Hôtel Notre-Dame Saint Michel
3-star hotel · 5th arrondissement, Paris
Long Weekend score
Good3 serious reports in 298 reviews: a physical hazard (3)
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Paris are rated 8.6 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 44% of Paris hotels
- 84% of guest comments are praise
- 92% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 44% of Paris hotels. Compared with 912 hotels in Paris. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 84% of guest comments are praise. 638 praise, 120 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 92% of guest photos show no damage. 55 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $281 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $228
- 1 min walkto Saint-Michel Notre-Dame station
- 298 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceSaint-Michel Notre-Dame is 64 m away
- Notre-Dame Cathedral view23 guest photos show it
- Water view10 guest photos show it
- Location270 praise · 0 complain
- Staff129 praise · 7 complain
Against
- On a main road: Quai Saint-Michel11 m from the building
- Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 8.0 in 100 a year ago, 11.7 now34 complain · 7 praise
- Room sizecomplaints falling: 28.0 in 100 a year ago, 9.5 now33 complain · 9 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints falling: 16.0 in 100 a year ago, 7.7 now25 complain · 1 praise
- The lift27 of 298 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
298 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (270 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 34 of the 41 who mention it complain.
Location2700Strength
Great location, fabulous view, very comfortable, would stay again without hesitation
Booking network, October 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Brilliant location and comfortable room.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Beds301Strength
The room is compact (as many in Paris are), but the bed is wonderfully comfortable with a great mattress, soft pillows, and a cozy quilt.
Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
The beds were really comfortable & the hotel felt safe & clean.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Staffcomplaints falling: 4.0 in 100 a year ago, 2.2 now1297Strength
Excellent customer service and divine view of Notre Dame Catherdral.
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Everyone we interacted with was genuinely friendly, welcoming, and helpful, which made the stay feel relaxed and personal rather than transactional.
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
When we arrived the lady who greeted us (if that is what you want to call it) was very rude.
Google, October 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Views1006Strength
Fabulous views of Notre Dame
Booking network, February 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The view of the Notre Dame and the seine was breathtaking!
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
No View from room unfortunately (twin room) was at the back of the hotel.
Booking network, September 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Breakfast312Strength
Great attention to cleanliness and a delicious, varied breakfast.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The breakfast was delicious, very reasonably priced, and plenty to start the day perfectly.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast expensive for what it was, and too sugary for my taste.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 2.2 now486Strength
Very clean, very comfortable.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
The location is amazing, wonderful staff and immaculately clean.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Inconsistent vacuuming and fresh towels
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Value136Mostly good
Best value hotel with a million dollar view of Notre Dame.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Excellent value, very convenient, comfortable hotel
Booking network, October 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
A lot of money just for the location
Booking network, January 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
Room sizecomplaints falling: 28.0 in 100 a year ago, 9.5 now933Weak spot
The rooms have very low ceilings and feel extremely small, uncomfortable and claustrophobic.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 3/10 by this guest
Room for breakfast very small on the whole the hotel was small and cramped.
Tripadvisor, June 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Things are different when you get there, our room wasn’t much bigger than a walk-in closet.
Google, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 8.0 in 100 a year ago, 11.7 now734Weak spot
It is unbearably noisy within and outside and I hardly slept.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 3/10 by this guest
The street was noisy, people leaving bars until around 3an then the early workers start around 6am, a lot of traffic goes past and always sirens.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
This is a noisy intersection and while the windows seem double panes, the constant police sirens and loud revelers woke us up many times.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints falling: 16.0 in 100 a year ago, 7.7 now125Weak spot
It is old and room was very tiny - but it’s literally across the road from Notre Dame and subway.
Google, October 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Is very old and small and room smell really bad
Booking network, June 2026, rated 3/10 by this guest
Everything in the hotel is a bit "old" and "ancient"; however, the shower facilities are fine.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: food.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 1,409 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: the lift, in 27 of 298 reviews.
The lift27 of 2981 in 11 reviews
Elevator was broken and we were on the fourth floor.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Carry your luggage up one flight of steps and the elevator is extremely small and slow
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Hard for less mobile guests13 of 2981 in 23 reviews
This is not disability friendly.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Visitors must haul luggage up a full flight of stairs.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Something broken in the room12 of 2981 in 25 reviews
The sliding door to the bathroom didn't latch so, embarrassingly,the door kept sliding open.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Heating and air conditioningcomplaints falling: 4.0 in 100 a year ago, 2.6 now8 of 2981 in 37 reviews
The air conditioner in my room was not working well and it was very difficult during the recent heatwave.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Wish the AC worked better, but windows worked great.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked6 of 2981 in 50 reviews
I thought I will get a room similar to a pictures on the website but it was just small room with bed and stairs where I thought was a small seating arena but no.
Google, May 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Great location, small rooms, not what you see on the internet.
Google, July 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom5 of 2981 in 60 reviews
Shower did not drain well, we had to shut off mid shower to allow it to drain.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Our toilet does NOT have a DOOR, and the chain door lock on the main door was also broken.
Google, April 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Serious reports
3 in 298 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard3 of 298 reviews
My partner slipped in the bathtub - slippery tub.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
5 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (8%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt5 of 608%
Of 60 guest photos, 5 show damage or dirt: building work in 4 and peeling paint or cracks in 1. Of the hotel's own 28, 0 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: water view (10), landmark view (23).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$281 is a typical night, from 266 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $240Dearest month: May 2027, $299
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Super.com$242
- Vio.com$242
- deals.goseek.com$242
- deals.etrip.net$242
- Agoda$258
- clicktrip.com$262
- Trip.com$268
- qantas.com$268
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Saint-Michel Notre-Dame station is 64 m away by road, about 1 minute on foot. There are 20 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest main road: Quai Saint-Michel11 m
- Nearest station: Saint-Michel Notre-Dame1 min walk64 m by road
- Nearest shop: Casino3 min walk254 m by road
- Notre-Dame16 min walk1.2 km by road
- The Louvre23 min walk1.7 km by road
- The Eiffel Tower4.4 km
- The Arc de Triomphe5.0 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
2 room types, all 14 m².
- Double or Twin on the backside14 m²Sleeps 2Bathtub
- Double Room with view of the Seine River or Noter Dame14 m²Sleeps 2BathtubLandmark view
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.6 out of 10. 44% of the 912 hotels in Paris are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.6.
Every review site, out of 100
If room condition matters to you
Here, 25 of the 26 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
298 reviews counted · 88 photos checked · updated 19 September 2026
- We collected this hotel's 889 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 298 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 134 older, 141 in other languages, 315 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 148 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 3 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- We looked at 88 photos: the first 28 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.