Melia Vendome Boutique Hotel Paris

I stayed at this hotel for one night thanks to winning a raffle!!! Yeah!!!

The standard room I had was rather small, but comfy. It had a large flatscreen tv, aircon and minibar. As one could expect, everything was very clean and perfectly arranged.

Breakfast was buffet style with a wide variety of breads, pastries, fruits, yoghurts, eggs.

The personal was very friendly and efficient.

Unique Quality: You're just a few steps from Place de la Concorde, the Tuileries Garden, the Louvre and other sights.

This is a 4 star hotel and the primary reason we stayed there is that we were with a group for our first visit to the continent. It is a very nice hotel and I have to guess at the rates since it was included in our package. The rooms were standard small with a nice en suite bath (tub, shower, toilet, bidet) and a mini bar. It is on a side street so there was no noticeable noise. Each morning breakfast was brought to our room - a fairly standard but good croissant, baguette, cheese, butter, jam, juice and coffee.

Unique Quality: The staff was very professional and helpful. We had called our friend, Pam, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and asked if she could join us for the weekend in Paris. We had not heard from her before we left, but as we walked into the hotel she was waiting for us at the bar (see photo) with a kir royale as a welcoming drink! Of course, I had to use Bogart's line, "Of all the gin joints in all the world...". The bar was quite nice and the location wonderful. Later the concierge handed me a telephone message for "M. Veun" from "Mme. Thaw" (her name is Thew) saying "she will in Paris." I chuckled but realize I could not receive a message in French and begin to understand or translate it. Dumb Americans!

Directions: Just of rue de Rivoli and around the corner from Place de la Concorde.