ibis styles Paris Gennevilliers

I've stayed in literally 100s of places over the years, from 5-star hotels to hostels and AirBnBs. I rarely bother to review but this place is pretty bad so I feel I should. My room had no cold water. It was turned off on the pipes and the cover open, so clearly they knew about it. So you can;t flush the toilet or use the shower without burning yourself. And the shower door was falling off. There was a kettle base but no kettle. The minibar is an empty fridge (not that I want one normally, but this place makes you want a drink :-)) The handle was broken off the window, so you couldn't lock it, only push it closed. Otherwise the room was dreary but OK for a basic hotel. I compained and somewhat grudgingly they switched me to another room. This one was better in that it had hot and cold water. But no shower door - obviously easier to remove it than fix it And the carpet was disgusting - even dirtier than the ones I see all over this site (wish I'd looked here first). Beds seemed to have been laundered OK, not spotless but not exactly dirty either. And the room smelt strongly of smoking. I was too tired and too late to look for another hotel. If I'd checked in during the day I would have. It's also very noisy. The window doesn't block much of the traffic noise from the major road outside, so there are truck and other noises intermittently all night and from the start of morning traffic. I'm not a light sleeper but I woke up several times. Others have commented on the bizarre setup. It's obvious that Balladin has sold this but the new owners have done a bare minimum to keep it ticking over. It certainly isn't the 'new' hotel that they promote it as. Anyway, if you have a choice between this and somewhere else, I'd bet on the somewhere else

One of the cheapest chain of hotels in Paris. I paid @£45 a night on a recent business trip staying at Hôtel Balladins at Gennevilliers in Paris. In the past I have paid double this amount for a similar quality of hotel. I have only recently discovered this Hôtel and always stay here now. The hotel bedding is clean and the room has its own shower room. There is also a tv in the room. There is an important convenience of free parking at the hotel.

Stayed here as there were no other options available during the airshow week. Small rooms, very tired & outdated. Tiny shower & on a main road so quite noisy. I was advised that the hotel had recently been taken over & refurbished by the Accor group. My room hadn't been refurbished since about 1978. Breakfast was almost as old...

Checking in was easy and quick, room was nice and clean, bed big and comfy. Hotel is ideally situated for public transport into paris and has ample free parking. Plenty of bars and restaurants close by and park to walk in.