It has a fabulous location: a quiet, quiet street but only a ten-second walk to the main St Germain axis of shopping, strolling and dining streets. And of course, close enough to the Eiffel Tower to walk there.
It has the potential to be a great hotel - 39 rooms of varying sizes, some with terrace balconies based around a small central courtyard. And perhaps at one time it was. But its faded, battered exterior and grotesque 60s décor (original, with the original wear and grime as well) mean it's a grandma's choice if anyone's.
We were rather cheeky about the Hôtel Bellechasse in our review of design hotels in Paris. But we take it back, as if you're looking for a special hotel on a buzzing street, seconds from the Orsay Museum, a pop across the river to the Louvre, and only a short, nice walk along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower, this is the place you'll find love.
The Bellechasse is a Christian Lacroix baby, a thing which you see immediately on entering the small foyer - unmistakeable bold, bizarre mixtures of colours (including a yellow ceiling) and deep, plush fabrics. The staff are super-helpful, if rather brusque in a very French way.
Quietly sleek, it's the kind of place unassuming honeymooners spend their first night of bliss.
Just off rue St-Germain on a tiny, one-way street, you'll bump into its restaurant first, which spills out onto the pavement terrace. The clientele are usually well-dressed thirty- and fourty-somethings, with sunglasses and Versacci jeans and tiny mobile phones.
They're both on streets running off from the Champ de Mars, on which the Eiffel Tower proudly stands among a sea of screaming children and knick-knack sellers.
And they're both, well, not the crème de la hotel scene in Paris, but a decent choice at what's usually a fairly decent rate (depending on special offers).
In our neverending hunt for hotels that not only advertise free WiFi but actually also deliver, we are pleased to bring you a good WiFi tip for a stay in Paris. The Hotel Pont Royal is so sure that WiFi is an important part of modern customer service that their website even includes a detailed description of what WiFi is and how you can use it in your hotel room. Hallelujah!
Not only does it sound like the Pont Royal people know what they're doing, but recent guests are also full of praise for the internet service. As one said, their stay
is made all the easier by the free of charge Internet access, so that`s already a saving of €25 a night you can deduct from the room charge.
It's interesting to note that the Hotel Pont Royal is trying to educate its guests about what WiFi is--and it's obviously needed, because one recent guest said that the internet service was poor, and only available in the lobby--but judging by what everyone else said, we suspect this guest didn't have their own computer or didn't know how to connect to the WiFi service, and used a standalone computer provided in the lobby.
So since we are on the subject of Paris, we figured--might as well ask "WWJSLD?" Turns out our favorite well-traveled International Escort is not overly impressed with Parisian hotel scene. Bored with Georges V, and unsure about the Murano Urban Resort (but willing to give it a chance), she appears to opt for Hôtel Montalembert, a trendy arty hotel located just off the boulevard St. Germain.
The property sits in the midst of art galleries, a bevy of sidewalk cafes, just steps from the Seine, and a short walk from both the Louvre and the Metro station--sounds like Montalembert has location covered.
This hotel has been a favorite of writers, artists, since it opened in the nineties. Oh, and it appears Jet Setting International Escorts favor the hotel as well.
Bonne de l'amour dans l'Hôtel Montalembert...or something like that.
We mention the Hôtel Duc de Saint-Simon more as a warning than a recommendation. 
