PAVILLON HENRI IV

Really nice hotel, great food, fantastic view of Paris and located right in the heart of St Germain. Stayed for two weeks on a business trip and the place felt like home. Lovely friendly staff and situated next to a great park for early morning runs.

We stayed for one night in a very hot period. As other reviewers mentioned an airco is really needed for such hotel in modern times, and i'm happy to read that the hotel management decided to make this investment by next year. All by all, the location and the history of the place are stunning. The restaurant is high class, and thus pricy, but the service is a bit lagging. This can be caused by the relatively young staff. Our room was a bit small, with queen size bed just fitting in the room. Bathrooms renewed and very clean. I would have expected a bit better quality of cosmetics, but ok these are details. What is absolutely not acceptable is the breakfast. We had breakfast at 08.30, there was no personnel in the room, and at 08.45 i knocked on the kitchen door as there was no more bread on the buffet. The waitress apologized and mentioned it would take 15 minutes more for the (pre-baked) bread to cool down from the oven. The choices for breakfast were extremely basic. Fruit salad from a can, lukewarm scrambled eggs, etc. It is substandard to a 4 star hotel, and we mentioned it to the receptionist who handled our complaint very professionally. I really hope this is going to be improved.

We very recently returned from staying at the Pavillion Henri IV for a few days. There is no doubt that the hotel has outstanding views looking towards Paris from the rear, and it is a building oozing with historic charm. However there are 2 important aspects which do not match the status of a 4 star hotel. The first is the breakfast. No way does it reflect the standard of a 4 star hotel, and it not worth 20 EUR. You are far better off getting breakfast in the numerous cafes only a short walk away in the town. The second, and perhaps more important flaw, is that the hotel has no air-conditioning. We were staying on the top floor and it was very, very hot. Although there was a large fan placed on the floor, it was far too noisy to put on. The choice we had, therefore, was between not getting a good nights sleep because of the fan noise, or alternatively because it was simply too hot. We mentioned the fact that the room was too hot without air-con to the receptionist as we checked out, and she shrugged her shoulders. Perhaps, this was the right response, as it reflected the reality of the situation- there was no air-con, so what could she do about it' Well, the hotel could always invest in air-conditioning to befit its 4 star rating as a luxury hotel.

I am partial as we had our wedding dinner in this magnificient hotel with rooms with a view 7 years ago, and come back each year to celebrate. So we were there last night, and it only gets better. Great food, excellent service, spectacular view in a history-laden building : The "Sun King" Louis the 14th was born there, and Bearnaise sauce was also invented there. It is truly scrumptuous ! If you are tavelling through Paris/France, try to stay there for a couple of days, you will not regret it

Former part of the royal palace used by Louis IV before Versailles, this hotel is nothing short of great. The standard rooms could be larger but they all have the right character And excellent bathroom/shower facilities. The terrace and the terrace views are outstanding overlooking the seine river and La Défense. Staff is also very caring and professional. Building gets a bit warm and AC is not available but fans are.