Hôtel du Brabant

Good location and nice staff , but quite rundown and only maintained to the bare minimum. If you get a room without something broken, you are extremely lucky.

the room was dirty and filthy with mold. the shower was either hot or cold (no warm) and it looked like nobody put any effort.

This would be one of the worst places I ever stayed at. First they give you a written quote, then when you come to stay, they charge you more with no hope of paying what you were quoted as it is covered by bank security. I have tried, but they ignore my requests. Second, the room is crap, the light near the bed has a mind of its own, it goes on and off as it pleases. The bathroom has a broken towel rack, no plug in the basin, no floor mat when you get out of the shower, the shower head sits on the taps as the bracket to hold it is broken, no face washer available. The lift is halfway between 2 floors, you have to climb up from the ground floor to get to it. To get to your room, you either climb half a floor, or walk down half a floor. WEIRD. Breakfast is cheap, and I mean cheap. 5.50 euros per person, the choice of jam is orange marmalade or orange marmalade. There was honey, just enough for one slice of bread, had to wait for somebody to go to the shop to get more. Coffee was OK as long as you like it black, there was some floaty in the milk. I don't think a hot breakfast was available, i did not inquire. If there was something good in this place, I don't know what it is, I never found it. By the way I still have no reply or refund for the extra charge as of today. Paris is the most beautiful place in the world, host of the 2024 Olympics, I really feel for the people who will stay in this place not knowing what they will be up against. I do hope after reading this that you will give this place a MISS. I have posted my findings of this place to the "Paris Office of Tourism"

Loved it. We wanted somewhere to sleep and have breakfast. Other frills weren't necessary, so it was good for us, and the staff were so friendly. Excellent location just off Rue La Fayette, 20 minutes walk to Montmartre, 30 minutes to San Lazarre. Only 5 minutes to Poisonnaire metro station, 7-8 minutes to both Gare Du Nord and Gare Du EST stations. We hope to return here one day.

This is the perfect hotel if you need somewhere cheap to put your head down. If you are looking for a traditional hotel experience this is not for you. Stayed here two weekends during the Rugby World Cup. The rooms are basic but clean and comfortable. Staff very nice, especially when they seen us back for a second weekend. Ideal location a short walk from Gare du Nord métro which will get you going in any direction from there.

Close to Gare du Nord, that was about what was positive about this hotel. Bed was ok, wifi worked. Bathroom was in bad shape. The chair was broken. Just one electric wall socket in the whole room. Bad breakfast. The wavy floor was put in by somebody who had no idea about what he was doing. It was not at all worth the money. I paid about 90 euro per night. Have stayed at hotels at a lower price that has actually been quite acceptable. I was very happy that my partner was not with me at this hotel. Would have been soo disappointed.

How this hotel stays open is beyond me. They don’t even give you pillowcases or hand soap. There is very obvious wallpaper placed to cover mold, not like they can hide the horrendous smell of mildew in the rooms. This hotel always has loud guests at night, so if you’re thinking “It’ll suffice, I’ll only be sleeping there,” you’re wrong. You can’t stay out late either; you get locked out of the hotel if you’re not back before 10 PM because there’s no staff. That means no nights out drinking or getting to watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle. There’s mysterious stains on the wall, the windows don’t close properly, and the lights constantly flicker. This hotel is so gross.

Unsafe and I believe should be closed until they can fix the mold, damp, electrical, repair the bathrooms, repair the completely unstable flooring, and replace the disgusting soiled linen. There was what looked like toilet paper shoved into light sockets, the shower was broken, it didn’t look like it had been cleaned in ten years and the bed linen had stains ALL over it. The towels had HUGE holes. I genuinely couldn’t believe how terrible it was or that anyone would ever stay after seeing the room. The mold and damp triggered an asthma attack within minutes of being in the room. We were told I would receive a refund after we immediately checked out once seeing the room but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Don’t stay here. The only positive was that the staff were initially understanding but I didn’t receive the promised refund and they haven’t responded to my message.

The location and workers are the best thing about this property. For the price paid I was satisfied. It is a short 3 or 4 minute walk to the North Station (Gare Du Nord). The family that operates the hotel were very friendly and worked hard to keep the property clean. An area of improvement would be to install portable air conditioning units in the summer. On the plus side the shower was very strong.

Pro: Room size okay, hotel staff okay. Con: my dad was charged for a full breakfast even though all he had was coffee. The water was too hot and the facet could get hot to the touch. The sheets had stuff. The pillow case was brownish. The pillows were flat. I've stayed at other hotels in the same price range, and this was our least favorite experience. There is a lot of room for improvement, if they choose to improve. Long rambling story: Didn't have the breakfast, though my dad had one cup of coffee and he was charged the full 5€. The room was large and there was a small sitting area. There was no A/C. Hotel room was sort of hard to open, maybe due to new paint? Which was okay but.... When I opened the sheets there were lite black things like lint balls in them. I've never had that, not in the Philippines and not even at Motel 8. I know they can't hurt me, but it's disconcerting when you slip into the sheets and you can feel stuff against your bare legs :( Then, the bathroom. I didn't like how the curtains touch the toilet bowl. It just bugs me. My dad used the shower first. He warned my mom the water gets hot. Then she used it and she found out touching the metal faucet can be very hot. And she warned me, and I still got burned by the water and the faucet, and to avoid the hot water I tried to jump out the shower which I forgot was raised and nearly tripped! That bathroom was a major hazard. And the shower looks big but needs to be feng shui-ed because the facet stuck out - a lot of space couldn't be utilized. And you can't touch it or you get burned. And it takes 20 seconds for the water to adjust so when you think the water has adjusted, it really hasn't. Hence the burning hot water. No one needs to take a shower that hot anyway.

First of all let me start by mentioning that this is a fairly inexpensive hotel and should be treated as such. That being said, it is (for that price) a god hotel with very friendly staff. The rooms are small but clean and although not at all fancy, is located at walking distance from Gare l'Est (east station) and is a short walk from a lot of clubs and night life scene. Just note that it's better to take a non-street view room since at night heavy trucks might wake you up or disturb you. Other than that, nothing much is there to tell! You pay the fairly small sum (at about 30 Euros/night, very few hotels in Paris offer lower rates) and get a small but comfortable and clean room, you sleep, wake up take a shower in a SMALL bathroom (which is why I gave it a four star rating instead of five - again for THAT price!) and leave to do your business! No slack and nothing fancy! Just a comfortable bed (and breakfast sometime not included BTW, check for that!) to sleep in!

Small little rooms that taste like tobacco. Honestly a bit grimy of a place with stained sheets and moldy bathrooms, but it's cheap. I would only recommend to a total budgeter or backpacker.