Citadines République Paris

I travelled solo for a long weekend. It was the perfect place to come back after long days of visiting around the city. You have your own private kitchenette, free coffee and tea in the main cafeteria and the bed is very comfortable. I read the reviews before booking and had mixed feelings. However, knowing you are going with a Citadines, there are no surprises. The staff was extremely friendly, which is not always a given when in Paris. The location is really great, a few steps from the busy Marais and Canal St. Martin, but the room was pretty silent.

The staff is what makes this place. I was welcomed with a bottle of water and an ice lolly because it was really hot in Paris. Throughout the stay the staff was attentive and always ready to help. The location is great, too, with plenty of nice bakeries and restaurants in the Oberkampf area. The rooms are basic but perfectly equipped, clean and with very comfortable beds. There is a launderette in the basement for longer stays.

Fantastic location, 2 min walk to metro, bus stop infront of the hotel. Enough bars, cafe, restaurants. Easy check-in and check-out. Reached room around 12am due to flight delays, there are people at reception to welcome you and handover the key. Nice job. Decent size room, spacious bed room and living room, small kitchen, small bathroom. Kitchen had enough utensils. Bathroom had soaps and shampoos. Heated towel rail is a plus. On a sunny day, room will be bright.

Well firstly, I was greeted by two super lovely ladies - Paulene who was Brasilian and Anne who is French (I believe but obviously we are all citizens of the 'world' so it's a little irrelevant) but still I heard the nice accents when they spoke. Room was huuuuge with a kitchen as well which I didn't expect tbh. Bed was super comfy, like good enough to just fall asleep in your clothes (which I almost did, but got changed in the end). What else? Kinda quiet actually, so quite peaceful. Also, I can't believe my luck with the area. So many things to explore, like shops and cafes. I'm told its a touristic area but tbh, I mainly hung out with the locals 🙌 not sure of the guy's name who was on night shift but he also was friendly too.

In a good, safe area with lots of restaurants, bakeries, and metro stations close, however it was 30 minutes from the city centre by metro. Everything was clean and it had good facilities and heating, however the rooms were a bit small.