Solid mid-range property with a central Paris location
Walking distance to the Louvre and Palais Garnier
Metro stations at both ends of the block
Wood-paneled guest rooms with flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles
Some units have large furnished balconies
Attractive cocktail lounge and breakfast room
24-hour business corner
Five meeting rooms
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Breakfast not included
Bar has limited hours and isn't open on weekends
Wi-Fi can be unreliable
The Best Western Hotel Ronceray Opera is a three-pearl chain that offers affordable accommodations in a prime central Paris location. It's housed in a 19th-century building, and for the most part, it's a business hotel, with several meeting rooms and a handsome cocktail bar that's open only for after-work drinks. Its 130 guest rooms look like little boardrooms, all well-equipped with AC, flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles, though there are larger options available. Some even have large furnished balconies, and courtyard-facing rooms on higher floors have views of Sacré-Cœur. There are consistent complaints about the free Wi-Fi being unreliable. Travelers looking for a more stylish stay nearby with similar rates can check out Hotel 34B - Astotel.
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Scene
Mid-range business hotel in a 19th-century building above a covered passage
The hotel is situated above the 19th century Passage Jouffroy, one of Paris's charming glass-covered passageways. The property's entrance is inside the passage rather than on the boulevard outside, marked by a small but unmistakable blue Best Western sign amid a gallery row of shops and restaurants. Inside, an old-fashioned lobby with faded wood paneling gives way to a more regal reception area with black-and-white tiled floors, high moulded ceilings, and huge wall mirrors. Around the corner, a plaque indicates that spaces currently occupied by the cocktail bar breakfast room were once the apartment of Gioachino Rossini, the composer of the Guillaume (William) Tell opera.
Location
On a busy boulevard in central Paris, above shops and restaurants
The Best Western Hotel Ronceray Opera is located in Paris's 9th Arrondissement, next to the Grévin Muséum on Boulevarde Montmartre. It's surrounded by numerous restaurants, bars, and shops, and there are metro stops at both ends of the block. Palais Garnier is a 12-minute walk from the hotel. The large department stores of Galeries Lafayette and Printemps are just a few minutes farther, but the Champs Elysees is a 20-minute ride on the metro. The Louvre is much closer, and can be reached in just under 20 minutes on foot. It's about a 30-minute trip via metro across the Seine to the Eiffel Tower. Expect roughly 50 minutes in the car to reach Charles de Gaulle Airport, and about the same amount of time to drive to Orly Airport.
Rooms
Wood-paneled rooms with flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles; some have balconies
Wood-paneling covers the walls of the hotel's guest rooms, giving them a stately, if somewhat monotonous appearance. Standard rooms are small, with either double or two twin beds, and small desks. There's not enough space to use the desks in the twin rooms with mini-fridges tucked underneath and electric kettles plugged in on top. Flat-screen TVs are mounted on the walls and Wi-Fi is included, but it can be unreliable. Much larger Superior Rooms have queen or king beds, and some have large furnished balconies, while others have lofted bedrooms. Bathrooms have either walk-in showers or shower/tub combos, both with rainfall showerheads. Suites add separate living rooms and second bathrooms. Views either overlook the street, or an interior courtyard. The latter are quieter and some of the courtyard-facing rooms on higher floors have views of Sacré-Cœur in the distance.
Features
Cocktail bar, five meeting rooms, 24-hour business corner, but fee for breakfast
The hotel has a small, stylish cocktail lounge with blue walls and a mirrored bar, but it keeps limited hours and it isn't open on weekends. Breakfast is available for an extra fee in a formal room that retains a touch of the building's classic 19th-century decor. Business amenities include five different meeting rooms and a 24-hour business corner with a Mac. Wi-Fi is free throughout, but some past guests have complained about its reliability.
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