Hôtel de la Comète

Very clean, simple room. Concierge was very friendly and spoke English well (helped us figure out metro, etc.). Relatively safe area with what looked like a couple good bars/restaurants. Best part was metro convience! Was a little far (30 min metro ride) to all the tourist sites but always really easy to get to. A great find and great stay for the price paid. Breakfast Inclused was a crossiant, baguette, orange juice, tea/coffee, great bonus and enough to sustain my always hungry husband till lunch!! Initially brushed off bc blurry photos, would recommend to anyone traveling to Paris on a budget!

Busy Jaurès area and great for watching the city buzz. Sit by the canals in the evening. Great local hotel and easy to find next to McD's.

Recommended, good location + value, friendly staff.

If you are assigned a room that is facing the Jaures Station, you will hear the clatter of the train coming and going all through the night. You will also hear the cars, buses, trucks and emergency vehicles that travel parallel to the train track. There is also a busy public sidewalk where I was could hear some of he voices of some rudely people coming and going. My room had double pane windows and that did not help. I also carry ear plugs while traveling and that did not help. There was few moments when it was almost silent but overall no. This is why I am forced to rate this hotel so low. If I was given assigned a room on the side or back of the hotel, my review would be higher. Jaures Station was within throwing distance from my window. The hotel is located in a working class neighborhood and does not cater to tourist. If you want to interact with the locals, you must speak French. There are professional and dodgy type characters in the area so choose who you interact with carefully. Along with the subway stop, there are lots nearby stores and restaurants. It is too bad that the hotel does have a refrigerator in the room, you could save a lot a money. The Jaures station was great. I was able to reach all of the popular spots in the city. However, the people in encounter in the information booth only spoke French. So if you need help, please have a map handle. No, I will not go back to this hotel.