24, rue Cels, 75014 Paris

Hôtel Mistral

Name: Hôtel Mistral
Address: 24, rue Cels, Paris, 75014, FR
Rating: 4.65

Hotel 3-star in Paris

Presentation

The Hôtel Mistral is located in Paris’s 14th arrondissement, less than a ten-minute walk from Montparnasse station. The Luxembourg Garden is nearby, as is the Cartier Foundation. Heading up toward Denfert-Rochereau, you come across rue Daguerre and its market stalls, which give the neighborhood the feel of a village in the middle of the city.

It’s a family affair. Three stars, 37 rooms, management handed down rather than a property bought and sold every five years by a group. You can feel the difference from the chains that look the same from one city to the next.

There is a story that circulates in the corridors, that of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, who stayed here in the 1940s, each in their own room. A plaque on the façade reproduces two phrases taken from their writings. Inside, a small library brings together some of their works, enough to pass the time before going out or after a long walk in the neighborhood.

The rooms are divided into two categories, comfort and superior. They come with air conditioning and Wi-Fi without any fuss, a safe for documents, a minibar for the evening, and a hairdryer tucked away in the bathroom. Those facing the street sometimes catch a bit of the traffic from the boulevard, especially at the weekend. Those opening onto the patio at the back are the quietest, and that is often what guests request when booking, a higher floor, garden side.

The patio, in fact, is one of the things you remember when you leave. A little square of greenery closed in on itself, with enough calm to sit there for a while, a glass in hand. When the weather allows, breakfast is served there too, between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Otherwise, it is taken in the dining room, under its bay windows, in winter. A microwave is available for reheating whatever you brought back from the rue Daguerre market, a detail that breaks with standardized habits.

As for dining, the hotel sticks to the essentials: breakfast and nothing more. No restaurant, no elaborate bar in the strict sense, which suits anyone looking for a simple place to drop their bags rather than somewhere to spend the evening. For dinner, the area around rue Daguerre and Montparnasse does very well, just a stone’s throw away.

The hotel is Green Key certified, which translates into careful management of water and energy, without anything being seen or heard from the room.

One last detail for those arriving late: reception remains open all night. And in the morning, it is best to go down before 9:30 a.m. if you want to use the microwave without queuing behind those bringing back their coffee from across the street.

Summary of a few positive reviews read on the Web

Friendly welcome, the team gives good advice about the neighborhood and sightseeing. You feel taken care of from the moment you arrive.
Room smaller than in the United States but well laid out. Shower and bathroom quite large, no shoebox effect.
Breakfast enjoyed in the patio on fine days, otherwise in the room with the bay windows. Decent coffee, fresh pastries.
Two steps from the metro, ten minutes on foot from Montparnasse station. The neighborhood stays quiet in the evening despite the nearby boulevard.
Elevator serves the floors well. Handy with heavy suitcases after a long flight.
Room spotless on arrival, housekeeping done every day without needing to ask for anything.