Hotel Montana Paris Lafayette

The room I stayed in was small and rundown, with damp on the walls. Although I was expected a budget hotel, this was far worse than my expectations.

To be avoided like the plague! Claustrophobic and below human standards. Lift is so old and only big enough for 1 person. Room wasnt cleaned throughout our stay. Each floor is the size of one big room divided into 3 cubical rooms so you could literally hear everybody on the floor as though they're sharing the room with you. Noisy all evening till way past midnight with doors banging and questionable clientele slamming doors and going in out of their rooms multiple times in the evening. At some point, around midnight, a group of African people congregated outside our room shouting and arguing in a foreign language in a way that left us unnerved and feeling unsafe. No staff members intervened to make it stop! All they seemed to be concerned about was asking guests first thing to pay citizen tax and on subsequent days if they were checking out. The neighbourhood, though conveniently located, close to the gare du nord with direct and quick links to the airport and central Paris, was also dodgy and we were warned by many to watch our personal belongings when walking around the hotel to avoid mugging or pick pocketing. I wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone especially if you have children.

Old property

High low point was no hot water. Peeling paint on the walls generally not the cleanest. Bedding was clean and bed was comfortable. Close to the train station and metro. Reception had trouble with English but friendly