Hotel Europe Saint Severin - Paris, France
After driving through the central part of the Loire Valley for a week and a half exploring the magnificent chateaux we arrived back where we started, Paris. We still had three more days in France before we would be flying home and we had a reservation at the Hotel Europe Saint Severin located in the very lively heart of the Latin Quarter on the left bank within an easy ten minute walk to the Notre Dame Cathedral. The hotel has a distinct boutique feel even though it offers 59 rooms and is six floors high. Their entrance is located on a pedestrian street that is lined with outdoor cafes and there are all kinds of shops within a couple of minutes walk from the front door. Another advantage of this location is the fact that there is a metro stop and a taxi stand located right around the corner within a 2-3 minute walk.
We stayed in a junior suite located on the top floor which offered a unique view of the cafes below through the two picturesque double dormer windows. The room was charming with dark sloping timbers on the ceiling and stone walls and it was large enough so that we felt relaxed and the bed was quite comfortable. Another plus is that there were at least 7 or 8 English speaking television programs available which were by far the most that we have had in any of the other five hotels that we stayed in during this trip. The only negative aspect of the room was the bathing facility which consisted of a relatively large free-form bathtub that was located against one of the walls in the room. The tub had a hand-held showerhead to enable you to take a shower but there was no backsplash or shower curtain on three sides of the tub to prevent water from spraying everywhere. This situation required that you kneel in the tub while manipulating the showerhead around your body to prevent water from spraying the area outside of the tub. I might add that if you’re the least bit modest this could be embarrassing if anyone else is in the room.
I would definitely consider staying at this hotel again in the future but I would probably select the category of room that includes a balcony and a standard bathroom which incorporates the bath/shower even though the room would be smaller but then it would also be less expensive.
We stayed in a junior suite located on the top floor which offered a unique view of the cafes below through the two picturesque double dormer windows. The room was charming with dark sloping timbers on the ceiling and stone walls and it was large enough so that we felt relaxed and the bed was quite comfortable. Another plus is that there were at least 7 or 8 English speaking television programs available which were by far the most that we have had in any of the other five hotels that we stayed in during this trip. The only negative aspect of the room was the bathing facility which consisted of a relatively large free-form bathtub that was located against one of the walls in the room. The tub had a hand-held showerhead to enable you to take a shower but there was no backsplash or shower curtain on three sides of the tub to prevent water from spraying everywhere. This situation required that you kneel in the tub while manipulating the showerhead around your body to prevent water from spraying the area outside of the tub. I might add that if you’re the least bit modest this could be embarrassing if anyone else is in the room.
I would definitely consider staying at this hotel again in the future but I would probably select the category of room that includes a balcony and a standard bathroom which incorporates the bath/shower even though the room would be smaller but then it would also be less expensive.