“Basic”

Not worth the high cost for a basic hotel, however the room was clean and the bed was comfortable

“Great neighbourhood”

The hotel is typical of centre Paris hotels. Small rooms but comfortable for the needs of the sightseer. Close to good bistros/restaurants and convenience stores. Cosmopolitan surroundings. Centre of the rag trade yet convenient for Metro and stations.

“Handy for the Eurostar”

Pleasant hotel with typically small rooms. Bed was large and comfortable and everything was clean. It is about 10 minutes walk to the Gare du Nord (Eurostar). I would use it again. Don't bring a car

“good price”

The hotel has good rates but it's not covenient for business travellers. The room I had was very small with a veiw on other room within 1m distance. No natural light. I kept my courtins closed for all stay to make sur I'm not observed.

“Really nice Hotel!”

Great Hotel!!! They have free Wifi internet, which is cool! And are near a metro station! Great attention!

“Basic and expensive”

We all know Paris is an expensive city to stay in but this one really did take the biscuit.After searching for somewhere close to Gare du Nord I followed recommendations here (and elswhere) as Magenta looked a bit more like a change from the usual chain hotels and I thought it was worth investing in the increased charge -for one night only,during a stop over.This was a MISTAKE!The room has to be the smallest I have ever stayed in and for Paris this of course is really saying something.To pay over the odds for one night and get something the size of a cell where you really could not move is just not acceptable.Another deciding factor was that breakfast was included-indeed a rarity these days but you would be hard pushed to find anywhere that serves a more paltry excuse for making this worthwhile.Really would recommend anyone thinking this is a good choice to either pick a better hotel without breakfast and spend your money choosing somewhere you would like to go or stay further outside the city centre in a better hotel and get a taxi to the centre if it's only for the odd night.Really ended our holiday on a bit of a bummer and the feeling that we were being absolutely robbed.These folks really do not deserve our custom.Basic hotel with the most basic service for an expensive price.At half the price I would have felt they were having a laugh.Don't even think about it!

“Not as conventient as I had hoped.”

Hoped that I would be within easy walking distance of the RER to the airport, but wasn't really. The place was good enough, but you can do a lot better for the money. The neighborhood was busy with traffic and little else so we had to walk some distance to find a good restaurant.

“Decent for the price”

We booked this hotel mostly because we needed somewhere to stay immediately after arriving in Paris via Thalys train. From that point of view, the location was great (short walking distance from Gare du Nord and Gare de l'est). The hotel itself was nothing amazing, but not a negative experience. The room was a fair size (maybe even large for a European room), the bathroom was decent, and the room setup was okay. The hotel was decently clean, I was not disappointed, though everything seemed a tad "worn" and "old". The bathroom and bed were both clean and comfortable enough. The service was quite good, though we didn't have any real demands or special requirements; still the gentlemen at the front desk were polite and pleasant (and spoke very good English). A word of advice, the location is extremely noisy. Paris in general is a very noisy city (constant sirens, constant loud scooters and motorbikes), and this hotel is on a pretty major street so the street noise continues well into the late hours of the night. Light sleepers should definitely consider staying elsewhere or sleep with ear plugs. I couldn't seem to get any real temperature control working so we also slept with the windows wide open, which obviously exacerbated the noise. To summarize, the hotel is good, not great, not poor, and probably offers decent value (hotels in Paris can be very expensive for not much more than the Magenta offers).

“Nice place”

A hidden treasure just a few minutes walking from the Gare de l'Est. A high quality place with very reasonable pricing. Lots of North African places to eat nearby, too.