LE BELMONT CHAMPS ELYSÉES

This is a great little hotel in a fantastic location. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The rooms are "Parisian" ie fairly small but that's normal. The rooms on Ave Marceau can be a bit noisy - the ones at the back are generally much quieter but you will still hear people above and next to you. The bar and breakfast are good. The showers can be a bit variable in terms of water pressure. My main complaint would be that the rooms get hot and stuffy very quickly and the aircon isn't switched on until "Summer" - opening a window doesn't always help much. Room service is very limited but there are heaps of options nearby. If you want all the mod cons go to a 5* chain hotel but if you want a genuine Parisian experience come here.

We had a wonderful time and, although I say it was not cheap, it was not expensive either. You pay for what you get and this was all top class. Even the room was not that small, given the French penchant for lack of room size.

We booked the hotel using Avios points so didn't pay the rack rate which I believe is around 200 Euros per night.The hotel is around a 10 minute walk from Charles de Gaulle and George V Metro stations on a small road a block back from Champs Elysees. The road wasn't particularly busy, but we were pleased to be allocated a 4th floor room facing an internal courtyard as I guess some traffic noise may be experienced. The room was reached via a dark wood,moodily lit corridor which reminded me of the Talking-backwards-dwarf scene in Twin Peaks.Thankfully the decor in the room was lighter, though a large Louis XIV style mural over the bed wasn't really to my taste. The room was comfy and clean with all the amenities you'd expect from a 4 star hotel. The bathroom was a decent size and there were large windows with a juliette balcony opening onto the previously mentioned internal courtyard. The bed deserves a special mention- large with a mattress of just the right firmness, with crisp spotless linen- we slept very well. Breakfast was served on the ground floor and was good standard with a small hot Buffett and plenty of cold choices. It was served in a type of lounge with comfy seats and low tables which weren't really ideal for eating. The staff were helpful and friendly by usual Paris standards. The rooms and public areas of the hotel were very clean although we tend to use stairs rather than lifts where possible and one of the staircases did seem to be a bit of a temporary dumping ground for room service plates, bed linen etc- obviously not expecting guests to use it. In terms of location its 10 minutes walk to arc de Triomphe, 15 to Eiffel Tower and close to 2 metros. For nightlife areas such as Montmartre you're looking at a 25 minute metro journey. Or pay 14 Euros for a pint of beer on the Champs Elysees ! In summary it's a good class hotel close to tourist sights.Nice rooms,okay breakfast and efficient staff. I probably wouldn't pay 200 euros for a room but that isn't necessarily a reflection on this hotel- I would usually look for cheaper mid range options.

We were on the 5th floor overlooking courtyard. Not the most interesting view but we could the church bells ringing every so often which was lovely. We didnt mind the view as spent little time in bedroom. Good things 1 Room was lovely and comfortable and bathroom clean with lovely shower. 2 Bed very comfy with real pillows 3 Breakfast lovely good choice and the staff were pleasant and obliging 4 Porter at front door very helpful and chatty nice welcome Few improvements 1 please be a bit more generous with the tea and coffee facilities - 2 tea bags and 2 silly pots of milk are not enough. We are BRITISH we like our beverages. In the end we purchased our own from the supermarket. 2 TV - okay we were blessed with the weather so didnt spend much time in the room but 24 hour news being the only programme for Brits is not enough. Loads of channels as usual for the Germans and Arabs. Come on be a bit more generous - American cop shows would have been something but 24 hour news - big no no.

Nice hotel, with lovely soft furnishings and lots of style. - About 10 mins walk to The Arc de Triumph and Champs Elsysee - great location, but without the noise. When you leave the hotel and turn right, across the road in the corner is Pret a Manger, which came in very handy - there is also a bagel café round the corner too. A couple of minutes walk from the hotel, is the restaurant Villa Sophie, a lovely Italian restaurant, great food, ambience and they have a cracking bottle of Pinot Grigo. Our room wasn't that big, but everything that was required was there. Loved the bathroom, we didn't have a bath, but a wet room with a great strong shower. Lovely toiletries are on hand too. We stayed at the Belmont for 4 nights and our room was cleaned daily. Bed and pillows were a bit soft for me, but then that's a personal preference. What I did like about our room was that it looked out into the courtyard and was lovely and quiet, we even kept our terrace door open at night. Breakfast staff were friendly and couldn't do enough for us. There was lots to choose from, well for me and my family anyway - what I did find strange was that you only received 1 teabag when served your breakfast cup of tea and I always had to ask for milk, if you come across this too, please remember to ask for cold milk, the lovely ladies always give hot milk for some reason. There is a bar which always seemed to be very quiet, we did have a few drinks there though and found Alex (') to be friendly and chatty. A bit pricey, but then you are in Paris!! Would I stay at the Belmont again - of course I would and I will certainly recommend this lovely styling hotel.