Our small but charmingly old-fashioned room overlooked the hotel’s private garden. One side of the room was wallpapered with a balloon design, perhaps the Montgolfier brothers who once lived in the area, and on the other side of the room hung delightful pen and ink drawings by Martha Fontane whose studio is in the hotel grounds. Details of taste that distinguish a good hotel.|Breakfast was served on silver trays in the garden. The croissants were fresh and delicious in that genuine way that seem only be achievable in France, the jug of coffee, the pure orange juice, the glass of apple compote all just right. We revelled in the charm of it as happy as baby bear with her porridge.|The staff were delightful and made us very welcome. We dream of returning one day.

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡-𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐠𝐫, 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐲. 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬! 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬'𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭).𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝟗+ 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧!

A lovely little gem in Paris that is highly recommended. The hotel is beautifully decorated both outside and inside in an old style, while also being renovated. The courtyard with garden and outdoor furniture is a peaceful oasis in the lively Latin quarter. The Latin quarter provides a buzzing life with parisian flair here all day long From the hotel it is a short distance to everything you want to see in Paris. The staff at the hotel are very hospitable, pleasant and helpful. They make you feel like a special guest, even though there are many, many other guests in the hotel as well. We had a family room with room for 3 people, this certainly did not feel small, we had enough space for everyone.