Hotel Ibis La Villette Cite des Sciences, Paris

We arrived Thursday afternoon to get our room for a period of 3 nights. After retrieving the key to home, we deposited the suitcase in the room to go for a walk in Paris. Back at the hotel around 21h, we realized that our luggage was searched and that we had stolen our laptop, Ipod and cables. After a complaint to the police during the night, the day we met the hotel manager who can not be very cooperative or understanding by not giving us no fax transmission report showing that he had contacted his insurance. Ibis offers a contract usually satisfied or that we have not been proposed despite our request and we have paid a visit in its entirety. The only thing the hotel offered us is to get a room change! WRONG! We are still awaiting the progress of the case but this story has clearly marred our stay in love. I certainly do not recommend this hotel.

The rooms were really small but we heard that it is normal in everyplace. The hotel was clean but the staff did not know how to smile. The breakfast was not good at all. Everymorning coffee, jam and crepes were finished and we have to jump around the room to get coffee.

I have been to Paris many times. This hotel is a fairly long walk to either of two metro stops. It is a typical Ibis Hotel. I stay in this chaine often. All the hotels are clean and meet the same basic standards (like McDonalds). The rooms in this hotel are a little small but if anyone has found a decent 2 star hotel in Paris with big rooms, I'd like to know the name.

A good choice for those who want a calmer Parisian setting, while not straying too far from the action. This hotel is located alongside the Ourcq canal, across from a very interesting park, and within walking distance of a metro station. Although the rooms are smallish, the windows do open, and the view from the canal side -- particularly on a sunny day -- is refreshing. The staffing on the front desk was minimal on the day we arrived, but the young clerk was quite helpful and attentive to our needs. Of particular note is the fact that the hotel is located along a bike path that runs the length of the canal (yes--it is possible to cycle in Paris!), and bicycle storage for cycle tourists (like ourselves)is usually available in the hotel's luggage check room, if prior notice is given. All in all, we found the Ibis la Villette to be a good value for Paris, and would not hesitate to stay there again.