The Hotel du Collectionneur

this hotel was arranged for us as part of an Avalon cruise. the Lobby is impressive and I think there were nicer rooms overlooking the garden but ours was overlooking an alley near a school or day care. while it was heart warming to hear happy shouts and noise from young children all day, it was nevertheless noise. in the evening we were bombarded by loud music from the bar. while we enjoyed the proximity to the Arc de Triomphe, we preferred the location of the hotel we moved to later for our week in Paris, closer to the Seine and other attractions. the breakfast ( complimentary to Avalon cruise guests ) was good.

On a recent trip to Paris, my family and I selected this hotel for it's location near the Arc de Triomphe. The lobby is relaxing and well furnished. Our accomodations were well appointed. We rented a suite, which consisted of a front room and 1/2 bath and a separate bedroom with an ensuite master bath. This hotel has room service and the food was quite good, although pricey as you would expect. The location is just 4 blocks from the Arc de Triomphe, and 2 blocks from shopping and restaurants. There is an Executive Level at this hotel, that if you pay extra for breakfast you will have access to the suite which serves breakfast in the morning, but has continental food service 24/7. If I were to return to Paris again, I'd definitely stay at this hotel.

This was my first trip to Paris to debut my clothing line. I decided to stay at this hotel because the fashion show was being held here. The hotel is very nice with a bar that is open at night. They offer great breakfast and it was pretty busy this week. They could use more staff as we had to call the front desk a couple of times to clean our room and bring more towels. They did give us access to the executive lounge for the inconvenience. Watch out for hidden fees, my mother had a couple of charges on her card that she didn't authorized like flowers in the room that we never asked for. Overall I would stay here again. It's pretty expensive but in a popular shopping area.

I’m sure this hotel was once great, and it surely has some of that old luxury to it. Marbled floors, high ceilings, and a general sense of space and luxury in public spaces. We also experienced great service, and surely most, but not all, of the staff speaks English. However, as has been noted by a few, it is worn, and no longer looks and feels the business of its five star rating. Of interesting note is the fact that we saw several groups of tourists (from cruise lines??) stashing their hordes of people in and out of the hotel every day. Our “deluxe suite� was simply two completely standard rooms connected via door, so not a suite at all. The rooms are also worn and old. Breakfast was good, but a letdown is the powdered eggs instead of actual eggs. But at least the orange juice is freshly squeezed (I think). Good selection of breads, hams, cheeses etc. As we traveled as family with little kids, we did not try the bar, restaurant or spa facilities. Our next visit to Paris will not be spent in the Collectioneur I’m afraid. It was way below what we hoped for our three-night holiday.

I visited this hotel twice, traveling as a family. My first impressions of this hotel are excellent. Fantastic lobby, good and friendly service, a great location....a luxury hotel that felt, well, luxurious. Breakfast maybe less “wow�, but still great. But on my second visit there was a terrible smell of cigarette smoke (and I sometimes get a physical hay fever-like reaction to cigarette smoke) in the passage that permeated all through our room. I complained...but the hotel was full, so I could not be moved, and the staff said they would investigate. So, great hotel, super luxury, but I sat an entire night sniffing and unable to sleep. I had made myself a treat to stay at this hotel, and I so desperately wanted it to be perfect. If a hotel is ultimately judged on how well you slept, then I unhappily have to rate 3/5.