I just returned from Paris on Monday 8/25/08. I was very pleased with the cleanliness and friendliness of the staff. The restaurant breakfast choices were excellent, would highly recommend this hotel due to its proximity to Bercy Village and the Metro station.My only complaint was the wake-up call did not come through twice as we had missed our trip to Versailles and we would have missed our flight home if we did not use my cell phone alarm. Their TV wake-up alarm was so very loud that it jolts your brain to the limit. All in all, I was pleased!

The hotel is conveniently located in a quiet area south of paris, Bercy village, just a few steps from the underground station. Our room was clean and comfortable, however not certainly up to a 5 stars hotel. Staff was very unfriendly, expecially at checkin: we arrived one hour earlier and we were told no room was available yet, even if they did not check for vacancy, and even if the hotel was almost empty.

This was my first time in Paris and I'm not a experienced traveller so I was thrilled with my hassle free stay at the Pullman Bercy. Located in a family friendly area and a great base from which to travel into central Paris for sightseeing.

I don't know why this is only a 4-star hotel and not a 5-star one.

The staff were polite and helful espeically when it came to advice on where to go shopping and other tourist-type questions. There was some reburbishment work going on in the lobby but it didn't affect our enjoyment as disruption was kept to a minimum.

We stayed on the sixth floor and our room (one double bed) was the size of a similar room in a 4-star hotel in London. It was big, had a wide screen tv, a fridge and the bathroom was clean and spacious.

The hotel is about 2 minutes walk from Cour St. Emilion station (line 14, purple) and you can get to Gare de Lyon in about 10 minutes. The number 24 bus stop is one minute's walk from the hotel and that also takes you into central Paris within 15 minutes.

The hotel in located in Bercy village which has some nice restaurants, a multiplex cinema, a Tabac, cake shop and there is a branch of the Franprix supermarket chain about 5 minutes walk away. A good place to go to stock up on bottled water, fruit, snacks etc without paying higher central Paris prices.

I booked my stay on the Eurostar website along with train tickets. It worked out at around £50 a night for two people.

When I go back to Paris I will try to stay at the Pullman Bercy again.

We stayed for 2 nights here and wanted to stay longer but they were sold out of rooms. It was a bright, beautiful and CLEAN hotel located near a pretty cool area called Bercy village where there was a movie theatre, shops, cafes and bars.

Location wise it is not downtown Paris, but it is on the metro line. To get there, take the subway to St. Emilion not Bercy, (like we did-big mistake). It takes about 10-15 mins to reach city centre. Breakfast is very expensive, skip it and buy a croissant instead at the neighbourhood pastry shop.