Val Joly Lake Tours and Activities

Cute and clean small hotel in the 9th arr about a 15m walk to the Palais Garnier and 15m walk to Montmarte. The service is friendly and accommodating. The rooms were small but expected for Paris. The breakfast service was good and a nice way to start the day.

The property is relatively modern with a contemporary look. We felt quite hip. They sent us a questionaire to fill out ahead of time which could speed check in. It was not practical to use the date input so I just used the default setting. That resulted in a chocalate bar waiting in our room as the check in date was my birthday! Just hours old and I got a lovely gift. (I left it there as I felt I did not earn it.) The rooms are small but the bed was big. There was ground coffee for the morning which was nice. But no creamer, nor a mini fridge for storing food or meds. We were charged a city tax when we arrived, which was unexpected. I haven't had time yet to look into that. The lobby restaurant had good pizza and salad but the interior didn't have the character of close by cafes. The property is very close to the Porte de Lilas Metro station which was convenient to get anywhere in Paris.