Les Patios du Marais 2

I booked a stay with my wife but our flight to Paris was cancelled on the day we were supposed to leave, because of a strike in France, so we didn't get to go to Paris. I contacted Les Patios du Marais, but they wouldn't give us a refund, which seemed very unfair. Avoid this place if you can, choose a place with better customer service.

Me,my wife and 2 kids had a nice stay in the end of March. We lived at 2end floor. nice clean flat with kitchen. A little bit noicy, but still ok. Metro and a very good baker 5 min walks away. We would come back again another time. There are many restaurants, grocery stores and shops nearby.

Unbearable stench of cat litter tray in this room. UN.BEARABLE. No one cleaning the room in preparation for our stay could think that was acceptable. Clearly don’t give a toss. Complained by email and no response at all. No-one there to complain to in person. The room above this one appears to be permanently let, and we could hear an animal scratting around. Can only assume their cat is incontinent and the stench is travelling down to the flat below. To balance the review, the bed was comfy and the water was hot, which are usually my only two requirements. Now I’ve added ‘not to stink unbearably like a cat litter tray’ to my list.

We originally booked a studio, which looked very cute in the pics. When we checked in they told us they were upgrading our room to a loft with a living room on the ground floor. We looked at it and turned it down. It looked very shabby not to mention the fact that the stairs to the loft are pretty much straight up and down. Not great when you're a 64 year old taking a bathroom break in the middle of the night. We asked for our original studio and the receptionist acted offended. The studio was tiny and dated with a tiny shower. No a/c but we actually liked it. It had character. It was on the 4th floor and the stairs and hallway felt a bit dirty. It is technically in La Marais which is a great area but this place is on the very edge of it. Still in easy walking distance to everything, though.

What a great stay at Patios Marais. Room was exactly as shown on pics. Had every bit of equipment you could need in a modern setting. The room was very clean and beds had lovely comfy pillows/mattress with fresh linen sheets. No site of any bed bugs as I had brought my bed bug catcher device with me too lol. The location was fantastic as you could walk to most tourist attractions in 30mins. 2 mins away from metro, carefour supermarkets and many small restaurants. Couple bakeries outside main entrance for that essential morning croissant. At great base and would stay again. Tip: You can’t get in apartment earlier as code given is on a timer for 3pm on your main apartment door. Arrived 30mins early & thought might get chance to get in. Two exits out of complex but can’t get back in on rue au maire side which is bit of a pain having to walk around.