Hôtel Castex

A well used property. Not a 4 or 3 star

Great little hotel in a wonderful location. The room was a bit on the smaller side, that’s true, but it was perfectly comfortable, well maintained and clean! The air conditioning works!! Air con is a great benefit, especially in those summer weeks when Paris is stifling. The staff are perfectly professional and polite, which is a bonus in a city famous for its er… characterful proprietors. I would stay here again and I do not hesitate to recommend it.

I had some mixed feelings about this hotel. When I was booking, one the things that really sold me was that hotel was advertised as a “ rare find “ stating that they had an airport shuttle. Come to find out, it just meant that the front desk can arrange a taxi for you, which I was told was about 60 euros. ( we ended up taking Uber for 40 euros). On the day of our arrival our train was running late, so I called the hotel. Front desk person said that we need to check in by midnight not providing any options if we don’t make the cut off time. Both those factors were off putting. We did make it in before midnight and our stay was nice. Complementary bottle of wine was a part of our amenities, the AC worked really well and the room had mini fridge ( which I was not aware until the checkout because it was not listed during booking). Room was a little outdated and dingy but had its charm. You can purchase breakfast in a very cool basement breakfast area ( typical Paris hotel breakfast-croissants, cheese, ham, coffee from the multi option coffee machine and you can poach your own eggs). It is very close to the Bastille monument, which I highly recommend viewing at night.

It was Louisiana/Texas weather when we visited and we really appreciated the A/C system in the hotel. Probably one of the best cooling we've had in the city. The rooms were are sized well for Euro standards and clean. Not much amenities in the room, but they give us a bottle of wine - no water, but a bottle of wine. The hotel is conveniently located - close to the things you may need while in Europe (There's a Monoprix close by in the event you lose your luggage and need to shop for basics). We can see ourselves booking this hotel again in future visits.

The location is fantastic. This is a boutique with a lot of charm in the heart of Paris. Our window opened to the view of neighboring roofs and Parisian sky.

It was clean, quiet and cool which was all we needed. It has seen better days but if you want something that’s in a good location and for a fair rate, you could do much worse.

Superb location and lovely typical French Paris hotel. Perfect room for 2 nights and very comfortable and pleasant and lovely friendly staff

Hotel Castex was wonderful! We had a pleasant stay with the location being very central and with the staff being so kind. Our roomed was cleaned every day with fresh towels and a made bed which was very nice to come back to each evening. WiFi is an included amenity however the connection from our room was very poor so anytime we needed to use this service we had to step into the lobby. If you are planning to do any work on the WiFi just keep that in mind. Besides that, all amenities were present and the property was great. We would definitely book this hotel again and we cannot wait to come back.

Simple hotel in a great neighborhood.

The building is a little run down in places but the air con is fantastic, the beds were very comfortable with fresh white sheets and the breakfast was fresh, French and plentiful. It is quaint and very French and the location is very central. Not at all noisy on a night. The lift is teeny but at least it has a lift!

Very good hotel! Clean rooms and very friendly staff.

My room was tiny the space was very limited so even though I had a small closet I didn’t even feel like unpacking my clothes. To walk side to side of the room the other person needed to move off the way. Good thing was that we were on the 4 floor and had elevator. But my key card got deactivated twice in a 4 days stay. Need to update the locks on doors.

The hotel is under renovation and the serious problem is that it doesn't have air conditioning. On the hottest summer days, it's impossible to sleep; you sweat constantly, day and night, you don't get any rest.

Easy check in and friendly staff. Rooms are small like every boutique hotel in Paris, but they were clean and comfortable. Great air-conditioning, hot water for showers, and rooms were quite being located mid-block. The location is great, so convenient. One block from the Metro, which is easy to navigate and we took all over town. Walk to Notre-Dame and other nearby sights. Wonderful restaurants, cafes, and fresh fruit markets. Best if all they have an elevator/lift, which is rare in a boutique hotel, so getting luggage up and down was easy.

I loved the hotel that people were so kind and the view was spectacular. The breakfast just so delicious could not ask for more however, the shower they could add a shower plastic curtain so the water doesn’t leak out of the shower. Please add handle when coming out of bathtub quite slippery and nothing to hold onto.

Great location. The Marais district is right there, very walkable to all kinds of cafes, sites etc. The property itself could do with a good refresh. The lobby space is unusable for guests, being dominated by a large dining table with gigantic old chairs, which they prefer you not to sit on?. Mattress was fine although it too could be replaced. The other furniture the room (desk, chair, hassock) is from another time, heavy, large, dark and just in the way. Getting rid of it altogether would help immensely. Bathrooms were upgraded, clean, and functional. Room was very hot when we arrived but opening the window took care of it, although I'm not sure it would have helped much if it had been very hot out. The price was good, for our purposes it fit the bill, but two nights was sufficient.

Clean, quiet and cozy.

very good and courteous staff

The hotel is in a great location. When my wife and I arrived at the hotel, we were assigned a room and given a key card. We went to the room and someone else's luggage was in the room. I went to the lobby to tell the front desk man. I told him that there was someone else's luggage in our room. He said that was impossible. He told me I had the wrong room number. My wife then went down to the lobby and was told we were given someone else's room card. The room itself was tiny. The walls were dingy and had not been painted in a long time. The most disturbing was there was velcro around the base of the bed. Stuck to the velcro was a large amount of hair. The breakfast was not satisfying. The cereal was stale and croissants were not fresh.

Easy check in, friendly staff, room was clean and had tons of character. A gem!