The Westin Paris - Vendôme♡

Elegant location, classic paris charm.

8.0

You simply cannot beat the location. Nestled between the Louvre and Place Vendôme, it’s walking distance to many of Paris’s major landmarks, metro stations, and high-end shopping. Perfect for first-time visitors or anyone wanting to explore central Paris on foot. ”Normal” shopping isn’t around the corner, about 20 min walk you can reach Zara, HM, galerie laffayette etc. The decor of the hotel was classic. While the room was charming, some of the furnishings felt a bit dated, and the bathroom could use a refresh. We stayed in a two room suite but the rooms didn’t have proper closets. Room service was fast and food was better than expected.

Past its prime

6.0

Second stay at Westin Vendome in a couple of years. My wife also stayed there during a state visit when it was the Intercontinental, which was in better shape. The staff is nice and accommodating, general ‘public’ areas are relatively well maintained, but that’s about it. This hotel definitely went downhill since our last visit a couple of years ago, and especially since my wife stayed there during her work trip a while back. What’s unfortunate is that most issues with that hotel are easy fixes (e.g. broken toilet seat, really cheap curtains and curtain rods that have no place in a hotel like this, dust and crumbs from previous guests). Not to say that it doesn’t need a bit of an overhaul, but it’s amazing how a clean room without crumbs on the couch and coffee table, dental floss on the carpet, or broken toilet seat with rotten wood in the bathroom will leave you with a lasting and positive impression. The good. Excellent location, across the street from the Louvre Museum and Place Vendôme. Depending on your room, the outside view is amazing (both times we were in a suite, so I can’t speak for other rooms). The bad. Room felt (and was) dirty. I really hate to say this because staff was nice and tried hard, but our room was consistently dirty. Hotel is run down, compounded by a lack of maintenance and cleaning service. Both full baths in our room were severely worn and degraded. This hotel has great potential. It has good bones and a strong foundation, but needs a facelift and a lot of care/maintenance. We will likely stay at Le Meurice next door during our next visit because the Westin isn't cheap, and I'm not sure it's worth the price anymore.

Best Breakfast Buffet in Paris?

10.0

Loved the room. Very comfortable. The breakfast was AMAZING! Eggs to order, great buffet---no complaints. Breakfast seating and service was quick and attentive. Would definitely stay here again due to its location close to the metro lines and you can walk to the other side of the river on a foot bridge in just minutes. Our taxi driver said it is closing for a 3-year renovation next week.

Guest review

4.0

Wonderfully located and the front desk personnel are quite hospitable. Had we known that the hotel is being closed shortly for a major renovation though, we would have chosen to stay elsewhere. The property is quite run-down, which makes sense given the imminent project - just doesn't make for a very pleasant stay at this time.

Poor stay

4.0

Poorly lit lobby very old and poorly done up place. Dark and dingy feel as you enter the reception. When you zig zag and enter your room from the lift, the appearance of the room is of like a hostel bed. The only good thing is the balcony. But everything else is at just a stretch of a hand. There Aircon is from BC and takes the whole night to cool. The bar Tolliries (hopefully I have spelt the name correctly) is the good place. Overall experience was poor and unlike a Westin and a hotel with some stars.

Guest review

2.0

Our room was terrible, air conditioning did not worked, the room was too hot and could not sleep, opened the windows and mosquitos came inside. No housekeeping on the first day and we asked twice for it, towels in very bad shape. Tiles in the bathroom look dirty. Definitely not what we expected for the price.