Maison Athénée

Pros: - nice decoration inside, staff very well trained and polite, good breakfast and water pressure - located close to nice part of the 8th just cross the street - beautiful building Cons: - bathsoaps are not nice, just plain almond when in France you have so many intricate scents to choose from - very cramped spaces throughout the hotel - no down pillows or comforters, bedding more in line with a 3 star if anything - extremely noisy/busy street if you have a street facing room be prepared for heavy traffic during the day, its a major through street for Opera even though it says its in the 8th its really on the border and in a very commercial area; at night restaurants have outdoor seating and people stay late talking lout; right near Olympia where major concerts happen and people pour out in the hundreds often drunk. If you have a noise sensitivity its def not a peaceful location - transfer to the airport would have been nice but they charge 200 and a taxi costs 60 so not sure how that makes sense... - for some reason there are no towel hooks anywhere in the bathroom so if you're two people in the room you have to share the bathtub area to lay down your towel but then it just stays damp. - despite downgrading rooms on my last night due to noise the hotel refused to pay me back the difference, a small courtesy of a free drink or something would have been nice to compensate but no gesture in line with the hotel star rating was made.