Hotel Montparnasse Alesia

The construction of the hotel--or at least the 2nd floor room over the lobby in this small hotel, was totally lacking insulation. I could hear sounds all night. A flushed toilet, the elevator, water draining from another room's bath, construction literally right outside my window early 7ish in the a.m.--it never seemed to stop. The evening personnel left the TV on all night lobby, right below my room. As I never saw a TV screen when I checked in, I did not realize that the noise was from the lobby. Also, it's a 10 minute walk to the subway, plus a 20 minute metro ride to main Paris. 30 minutes out...but the neighborhood was safe and nice..however...for the money, it was not worth it at half the price. I moved to a quieter, cheaper, closer hotel once my pre-paid stay was over. I was annoyed to find the Priceline charged more for this hotel than the price posted at the front desk. Don't know who is responsible for this--Priceline or the hotel.

Pros: Staff could not have been nicer. Friendly and helpful, but with fashion week on in Paris, the hotel was booked and there was no place to move me.

Cons: Noisy room prevented me from sleeping--early morning construction outside my window, a TV left on all night in lobby as well as high heeled shoes clicking on lobby floor all night. Also, posted rate was cheaper than Priceline! Disappointing