Novotel Suites Paris Stade de France hotel

The hotel is perfectly placed for the Stade De France & I understand we would have paid a premium as there was a main event at the stadium & we had a “stadium view” room. That said, for £450 a night I would have expected more! The staff are very helpful & the room was lovely, but the amenities are basic & there is not even a separate room for breakfast which essentially takes place in an open area which combines reception & the bar.

Disappointing experience and not worth the 4 stars. I stayed here two nights on a business trip. Hotel is a bit worn down. In both the hallways and in the room, the carpet is dirty. The room smelled and was very hot, even with the heating off. There were stains on the table and on the bedside table. The water drainage of the shower was not working properly, resulting in water all over the bathroom. The bathroom and toilet are “plastic inserts” in the room (like they have at the Formula1 hotels…), which is not 4 star like, in my opinion. So all in all I would not recommend this hotel

We stayed here for three nights with our two sons, aged 10 and 13. The room was ideal with twin beds for the boys and double for us and still room to move around. The toilet is separate from the shower and bath, which makes things easier when four are sharing. There is a very useful mini kitchen counter with a microwave, kettle and coffee maker. The boys were able to warm up snacks and waffles and we were able to have a cuppa. Getting from the airport was easy- no directions needed to the Stade de France and the hotel is right opposite. Make sure you tell the cab driver that you are at the Suites Novotel not the Novotel as there is another one nearby just called Novotel. Breakfast is a simple self serve affair, but we found it ideal for filling up before a day of sightseeing. Also one of our sons is a teenager and needs a LOT of food. The selection is mainly cold, although a microwave is available for heating up pancakes, waffles and pastries. There's a fridge full of yoghurt, milk, butter,ham and cheese and a counter full of pastries, bread and jam next to a coffee/tea machine and juice dispenser. There's also plenty of cereal. We opted to have breakfast included, which works out more cheaply than paying for it daily. As far as location is concerned, St Denis is a mainly residential business district but an 8 minute walk to the RER station puts you just 3 stops from Notre Dame- I mean you literally come out of the station and there it is. It's also just one stop from Gare du Nord if you get here by Eurostar. Restaurants in Paris seem to close around 9.30, so if you're hungry after that the hotel has a fridge full of sandwiches, pasta salads and desserts. There is a restaurant next door but it looked very expensive at around 10E for a beer and again, it was closed by 9.30. There weren't many other places to eat in the area without a long wander, but there is a McDonalds a 10 min walk away that's open a bit later. (not for me, for the kids!) All in all, we were very pleased with the hotel and it helped make our stay in Paris even more enjoyable. We had no complaints at all. Also- free wifi!

Just returned from a stay in this great hotel. Spacy room and good breakfast. We took our ebikes with us from home to explore Paris due to our wedding anniversary. Parked the hotel in the hotel (€18 per night). Front desk guy ; Hussain helped us very friendly with any question we had. Great hospitality and excellent service. Thanks very much for making our stay so convenient. We felt at home!

We stood for the X-mas night in this hotel, in the middle of a public transport strike. The hotel is conveniently located one RER station away from the center of Paris (Gare du Nord), so if you don't mind the total absence of charm of the direct neighboorhood, you enjoy there a much larger room compared to what you would have in town for that price. The station itself is some 5+ minutes walk away, through a rather empty suburban office area. Women and vulnerable people might however not feel comfortable to walk around alone outside of daylight time. Coffee corner and microwave in the room are add to the comfort. There seems to be a fundamental issue with the aircon system design, if I can judge by other comments. Our room was unbearingly hot when we entered, and the system would only blow HOT (>30°C, I believe) air into the room, even on the lowest temperature stand. The hotel staff adequately solved this by relocating us in another room, which didn't had that problem although could not be called fresh. We opened the window (in December! Sorry, Greta) to get it to a comfortable temperature. Second negative point is about the breakfast area and buffet. It is quite small and not cosy at all, something between a fast food eating area and an IBIS budget hotel breakfast zone. Number of places is really limited, so we were quite fortunate that it was Xmas day and hotel occupancy was only 25% of the capacity - I wouldn't like having breakfast on a busy day there. Quality of the food was OK but the choice is rather limited. Another slightly negative is the bathroom/(separate) WC design. It is basically a large plastic unit fitted in the room. It is comfortable and functionnal, but gives a cheap impression. Again, you would expect some more elegance in this hotel category. For me, a 3.5 rating so. I rounded up here but wouldn't call it "very" good.