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Pretty great stay and only a 15 min walk from The Lourve, 2 minute walk to Opera Garnier and Gallerias Layfette. Would definitely recommend staying here!
Christine
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Chess on 20 Nov 2023
Dear Christine, Thank you infinitely for sharing this pleasant review ! All the pleasure was for us to welcome you at our 4-star establishment. The entire team is delighted to hear that you fully enjoyed the great location of The Chess, very convenient to explore Paris ;)We also hope that the quality of the service provided throughout this stay complied with your expectations. Do not hesitate to renew this experience on a next visit to Paris, we will be happy to count you again among our guests, See you soon,The Management
10/10 Excellent
Jessica, Seattle
Travelled with partner
16 Oct 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent location - close to the Opera House and many Brasseries
Jessica
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Chess on 20 Oct 2023
Dear Jessica, Thank you very much for taking the time to share this excellent review ! The entire team of The Chess is delighted to note your full satisfaction regarding the quality of the service provided throughout this stay at our 4-star establishment, and its excellent location, which allowed you to discover Paris in the best possible way ;)We look forward to welcoming you again during a next visit to the City of Light ! See you soon, The Management
It is a nice place to stay in downtown Paris. A little bit pricy.
Qinglan
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Management on 9 Oct 2023
Dear guest,Thank you for this nice comment about your stay at the Chess Hotel.It has been such a pleasure to welcome you in our 4-stars hotel, and we are glad that you had a lovely time among us.We hope to see you again in Paris,Kind regards,The Management
The Chess hotel is fantastic.
The staff are superb. The bed is very comfortable. The hotel is close to all the major attractions.
Michael
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Management on 11 Sept 2023
Dear Michael, What a pleasure to discover your excellent review ! Receive the warmest thanks from the entire team of The Chess for taking the time to share so much satisfaction regarding the service provided all along this stay at our 4-star hotel, and its excellent location, close to the opera, very convenient to discover our beautiful city ;) Do not hesitate to renew this great experience on a next visit to Paris, we will be happy to count you again among our guests, See you soon
The Chess is perfectly located for touring - Opera district, shopping, food, transit, short walk to the Louvre, Montmartre etc. Clean, friendly, well appointed, quiet - perfect.
great location & hotel staff, but a lot to improve
great location, very nice staff and a nice breakfast buffet. rooms are too dark, with no sun light at all (we stayed on the left side), people smoking in other rooms made it impossible to open the window. the bed is very uncomfortable (very cheap mattress). and since there is only one entrance to the hotel, you will often find yourself entering or leaving the elevator when they take out the trash!
Zohar
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from pierre on 5 Jan 2023
Dear Zohar, I would like to thank you for having taken time to note our hotel and for your review on Expedia that will help us to improve our service.I am very sorry for the problem encountered with smokers as this is forbiden to smoke in our rooms, if reception contacted, I am sure they will manage to ask other guests not to smoke.Our mattress are changed often and the one from your deluxe is a 28cm high, the maximum possible usually very appreciated for its confort : because some guests complained it was too hard, we put on over mattress to make it softer (and I know other guest could prefer not to have it and keep a hard mattress)I am sincerely sorry that the rooms was too dark and I know it could one of the trouble of this deluxe room.As many hotels in Paris where any inch of space is expensive, we are obliged to make choices, and I have to say that the previous hotel did not even have elevator from the ground floor : it's true that our cleaning team is also using it (trolleys and big bags of trash can't be manage by stairs) and you could sometime see them, usually on early on the morning and in the middle in the afternoon when finishing.Best regards Pierre-Louis
Nice clean hotel, great location with clean rooms and friendly staff. They had an issue with the lift when we stayed, offered us to find another hotel or give us a discount. We stayed and they refunded us the discount as promised, no chasing, no hassle unlike most airlines and hotel chains. I would stay there again. Thanks.
My gf and I spent 6 nights in this hotel. The location is perfect.
Nice room and services.
For improvement : some basic utensils should be ready in room e.g glasses for drinking and wine opener. I needed to request for it in two different nights which i believe those should have been ready in room.
Overall, the hotel is nice as is the area around it. The service is attentive and the rooms are clean. The only major downside is that the WiFi service was spotty. I had difficulty connecting to webinars that I needed to participate in. For this reason, I would not stay in the hotel again unless the WiFi connectivity was improved significantly.
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
10/10 Excellent
Alli
Business traveller
30 Oct 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Love this Boutique hotel staff are lovely
Breakfast great also
Quirky cool hotel
The room was typical European size (small) but very beautiful and comfortable. The front desk reception was so friendly and made me feel very special. I read in other reviews that you must ring a buzzer at street level and then come up the elevator to reception on the 1st floor to check in (after that, your room key will open the door and elevator) and that was very helpful to know in advance. I very much enjoyed my stay at The Chess.
Very nice hotel in a well located place. We were near plenty of restaurants and a short walking distance from the Opera Garnier (where the phantom of the opera was inspired from). The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was exceptionally spacious for a hotel in Paris. Free movie channels were provided and good internet. There were washcloths in the bathroom (unusual in France), free slippers and bath robes (in the larger rooms). The air-conditioning worked well even in mid-season. I recommend this place to all who are wanting to visit Paris without compromising comfort and paying a fortune.
A beautifully appointed boutique hotel in the centre of Paris with a lovely breakfast room. The room was very small but very nicely furnished and the bed was super-comfortable.
Very nicely located! A cute boutique hotel. Once getting a key, it was easy to access with security door. Nice big tv (not much time to watch tv). There was no hair conditioner.
Cindy
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
17 May 2019
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Pierre-Louis on 21 May 2019
Dear Guest,
We thank you very much for taking the time to answer our questionnaire and for your wonderful comments.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
cordially
Pierre-Louis direction@thechesshotel.com
Dear Deyan
We thank you very much for taking the time to answer our questionnaire and for your wonderful comments.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
cordially
Pierre-Louis direction@thechesshotel.com
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
22 Apr 2019
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Staffs are friendly. great area.
Public bathroom is dirty. Room is tiny, lacks of many necessary items despite stated in the advertisement they will be provided
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Pierre-Louis on 22 Apr 2019
Dear Guest,
I am sorry if some amenities were missing in your room : could you contact me directly to direction@thechesshotel.com to give me more details ?
Looking forward the pleasure to hearing from you
Pierre-Louis
Dear Sara,
We thank you very much for taking the time to answer our questionnaire and for your wonderful comments.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
cordially
Pierre-Louis direction@thechesshotel.com
Dear guest,
We thank you very much for taking the time to answer our questionnaire and for your wonderful comments.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
cordially
Pierre-Louis direction@thechesshotel.com
Just an overnight. Nice place near to the centre. Highly recommend.
Alistair
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Pierre-Louis on 31 Mar 2019
We would like to thank you for having taken time to fill our form.
We are very happy that you loved being with us.
To thank you and for your next stay, use the code FID2018 on our website and you will benefit the best promotion.
We hope we will have the pleasure to welcome you again.
Best regards
Pierre-Louis
Such a beautiful hotel, very quiet and tastefully decorated. The staff were really helpful too. Honestly couldn’t fault it
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Pierre-Louis on 31 Mar 2019
Dear Guest,
We would like to thank you for having taken time to fill our form.
We are very happy that you loved being with us.
To thank you and for your next stay, use the code FID2018 on our website and you will benefit the best promotion.
We hope we will have the pleasure to welcome you again.
Best regards
Pierre-Louis