Novotel Suites Paris Expo

"In this hotel’s defense I had just come off a transatlantic cruise and had impeccable treatment. After the cruise, I had stayed in excellent hotels in Portugal, the UK, and Spain. I’m also writing this after a struggle to sleep in a room whose temperature I could not control. As said, we could not control the temperature of our room. The lowest the thermostat would go is 22 degrees, and that temperature could not be maintained - without physically touching the thermostat, the temperature setting would climb seemingly automatically through the night. The room was crowded but the space was not used well. We did lots of walking while we were in Paris and quickly learned that the hotel seemed to straddle the border between an eclectic, fun area and a very sketchy area. There is a fantastic breakfast buffet, and the staff is friendly. The hotel is clean."

"There is NO Aircon. According to the response of the manager to other Google reviews, they disable aircon functionality due to environmental regulations in Paris. However out of all the 2, 3, and 4 star hotels I’ve stayed in here, this is the first time I’ve encountered such a ridiculous restriction (especially when they ADVERTISE as having aircon). Despite it being March, it has started to warm up a bit and with the sun shining into the rooms in the morning, it gets really stuffy the whole day. They compensate by allowing guests to open one small window, but it is so inconvenient to have to get out of bed each time and open and close the window when it gets too cold or too hot. Furthermore, the rooms are a lot more cramped than the pictures. Please find other better value Accor hotels in Paris that deliver the necessities that they advertise."

"We had a very pleasant stay at the Novotel Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. It is located right beside the Porte de Vanves metro stop on the M13 line. It is 9 stops out from the Champs Elsyees stop which takes about 15-20 minutes. The metro trains are every couple of minutes so it is a convenient way to travel. The hotel itself is very clean and modern. We had a family room which was quite spacious for a Paris hotel especially with 2 teenage kids. The kids bed was a couch bed. The top section was one bed. There was a pull out bed in the bottom section which formed the second bed. Not the most comfortable but ok for short stays. The room was well equiped with a bath and shower. There was a coffee making area with a separate sink, refrigerator and microwave. TV had plenty of channels although only one or 2 were english speaking. Plenty of sports channels on it. Not that it mattered much for the amount of time we were in the room. It wasn't a smart tv though so couldn't cast from a device to it which would have been useful. Breakfast was good. Plenty of fruit, yoghurt, cold meats, breads, pastries, cereals and hot food to choose from. The selection of food for later in the day however is not as good. They had a selection of micowaveable packaged food. Novel idea and ok for a quick bite to keep you going but they taste like processed food. Oven heated Pizza's is the only choice but you'd have to wait for the oven to heat up which I didn't see many people doing. There are restaurants in the area you can go out to which are ok and are within 5-10 mins walk. The hotel can provide a list of those. I found the staff friendly and helpful at all times. Overall I would recommend the hotel. I would prefer it a little closer maybe but an extra stop or 2 on the metro doesn't make a big difference. The closer you go towards the centre of Paris the more expensive the hotels are so the Novotel is a good balance."