17 rue de l'Exposition, 75007 Paris

Hôtel de la Tour Eiffel

Name: Hôtel de la Tour Eiffel
Address: 17 rue de l'Exposition, Paris, 75007, FR
Rating: 4.1

Hotel 2-star in Paris

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The Hôtel de la Tour Eiffel is on a quiet side street in the 7th arrondissement, just a few minutes’ walk from Rue Cler and its permanent market. Five hundred meters separate the entrance from the École Militaire station. The tower itself appears around the corner of a street, without warning.

Rue de l’Exposition lives at its own pace. A florist, a late-open grocery store, one or two cafés that still serve a drink after nightfall. Around it, the neighborhood remains affluent, with embassies and ministries just a short walk away, yet it keeps its local habits: the neighborhood baker, the regulars at the counter greeting each other by their first names.

At reception, open day and night, the team speaks several languages and knows the area by heart: the best time slot to climb to the top of the tower without queuing, the bistro where you can still eat at reasonable prices, the shortest route to Les Invalides. Luggage can be left in storage for a last stroll, and a shuttle service to airports or train stations can be arranged on request.

Five floors, one elevator. As you go up, the rooms feature classic furnishings and rich tones, sometimes with a touch of purple on a wall or an armchair. The spaces remain modest; the standard double room is around thirteen square meters, and the room seems designed above all for the essentials: a comfortable bed, a functional bathroom, air conditioning running silently, even in the height of August. It is the typical format of this part of Paris, with its narrow buildings where every square meter is negotiated rather than wasted on unnecessary extras.

Some rooms overlook a planted inner courtyard, silent even on a Saturday evening. Others, on the upper floors, reveal the top of the tower between two zinc rooftops. For families or groups, connecting configurations are available, two rooms linked together, or a suite with a private courtyard and terrace for seven people.

Here, there is no dedicated breakfast room. Breakfast is taken in a nearby café, a minute’s walk away, or in one of the bakeries on Rue Saint-Dominique. The detour takes as long as a coffee and a pastry, and above all provides a good reason to start the day in the neighborhood rather than in front of a cellophane-wrapped buffet.

From morning onward, the street slowly comes to life: shopkeepers raise their shutters, the first regulars settle onto the terrace. In the evening, all you need to do is walk back down to the Champ de Mars to see the tower sparkle for five minutes at the top of every hour. Two minutes’ walk from the hotel door, no more.

Summary of a few positive reviews read on the Web

Just a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower and about a five-minute walk from the École Militaire metro station. The street is quiet in the evening, with a grocery store and two bakeries right nearby.
The room was small but clean and quiet, and the bed was comfortable. No street noise, even on a Friday night.
The receptionist spoke good English and gave us several tips about the neighborhood. Luggage was stored without any problem after checkout.
No breakfast on site, but a café a minute’s walk away offers a quick coffee-and-pastry deal. More convenient than a closed buffet room.
Effective air conditioning, very useful in the height of August. The room stayed cool even in the late afternoon.