Hello,

I am currently looking at the Hotel Regina Paris for a stay next spring for my teenage daughter and I. The location, web site, etc looks wonderful. Wondering if anyone has personal experience with this hotel that they could share with us. We are looking at a one week stay in Paris.

Thank you.

The hotel's location is excellent, and some of the rooms--the more expensive ones--are pretty. The room we had was small and shabby; the desk staff were very aloof. We wouldn't stay there again. The hotel plays host to large tour groups, also.

It is generally not well thought of...

There are so many good places to stay..

Thank you for the replies. Could you recommend a hotel in this area that would be a better choice? Any one else with comments regarding the Regina?

Thank you!

Not a good place; very noisy and caters to Japanese tour groups. The area is poor; lots of tour buses and tacky street sellers. You really need to rethink the location; your teenager would prefer the Marais or left bank. That chain has a hotel near the Etoile, also a **** and much finer rooms and location. We would never return to the Regina. If you must stay in the 1st, we suggest Hotel Cambon, a **** and privately owned. Just down the street from the English bookstore and a short walk to some good restaurants and Place Concorde.

On this site, the Brighton gets considtently good reviews and the location is excellent.

With a teenage daughter, however, I think you might want to consider staying in the 6th--it's considerably more lively. What's your price range?

Back in the 1st, we like the Mansart. It's just off the Place Vendôme and actually shares a wall with the Ritz. Lots of cafés and restaurants nearby, and a post office and ATM are just down the street.

We stayed at the Hotel Regina a few years ago, and while our room was beautiful with a great view, it was noisy. At one point, the phone rang in the room next door to us, and I picked up our phone to answer - the walls are very thin!

Is there a specific reason you want to stay in that area? If you are open to other places, there more interesting/lively/interesting neighborhoods IMO.

Hello again,

Thank you for all the helpful replies. We have cetainly not settled on any one particular area to stay in. Someone suggested looking at the Regina. Our price range will be 500E or less per night. We would certainly entertain any other suggestions you may have. This will be my 2nd trip to Paris and my Daughters 1st. Last time I stayed however was 10+ years ago in the Latin Quarter. Looking for a hotel (not apt.) with very good concierge services.

Thank you!

In your price range there are several good hotels in the 6th: the Madison, the Luxembourg Parc, and the d'Aubusson. I expect you would be happy at any of them. We've stayed at the Madison a number of times and found it first rate. Corner rooms overlooking the blvd St-Germain are especially spacious, and all are beautifully decorated.

As previous poster suggested, please check out the Hotel Aubusson.
I stayed just down the street from it, it is an EXCELLANT area, close to everything, but on the quieter end of street, and very close to river which makes it so central. Rooms seem to be nice, price a little bit high for me, but it gets good reveiws. The staff looked very nice, doorman etc for those who need that sort of thing.
I have also stayed at Hotel Brighton in 1st, and while I loved our view room with two mini balconies, I did not find the area fun at all, rather dead at night except for a string of tacky souvenir shops that line Rue Du Rivoli in that area.

The Hotel Aubusson and The Madison both look wonderful! The area also looks like it would be very lively. Thank you for the suggestions. I am now leaning toward the Aubusson. The decision is just so very difficult!

Sounds like a good idea, I would not want to stay where the Regina is, either.

I believe that I've read several posts that if you stay at the Aubusson, you need to book a superior room or the room can be very small.

Has anyone stayed at the Lutetia recently? Wondering.....

I am surprised by the negative comments about the Regina. We stayed there last year and had lovely, huge connecting rooms with state-of-the art bathrooms. The staff, especially the concierges, were very kind and helpful. We found the area to be convenient, and just tended to avoid the one strip of tacky tourist stuff.
That said, we are not staying there on our upcoming trip this year. The prices went through the roof for the same type of rooms as last year. We are staying at the Hotel Mansart. They have been most kind about making dinner reservations for us, and the place gets great reviews.

We're very fond of the Mansart and hope you will like it too. The desk staff are quite helpful. Here's some information on nearby restaurants.

For breakfast/lunch/or light early dinner (the café closes at 7 p.m.), head down the rue St-Honoré to the Place du Marché St-Honoré, off to the left as you're going toward the Louvre. There you will find Le Pain Quotidien, a Belgian bakery/café with excellent breads, fresh OJ, the usual pastries, sandwiches, soups--and for breakfast, a farm-fresh soft-cooked egg to die for.

On the rue Mont-Thabor (across the Place Vendôme and a block or two to the right as you go toward the Tuileries) are Le Soufflé, which offers a full menu in addition to the fabulous soufflés, and L'Ardoise, a good bistro with reasonable prices. All of these are only about 2-3 blocks from the Mansart.