23 rue Godot de Mauroy, 75009 Paris

Le Basile Hôtel

Name: Le Basile Hôtel
Address: 23 rue Godot de Mauroy, Paris, 75009, FR
Rating: 4.6

Hotel 4-star in Paris

Presentation

Le Basile Hotel. Rue Godot de Mauroy, opened up in 1818, the same year that saw the birth a few streets away of the very first Parisian hotel, the Meurice. Today, this quiet street, between the Church of the Madeleine and the Opéra Garnier, is home to this 27-room four-star boutique hotel, just steps from the department stores and the shop windows of rue Saint-Honoré.

Pushing open the door, you do not quite arrive at a classic hotel lobby. The walls regularly change their displays: paintings, photographs, installations. Le Basile works with artists whom it exhibits and renews periodically, a bit like a small gallery that also happens to let its visitors sleep there. At the desk, still and sparkling water is offered from a fountain rather than bottles, a plant wall climbs along one section of wall, and coffee or tea is available free of charge for anyone waiting or for those awaiting a taxi.

The rooms, for their part, opt for understated rather than showy. No gilding or overloaded decor, but rather simple materials and custom-designed furnishings. Some classic rooms remain compact, at fourteen square meters, the norm for a Parisian boutique hotel in this district, but the storage and the laptop-sized safe mean you never feel cramped for long. Superior and triple rooms rise to twenty square meters, and for families there is a configuration with two separate double rooms, each with its own bathroom and television, practical so you do not get in each other’s way in the morning. On the ground floor, a room designed for wheelchair accessibility completes the offering, with its adapted bathroom and dedicated furniture.

In the morning, breakfast is served under a glass roof, with natural light and a calm atmosphere ideal for catching up on emails before a meeting. It is not included in the room rate; it is ordered à la carte and comes at an extra cost, which in practice allows you to compose your tray rather than endure a standardized buffet. Some guests have even made it their morning office, for the time of a remote meeting before heading out for a walk.

As for the neighborhood, you are a few minutes on foot from the Opéra, Galeries Lafayette, and close enough to the metro to reach the Louvre or the Tuileries effortlessly. The street itself remains quiet in the evening, which is a change from the busier thoroughfares in the area, and a few quick Italian eateries are nearby for a grab-and-go lunch.

The rest comes down to a handful of details that make a difference over the course of a stay: reception open day and night, concierge service for a last-minute ticket or restaurant reservation, laundry service, and an elevator serving all floors. The staff, often praised by travelers, seem particularly attentive with families and children.

A tip if you spend a winter evening there: ask for a table under the glass roof for the next morning’s breakfast; the light is much better there than in the dining room.

Summary of a few positive reviews read on the Web

Well soundproofed room despite the street right below; you can hardly hear anything at night.
Breakfast is ordered the day before from a small form to fill out, so in the morning you get exactly what you wanted.
Still and sparkling water fountain in the lobby, handy for filling your bottle before heading out for a walk.
Family room with two separate rooms; the staff was attentive with the children throughout the stay.
Surprisingly quiet street in the evening even though you are just steps from the metro and boulevard Haussmann, ten minutes on foot to the Opéra.
In the superior room, the banquette is mainly useful for putting luggage on or reading a little, not really for sleeping three.