My husband took me to Paris for my 40th birthday and we stayed at the Nolinski for the entire 2 week period we were there. I’ve never been treated better than when we were there and I will never ever forget this place. In fact we hope to go back to Paris just to stay at this hotel and see the staff again 😂!
The allure of this hotel is the location and interiors. The entire hotel looks like it is out of a magazine with exceptional artwork, amazing wall art, and a breathtaking spa. The location is very central, literally right outside of a train station as well as in the middle of the upper district so you can have easy access to anywhere in Paris. I rented a bike the entire time I was there and everywhere we went including some of the farther areas in the 11th was within a 15 minute bike ride and it was super easy.
Do you think that makes you fall in love with the place are not these things though. What makes you fall in love with that is the service, the people and the food. We were blown away by the attentiveness of the concierge, and the staff that worked very hard to accommodate us with reservations to various restaurants that we could not get a hold of; we were treated like family every single day by the door staff, and they went out of their way to help us with not only our luggage but her day-to-day tasks. They were so incredibly friendly, and when we learned more about each of them, we would tell management that they are extremely lucky to have such a group of workers that actually care. my husband is in a wheelchair and required a mobility device every day that was like a bike attachment to get around the city. The Door staff stored the bike attachment for us, charged it every single night, took care of it, and presented it to him every single morning when we came down the elevator to start our day. Makes our life a whole lot easier for someone with a disability. Bravo!
The food at the hotel restaurant and room service is something I still think about and dream about today weeks after we have come back home. The on-site “Le-Restaurant” is a Michelin star dining establishment that we ate at multiple times throughout our stay in Paris. In fact, the restaurant was the first meal that we had in Paris as we were too tired to venture out… Boy am I glad that we did. It actually set the standard for us in Paris for dining - and we kept thinking about how delicious it was throughout our experience. In fact, some of the dishes were better than a lot of the top rated restaurants we went to throughout our stay. Some standouts at the restaurant were the Voile au Vent, omelette, leek appetizer, and the fish with butter sauce (which is a big enough portion for 4 people!). The service was outstanding and personable.
We had breakfast included in our stay and every day decided to get room service - Absolutely outstanding and delicious Michelin quality food delivered right to our room. The baked goods are absolutely delicious And the eggs, sausages, and fresh tomatoes were to die for. Each day we had one or two different servers bring our food up, and they were always so wonderful and kind.
There was one issue when we arrived at the hotel and that was that our “rolling shower” waS not exactly flat to the floor so my husband would have had issues using it with his wheelchair. As soon as they found out about the issue, they came in right away and completely fixed it, installing a temporary small ramp so that he could use the shower without any issues. Bravo!!!
I cannot wait to go back to this hotel. Whoever is reading this please give hugs to your concierge team, and hugs to your Door staff for us as they are the diamonds that keep this place going. Give them all a raise! 🥰