Grand Hotel Francais
A 36-room Paris hotel that trades on Bastille-area warmth
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Guests arrive on Boulevard Voltaire, a few minutes' walk from Place de la Bastille and the Nation metro interchange. The hotel occupies a corner of the 11th arrondissement, a working district of bistros and the Aligre market rather than a tourist strip. It has been fully renovated, and the update shows in warm colour palettes and updated bathrooms rather than in any loss of the building's original proportions.
Thirty-six rooms range from a 12 m² Classic Double to a 20 m² Junior Suite with a sitting corner and balcony. Several room categories add a private balcony, a rarity on this street. Each room carries air conditioning, a flat-screen television, a minibar, and a safe; bathrooms are fitted with either a shower or a bath. Rooms connect on request, useful for families.
Breakfast runs as a buffet each morning, with pastries, seasonal fruit, and preserves served in the ground-floor dining room. The bar keeps a short, well-chosen list, open through the afternoon and evening for a coffee or an aperitif. Reception operates around the clock, with a luggage service for early arrivals or late departures. The nearest metro, Rue des Boulets on line 9, sits two minutes away; Gare de Lyon is roughly a 12-minute ride. It is a straightforward, well-run base for a Paris stay.
Thirty-six rooms range from a 12 m² Classic Double to a 20 m² Junior Suite with a sitting corner and balcony. Several room categories add a private balcony, a rarity on this street. Each room carries air conditioning, a flat-screen television, a minibar, and a safe; bathrooms are fitted with either a shower or a bath. Rooms connect on request, useful for families.
Breakfast runs as a buffet each morning, with pastries, seasonal fruit, and preserves served in the ground-floor dining room. The bar keeps a short, well-chosen list, open through the afternoon and evening for a coffee or an aperitif. Reception operates around the clock, with a luggage service for early arrivals or late departures. The nearest metro, Rue des Boulets on line 9, sits two minutes away; Gare de Lyon is roughly a 12-minute ride. It is a straightforward, well-run base for a Paris stay.