Le Marquis Eiffel

I picked this hotel for essentially one reason. I was in Paris on business for 24 hours with a colleague who had never been to the city. So we wanted a location that was optimal for sightseeing. Normally, I would have chosen something closer to St. Germain or Notre Dame since this tend to be my favorite parts of the city of light. But if it isn’t obvious from the name or the pictures, Le Marquis Eiffel is just a five minute walk to the Eiffel Tower. And from there you have easy access to the Seine River Tours, Arc de Triomphe, and Champs Elysées.
Aside from this, Le Marquis Eiffel is a perfectly fine albeit fairly typical European boutique hotel. It’s small and quirky. The elevator is tiny and slow, the stairs are narrow and nearly vertical. The rooms, while comfortable, are very small with bathrooms that feature showers that basically have no room for even a sliding door. And in room amenities are somewhat lacking. On the plus side, they have free Wi-​Fi, the staff is helpful and attentive, and there’s a free breakfast (which is nice, though typically basic and nothing to write home about).
If you’re on your first trip to Europe, you might find this hotel a bit challenging. And there are other left bank properties that are more quaint and enticing. But it’s clean, comfortable, and the location speaks for itself. So while it will suit the needs of many travelers, just go with a sense of adventure, and take advantage of the location. Oh, and there’s a small grocery across the street which is a great place to pick up water and snacks for your room.

We stayed here for two nights and absolutely loved the hotel for our first trip to Paris. The hotel is beautiful and a short walk to everything you want to see. It’s far enough off the busy streets that it is quiet and the neighborhood is very safe. The rooms are very modern and clean. From the top floor, we had a partial view of the Eiffel Tower. The best part is the staff, especially for two American travelers who speak poor French. All of the staff was friendly, helpful and spoke perfect English. They were happy to help with anything while we were there. The only downside was the breakfast. It was quite expensive for the selection and really didn’t compare favorably to some of the other European breakfasts we had. I would suggest venturing out to eat in the morning.
The wifi works very well in the room and common areas. Fast, reliable connection. They also safely stored our bags for us while we took a side trip to Brussels. Overall, we highly recommend this hotel, especially for an American traveler (s) a little nervous about a first trip to Paris and lack of ability to speak the native tongue.

This hotel is ideal if you want to visit the Eiffel Tower… I went 4 times because it’s a 5 minute walk… was safe to walk at night 12am and 1am to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle… Really made my day!
The hotel and our room was clean and customer service is good. The room AC is excellent as it was really hot during our stay last week.
The metro is close by and there are lovely restaurants near the hotel. There is a fairly large supermarket opposite the hotel, which we brought our chilled water from for 44 cents.

I have mixed feelings about this hotel after staying here for 9 nights, and after much contemplation, I give this place 2.5 stars, and am rounding up for this review. This is a very small boutique hotel, about 30 rooms on 6 floors. They only have one person at the reception desk, and there is usually someone sitting there so you’ll have to wait if you need help. It is located on a very quiet street, which is great if you’re looking for a more slow paced environment that is quiet, and will allow for quality sleep, which was definitely a plus for me. But if you are looking for action, and high activity-​this is not the place for you. There was really no where to grab a late night snack or drink immediately closeby, but you could find some restaurants a few blocks away. I like that this hotel was across the street from a pretty nice sized supermaket allowing me to buy bottles of water, wine and snacks as needed-​I believe it closes at 9pm so make sure to grab what you need before closing. I liked that the hotel was just a few blocks away from the Champs De Mars allowing you to see the Eiffel Tower often, and whenever I was a little lost, I used the Eiffel Tower as my guide to get me back to my hotel. The hotel is also conveniently located between two Metro stations: Dupleix and Le Mott Piquett. I also liked that the linens and towels looked very clean. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the room and bathroom size, it wasn’t as small as I was anticipating based on other Unilocal reviews that I saw.
So now let me get to the stuff that I did not like. The main thing being that the room just felt so dusty! I had asthma as a child, and grew out of it… but because of all the dust in the room, I woke up every morning wheezing and had to sneeze around 10+ times. When my BF grabbed an umbrella that fell on the floor, he said a bunch of dust flew in the air. The nightstand was dusty. There was a big suede headboard that was dusty, and a big drapery on top of the bed that I’m sure was also dusty. I felt better when I opened the windows to let in fresh air, but since we were facing the street on the first floor, it was often too loud to keep the window open all the time. If you want a room with a view of the Eiffel Tower-​make the request in advance (this is my biggest regret!). I told the concierge about the dust, but there were no improvements. Second, they say they have AC, and I called multiple times saying that mine wasn’t working and they insisted it was, but I really did not feel the air. Perhaps, it’s just weak? Although the AC in the hallway felt much stronger. Third, the wifi is free, but it’s unreliable. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. My BF was frustrated with the bad wifi connection. Fourth, housekeeping was very inconsistent, she would often forget to refill the coffee or the creamer or the toiletries (fyi, they do not provide hair conditioner so bring your own if you use it), which was really annoying, when I liked drinking the coffee in the room every morning. I was forced to call the front desk for coffee or cream almost every morning, and it would take them awhile to bring it to me, which is not good if I’m rushing to a meeting. Fifth, some of the staff working at the front desk were simply not very friendly. For a small boutique hotel and for my staying at the hotel for 9 nights, I would expect friendlier service. Although there were some friendly staff, which brings me back to the inconsistency of this hotel.
For the $ 200+/night rates that this hotel charges, I just didn’t think it was worth it. Overall, I was okay with our stay here, but I do not plan on staying here again.

I am currently staying here and would like to give more stars, but cannot since a fellow guest has left his dog alone in the room for at least 3 hours and it is now 11pm…
Keep in mind that they allow animals if you decide to stay here.
Also, there is way too much mold in the corners of the tub. Am now sorry I chose this hotel.

I had some friends stay at Le Marquis in Sept 2014 and have only wonderful things to stay about the hotel and its staff. One of my friends is blind and the staff was very gracious and helpful and even helped them to navigate air flights due to the Air France strike — here’s what they wrote me on their stay:
I too wanted to express my appreciation for the hotel. Judith & Francke were both fabulous in each taking extra efforts in rescheduling our flights on respective cancellations. Judith assisted us with wi-​fi immediately upon arrival. They also were exceptional in getting us where we wanted to go by metro or taxi and Francke even found us discounted tickets to a show that he ordered online for us. The other staff was helpful as well.
The room although compact like Paris was generous in comfort. Felt very neighborly for being in a convenient location to nearby transportation and good restaurants. Housekeeping was good keeping us furnished w/​clean towels etc and provided free non-​alcoholic beverages for our fridge. The hotel was quiet, unless we opened the window, we didn’t hear a sound and then only minimal street noise or activity.
We would definitely stay here again!

We stayed here for two days on our trip visiting family and friends in France. We wanted a quiet hotel in walking distance of the metro. With over 3000 small hotels to choose from in Paris, based on the reviews and location we chose this one. We spent the next day visiting shows, open air markets and sites. This is definitely a hotel you must consider for your stay in Paris. However it is moderately priced but you pay for the cleanliness, the quiet, the service, and the ambience of a friendly French hotel in the 15^th Arrondissement.

My husband and I stayed here at the beginning of June 2013 for his business trip/​our mini-​vacation. The location is AMAZING! It’s not on a very busy street, and it’s just a couple blocks to several metro lines, the Champs De Mars and the Eiffel Tower. Not to mention a jillion cafes and restaurants. The rooms are very nice, updated and clean, but don’t expect a spacious room. (Small rooms are par for the course in a city like Paris, though) The downside, however, is they supposedly have air conditioning (mentioned on their website). It would not turn on in our room when we got there, but were told it would come on in the next day or two. It never did and it was SO HOT in our tiny room. Having the french doors open just brought in street noise and not much breeze. We had lots of trouble sleeping. The staff were nice enough, but were not very receptive to our requests. Again, par for the course in Paris, we learned. I would recommend this hotel if you’re okay with not having AC.

Sehr nettes Hotel in einer ruhigen Nebenstrasse, dicht am Eiffelturm gelegen. Ausgesprochen freundliches Personal! Zimmer paristypisch eher klein, aber ausreichend, mit schönem Ambiente. Betten hervorragend, Bad sauber und neu. Einziges Manko: sehr hellhörig. Zimmerpreis recht hoch– da hilft nur sehr rechtzeitige Buchung. 6 Monate vorher gebucht, nur ¹⁄₃ des Preises bezahlt!
Wenn man den Preis runter bekommt absolut empfehlenswert!

A wonderful hotel in a terrible city for (reasonable wonderful) hotels. Small, in a quiet neighborhood near the Eiffel Tower, very close to a playground, this hotel (or at least our room) has wonderful beds, great bathtubs, excellent service. The Internet is slow, though typical for Europe. And the breakfast could be healthier (fruit in sugar water mainly). But overall, the most comfortable reasonable find I’ve found in Paris.

Le plus frappant lorsqu’on arrive a cet hotel, c’est probablement le décor: des chambres dans des couleurs sombres, une moquette au motif de peau de leopard, et des oeuvres d’art abstrait. La décoration est sympa et les salles de bain sont très agréables. les volumes des chambres sont plutôt grande. Au demeurant, le personnel reste accueillant et toujours pret a rendre service, et l’emplacement de l’hotel est agreable et ideal pour ceux qui veulent decouvrir Paris (a deux pas du Champ de Mars et de la Tour Eiffel)