Kimpton St Honore Paris

I stayed here during my Paris trip and overall really liked it. The location is perfect - everything is close and easy to reach. The hotel looks beautiful and has a nice vibe. Staff were super friendly and made everything smooth. The room was clean and comfortable, just a bit small and sometimes a little noisy. Still, I’d stay here again for sure.

I will tell you about the kimpton from best to worst: - Location - Free wine and prosecco 5-6 pm - Comfortable beds and pillows - They wedged a hotel into a very choppy building. You will never know where you are when you get off the elevator. Follow the room signs, and still get lost. I saw a family coming up from the spa, soaking wet in towels, wandering around the hotel, trying to find their room. - They used a pink neon detail in their design that is super cheesy. Including the sign on the front of the building. Doesn’t fit the Parisian neighborhood. - There is a doorman who stands at the entrance all day, but he doesn’t open the door. I have no idea why he is planted there. - On our first day, our room wasn’t cleaned until 6:00. We came home after a long day to see the room hadn’t been touched and our breakfast dishes sitting there all day. They tried to say we had the Do not disturb flyer on the knob, but we didn’t. I was pretty upset, so they sent us a bottle of prosecco, which was appreciated. - There was over $900 in errors on our final bill. The staff did their best to put out fires, but I blame management that there are so many fires to begin with. Not a 5 star experience by any stretch.

Spacious rooms with high ceilings, large bathroom. Great decor and good location. Impeccably clean. Only quips would be limited room service menu and if on the first floor, depending on room location, can get loud at night due to facing a pub.

Located close to opera, this is an easy one for a weekend getaway on this side of the river. Hotel was new, everything was fresh, and the staff typically friendly and smiley! Breakfast selection was not particularly impressive for a hotel of this level, it the coffee was good and service also on breakfast was quick and friendly. Extra mention on how the staff recognised young travellers. Showers were working well, which should not be surprising but in Paris it is, they did not work properly at Le Maurice…

My recent trip to Paris was initially built around going to see a show at the Olympia, so I focussed on Hotels which were walkable to/ from there. After reading the range of reviews, it felt like the Kimpton St Honoré was the obvious choice .. and wow, .. not only did it deliver, it exceeded expectations tenfold. From the moment of stepping out of the taxi, we were met with the beaming smile and help of Damien - and further welcomed by the exceptional Pilar and Rachel (whom I’m going to lobby daily for the role of their new best friend - whether they want me to be or not!). I had not travelled to Paris for some years - and certainly never encountered this extension of warmth in any previous hotel there. We were given their generous time and attention and all of the information we needed at check in (plus the history of the building - which really set the atmosphere). Our rooms were spotlessly clean and incredibly well equipped; mine had triple aspect views overlooking the Opera House, Eiffel Tower .. and the Olympia venue itself. And as the saying goes ..location, location, location : the Opera Garnier is just a few minutes walk - as are Galleries Layfayette. A few minutes further in either direction and you’re at Place Vendome or The Louvre. A walk to Musee D’Orsay only took us 15-20 mins from the Hotel; the Picasso Musuem took around 45 mins. If you want to spend some serious euros .. pretty much all of the designer shops are also on the doorstep. We didn’t have the chance to eat at the restaurant as we were out in the evenings, but we enjoyed the lovely breakfast buffet - and there is a very generous Social Hour between 5-6pm in the Hotel Bar (great wine and a friendly service). I wanted to visit the spa as it looked beautiful .. but ironically .. ended up with too busy a weekend to remember to actually exhale .. exactly the reason to visit the spa! However .. it’s definitely on my must-do list for the return visit .. We were given a personalised tour of the Gibson guitar room - which actually took our breath away. If you then further add DJs playing across the weekend evenings in the bar - and a dog friendly brunch on the Sunday .. plus the offering of courtesy bicycles; umbrellas; coffee and muffins in the lobby when we checked out .. the gift of Kimpton St Honoré just kept on giving from the beginning, to the end of our stay. Thank you to the whole team for making my long awaited return visit to Paris such a special and memorable experience; I could not be more thankful - and cannot recommend this Hotel - and all concerned, highly enough.