Style & Character
The Relais Montmartre hotel is tucked away in a nice residential area and you cannot miss the elegant white exteriors with wrought iron balconies. This is a boutique establishment stat spells refinement and sophistication. No loud obtrusive colors and no gilt; the furnishings and accents are all expensive and muted and colors seem to seamlessly blend into each other.
The hallmarks of the décor are dainty flowered curtains and accents, and chairs and settes have pretty stripes that accentuate that elegant and unobtrusive décor. Watch out for the colorful exposed beams on the roof that add a playful contemporary touch. The den like breakfast place with Parisian accents and pink upholstered chairs are also beautiful and so is the plant filled terrace that has yellow iron furniture.
This is a private hotel group that has many sister properties in Paris like Le Relais Madeleine, relais des Halles, relais du Louvre, Relais Saint Honore etc. that are all 3 star/ 4 star establishments.
Rooms
The rooms are divided into classic double, comfort double and superior double rooms. The classic double rooms are 14 sq.m while the comfort double rooms are 16 sq.m. The ground floor double rooms are 18 sq.m and face rue Constance. The superior rooms are 24 sq.m …the largest of all available rooms in the hotel. The superior rooms have nice sofa beds which is large enough for a person to sleep in.
Each room has air conditioning and heating systems and there is a bed with premium bedding, desk- chair, hair dryer, safe, Plasma Satellite TV (but lacks English channels) and minibar. There are tea and coffee facilities and the mini bar is adequately stocked (reasonably priced items). The Bose speakers, USB sockets are a nice touch. All furniture and room fittings are of a high quality.
The bathroom has a nice walk-in shower. All rooms and bathrooms have free hampers of rituals toiletries. There is a direct phone line which you can use to call French destinations for free along with a selected few world destinations.
Amenities & Service
Overall, the staff are pleasant and well-mannered and speak several languages including English. Room service is available from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The staff will happily supply extra toiletries, draw maps, point out routes and make sightseeing easy for guests. They will also give out printed maps of local areas, restaurants, conveyance etc. There is no private car parking though bikes can be parked in the courtyard. There is a multi-storied car park that’s about 5minute away (Redele parking lot on rue Forest).
There is a specific luggage room where your luggage is kept safe for hours while you go off sightseeing. The staff will arrange cars and bicycles for you and point out suitable conveyance modes to wherever you wish to go. The Relaise is especially welcoming towards kids….children under the age of 12 can avail free breakfast!! Families travelling with babies will find it easy as the reception will provide high chairs, cots, bottle warmers, change mats and even babysitting service with a certified organization on request.
The staff will collect your laundry and dry cleaning requests and will get everything done within 24 hours (paid service). Guests can also ask for an iron, ironing board and steamer at the reception. The hotel does offer a lot of free stuff at the reception like shaving/ dental and female hygiene kits apart from sewing kits and scales. Guests can ask for extra hair dryers, hair straighteners, shoe shine wipes, shower mats, shower caps.
The icing on the cake is a free digital tablet (mostly Imac book) that’s free for use in the room or reception. Connected station and a free printing service is available at the reception. Iphone and smart phone chargers, universal adaptor and USB cables are also available.
There is a small library that has lots of tourist guides, food guides, adventure novels etc. which are free to use. The lounge has a selection of national and international dailies.
Check-in check-out times are 2 pm and 12 pm respectively. This is a pet friendly hotel though guests are advised to carry extra bedding for their furries.
Sometimes there are special offers like free cruses on the Siene if you book through the official website.
Food & Drinks
There is a standard breakfast (European) served every morning from 6 a.m. to 12 noon. Expect a big selection of fresh croissants and mini pastries along with preserves (there are some unusual ones like rose, poppy, jasmine flavored), there are French cheeses matured by a cheesemonger and bacon, sausages and eggs cooked to order ensure that even American breakfast fans are satisfied. There is cereal, porridge, fruit salads, fresh fruit, juice, chocolate cake, cheesecake and a nice bread platter (multigrain, fruit bread, gluten free bread, German bread etc.)
Breakfast hours are 7 a.m. to 10. A.m. but if you want to leave early you can grab the “early bird breakfast” at the reception. Breakfast is served in the breakfast room that’s adjacent to the lounge and it isn’t free though….it’s about 15 euros per day.
The lounge has an espresso machine so you can use that freely at all hours. Hotel doesn’t have its own restaurant and it sources food (breakfast and in room menu) directly from rue Lepic in Montmartre area (that’s a hub of food artisans). You can quickly pop in to Fromagerie LEPIC on 22 rue Lepic and check the culinary offerings there. There is small curated menu offered by Relais Montmartre that depends on food sourced from here.
If you want you can skip the 15 euro breakfast deal here, there are many patisseries around like the les Petits Mitrons (rue Lepic), La Bousse and La Creperie (both on rue Joseph), Boulangerie Alexine (rue lepic). If you need a burger place then Le Frenchy burger on rue Lepic and if you need Pizza then Pizza Caratello on rue Audran are good options.
If you stay here you will anyway feel like exploring the excellent restaurants in the area like the le petit Parisien on Rue Tholoze. There is La Cremallaire near the Sacre de Coer cathedral which has lots of arists sitting around and sketching and painting.
The Piccolo Caratello (rue Audrian) serves nice Italian food while Le Sanglier Bleu (boulevard Clichy) is known for its fine French cuisine. Other nice places to eat are un Zebre a Montmartre (rue Lepic), Terrass restaurant (rue Joseph), Le Pain Quotidien (rue Lepic) and Le Piano Peche (rue Artisde).
You will find a bunch of nice pubs nearby like Le Tagada Bar (rue des Trois Freres), On the Road Pub (rue d’Orsel), Gisou (rue Lepic) and O Sullivans By The Mill and Le Boucan (Boulevard de Clichy), L’Intrepide Bar (Rue Pierre Fontaine) etc.
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Location & How To Reach
Relais Montmartre is in the 18th arrondissement right in the center of Paris in the exciting Montmartre district.
The nearest metro station is Blanche metro (line no 7, 4-5 minute walk) and this goes to the Louvre, Opera and the Gare de l’Est train station. The Pigalle and Abbesses metro stops are also nearby. The nearest bus stop is Malesherbes Courcelles and you can take a longish 2.3 km walk to reach there via boulevard Batignolles. The nearest train station is St Lazare that’s 1.9 km away.
The hotel can send a shuttle to pick up guests from the Gare du Nord Eurostar station (3 km away) or the metro line no 2 can be availed to reach the Blanche station. The RER train from Gare du Nord is the best way to transfer to the CDG airport (24 km away) too though the hotel can book you an airport shuttle.
The Montemarte Sacre Couer Cathedral is 1.3 km away on a small hill overlooking the city (best approach via Rue Turgot). The Moulin Rouge is just 200 m away and the Van Gogh’s museum is also nearby on rue Lepic. You can avail the little train of Montmartre tours on Place Blanche.
There are a couple of nice shopping malls nearby like the Forum des Halles, Romytal and the IMAD GSM. The Montermartre area is full of lovely boutiques and jewelry shops like Ba&sh, Karl Marc John, Kookaï, Sandro, Maje and Les Petites, La Petite Maroquinerie, Tienda Esquipulas, Spree etc. If you love chocolates then the Maison Georges Larnicol chocolate museum in rue Steinkerque is a great option.
6 Rue Constance, 18th arr., 75018 Paris, France
Phone: +33(0)1 70 64 25 25; Email: [email protected]; Hotel Website
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