We were a bit taken aback on arrival to see that the entry was a bit grim, and the hotel had only 2 stars. A bit quirky -- we went in one door to check in, then had to leave and go around the corner to get to our room However, it all worked. Entering the hotel, it was very old fashioned -- ancient staircase, etc. However, somewhat to our surprise, the room was really nicely modernised and larger than others we have used in the neighborhood (i.e. maybe 2 or 3 hotels near Gare du Nord.) There is no breakfast room, but there is a cafe downstairs, which was very satisfactory. We might use it again.