After reading previous reviews we arrived with some trepidation to find a ver y centrally located hotel in walking distance of the Louvre Tuileries and good transport links in the Palais royal by both bus and Metro. The rooms were clean of good size, bedding and towels changed regularly. the one morning we had breakfast there was ample , fruit juice cereals yoghurt croissant bread ham cheese eggs fruit tea and coffee. The staff were both pleasant and helpful.

We stayed at the Malte Opera because we had been traveling outside of Paris and decided to return for 2 nights and didn't have a reservation prearranged. This hotel had availability, was nicely located (close to shopping we wanted to do at end of our trip), and a very reasonable 130E per night. Our room was large for Paris standards (and compared to our previous hotel), clean, and contained all the amentities adverstised. (The internet in lobby wasn't working and we didn't know if it was working in our room or not.) The breakfast is overpriced. There is a small cafe bar around the corner that only charges 2E for coffee, that also has variety of breads inexpensively. Hotel is quiet, located across the street from national library, so street life at night is dead. However, we never felt unsafe. Desk staff were helpful in every way. This hotel lacks the charm of many others so if you want small, personal, Parisian hotel, this is not for you.

When me and my wife arrived in the hotel, the manager told us that there are no rooms available despite my one month advance booking from hotels and relocated us to a hotel in the ninth district.

We reported the incident to Paris Tourism Department also.

This hotel is not worth the price. The street it is on is really dark and scary for lone females at night. Also, although I paid when I checked out, by the time I got home I had received an e-mail stating that I had not paid. They had charged the credit card that I used to make the reservation. After I strightened everything out they did refund the credit card. Making a reservation was also a hassle at this hotel. Only when I had told them that I would like to cancel my reservation did they say they had found my reservation. However, the ladies that work here are good looking. They look like good quality fench babes.