Hotel du Jeu de Paume is a Gem!

From oceanographer – Tripadvisor
I have stayed at the Jeu de Paume on and off since the early 1990’s and it always pleases. The rooms are not big – the facilities not extensive – it is a very friendly and comfortable hotel in – what in my opinion – is the nicest part of Paris. The Ile St.Louis is village Paris at its best – devoid of heavy traffic, nice shops and central location. The hotel is in a very old building and is brimming with character. Service is always good – room service consists of delicacies from the local delicatessen (there is not a restaurant in the hotel – but many very good ones in 5 mins range for all tastes and budgets).

It isn’t cheap but is it good value? I think so. I always come away with a smile on my face. Central Paris hotels are not cheap, I have stayed in better value and posher but this sits, neatly between the two.

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I always stay on Ile Saint Louis

“Every year since 1989″
from Traverse city – 26 february 2006 (Tripadvisor)
This ideally located hotel was opened in 1988….my first of many stays there was in 1989 and each year when I traveled to Paris, I always tried to get a room at L’Hotel du Jeu de Paume, becoming over time a “habitue”…..we became friendly with the owner and her daughter, Madame Elyane Prache and Nathalie Hecker and with their, now deceased dog, Enzo. Once when we visited at Lent, a wonderful Gateau du Roi awaited us…so large, we had to share it with the entire staff of 15……The last time we were there , a slight problem with the sewage beneath the hotel caused some odor problems…in fact, one guest left in the middle of the night, creating for the staff a terrible embarrassment……but, like good friends everywhere, small inconviences are offset by the gentility of the people and we would not hesitate to return ………..