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Garbo hôtel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, 3-minute walk to Canal Saint-Martin

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The Element Hotel, near Notre-Dame, offers in-room WiFi for planning adventures. Multilingual staff assist international visitors, and the concierge crafts personalized itineraries. Luggage storage allows guests to explore before check-in or after checkout.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

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3 Rue d'Aix, Paris, Paris, 75010

What's nearby

  • Canal Saint-Martin - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Grands Boulevards - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Saint-Louis Hospital - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Place de la République - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Parc des Buttes Chaumont - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Goncourt Station - 2 min walk
  • Gare de l'Est - 16 min walk
  • Paris Orly Airport (ORY) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Le Floréal - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Bonne Bière - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sonny’s Pizza - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Vantre - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Jinchan Yokocho - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Garbo hôtel

Hotel near Canal Saint-Martin
Close to Place de la République, Garbo hôtel has plenty to offer. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff, and concierge services
  • A front-desk safe, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance and an elevator
Room features
All guestrooms at Garbo hôtel include amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and shampoo
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Daily housekeeping, electrical adapters/chargers, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 24 per person

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Built in 1900
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 48

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 15.60 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 24 per person
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 48 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number 52285877800015

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Element Hotel Paris
Element Paris
The Element Hotel Hotel
The Element Hotel Paris
The Element Hotel Hotel Paris

Frequently asked questions

Is Garbo hôtel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Garbo hôtel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Garbo hôtel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Garbo hôtel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for EUR 48 (subject to availability).

Where is Garbo hôtel located?

Located in 10th Arrondissement, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Canal Saint-Martin and Place de la République. Notre-Dame and Place de la Bastille are also within 2 mi (3 km). Goncourt Station is only a 2-minute walk and Republique Station is 7 minutes.

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Reviews

Garbo hôtel Reviews

7.0

Good

7.2

Cleanliness

7.2

Location

7.4

Staff & service

6.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 150 out of 966 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 358 out of 966 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 276 out of 966 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 116 out of 966 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 66 out of 966 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Consuela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mon séjour

Le séjour s’est très bien passé la propreté était bien le lit pas trop confortable du coup ce qui fait que j’ai mal dormi mais ça va c’était juste pour un jour mais si vous prévoyez d’aller plusieurs jours niveau literie personnellement moi j’ai pas aimé
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Eve

Disliked: Staff & service
Des hurlements dans la chambre d’en face de la notre Impossible de dormir de la nuit Inadmissible
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

roberta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Confortavel e em um quartier vivo

Um pequeno hotel, simples, mas muito confortavel. Os funcionarios sao atenciosos, a cama excelente e em um quarteirao muito vivo.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Yoan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Très bon séjour dans un bon quartier

Le séjour s'est très bien passé, la chambre est très sympa, le lit est tres confortable, une belle chambre en soit mais des petit problèmes de finitions peut-etre oublié lors des dernières rénovations. Il faudrait peut-être revoir le meubles tv qui est collé au lit
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Frederic

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A fire!

Nous avons cherché à contacter l'hôtel pendant les 3 jours avant notre arrivée et personne n'a répondu. Une fois arrivé une personne était bien présente mais seulement un temps après, plus personne ! Chambre vraiment petite et très mal agencée. Des poils dans les lits ! Beaucoup de détails abîmés. On a l'impression que les travaux ont été fait par la famille ! Du bricolage ! Ne regardez pas le mur extérieur de derrière, vous n'aurez plus envie d'y dormir ! Le mur est fisurré de partout. Pas de jus d'orange au petit déjeuner et choux très limité. Personne pour nous accueillir au petit déjeuner et encore moins à notre départ. Clim mobile dans la chambre mais qui rejette plus de chaleur que de fraîcheur. Hôtel à éviter!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

:/

I chose the element for its good price and good location, it was quite a nice hotel, the entrance towards the reception is beautiful there's a lift to the rooms and overall not so bad. However being summer in Paris the room was super hot in temperature with no chance for air to blow in, the Air Conditioning / Climate control was broken and we were told that it would be looked at but was never sorted we spent 3 nights struggling to sleep and be in comfort. And the water from the taps at the coldest was still lukewarm....
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Freddy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Un peu décevant

Les photos du site nous donne envie de venir dans cet hôtel Mais au final le rendu n'est pas du tout le même
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad smell in the carpets, super small and very old building with no renovation.!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Wei

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The shower smelled like urine. It’s floor was dirty. AC was blowing dust that we had to wear a mouth cover to be able to breath. The hotel wanted us to pay a commission when checking in. I thought I had paid everything. A horrible place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, friendly staff, nice hotel but was very hot in the room I was in could not get aircon working properly.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Lynette L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Below standards

The bathroom was very cramped. I had to walk around tge toilet to get to the sink. Only two people with luggage couod fit in the lift/elevator at a time. The walls were very thin and the noise level high at night. One night I smelled a bad order like dead mice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

element

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible my room what’s almost one block away from hotel: it did not have a phone. Noisy could not even sleep. I had to complain about my neighbors having sexual for hours non stop and I had my child with me. They charged me a hotel fee and never clean my room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Da rivedere le camere che vengono pubblicizzate, perché poi non sono quelle dove poi si alloggia. Hotel da ristrutturare non solo dipingere.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Monica L.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Would not recommend

I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. This was one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in and Intravel often. The female receptionist was extremely rude at check in. There is no standard of customer service. At one point the receptionist stood around having what was clearly a personal conversation with two other ladies while we waited for assistance and then acted like she was annoyed she had to stop to assist me. The hotel looks much better in the pictures than when you get there. Also the elevator is so small, after checking in we had to ride up one at a time with our luggage and we are just average size. It says it fits 4 people but that's with no bags and almost all touching. Don't bother upgrading to a suite. The suite had no stand up shower, only a tub (a nice one) out in the room. The rooms also had an odor. We don't know if it was coming through the vents but when we came back from touring it smelled like someone took a huge crap in the room. Everyone said theirs smelled like that as well. It was just an overall bad experience and I would never go back to this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tage

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful stay

Excellent hotel and value for money. The receptionists were extremely helpful and especially the one on Sunday 26/1 was exceptional. Thx for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness
Unless you are budget driven, this is not a standard 3 star hotel. Look elsewhere. Otherwise, it might work if you just need to go to crash at night. For that, it meets the purpose. Please have realistic expectations and cultural awareness. Bathroom is smaller than the size of a cruise ship stateroom bathroom. Be aware of space. It has a tiny elevator for those who cannot take stairs. Quiet area but not centric. Lots of walking. Front desk is friendly.... stay away from cleaning crew. Most definitely will not repeat the stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Cyril

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mauvais service d’annulation

Obliger d’annuler le séjour 2 semaines avant à cause des grèves. Et Eurostar annulé. L’hôtel n’a jamais voulu rembourser la somme pré encaissée ni repondre au médiateur.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

jerome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel. Friendly reception. Comfortable room. Good breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très bon accueil

Accueil personnalisé et excellent Chambre très propre , bien insonorisée Je connais cet hôtel depuis plusieurs années et j'y retourne toujours avec plaisir quand je passe sur Paris . Emplacement aussi très pratique dans un quartier très animé et en même temps très calme dans cette rue très peu passante J'ai déjà transmis cette adresse …. A bientôt
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is quaintly located in a central area of Paris, France close to many shops, cafes, transportation. The one concern I had during my stay at the Element Hotel was their substandard housekeeping practices. Unfortunately, I lifted up the bed sheets in the hotel room I was given and uncovered a large noticeable yellow urine stain on my bed sheets. Meanwhile, I complained to the front desk staff and was informed the bed sheets are changed every three days. I was not compensated in any way by the hotel considering my dreadful experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Maayan

Liked: Staff & service

חוויה טובה סך הכל

ההינו בחדר משפחה , 4 אנשים מיטה זוגית אחת ועוד מיטת קומותיים החדר מתאים לשהות קצרה כי הוא קטן, השירותים מקלחת מאוד קטנים היה יוצא ריח של ביוב מידי פעם מהמקלחת, יש חימום ומזגן שזה פלוס גדול, יש מטרו ממש קרוב למלון סהכ חוויה טובה
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly and it was close to the train which takes about 10-15 mins to get to the center of Paris.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

PATRICIA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Étoiles à revoir

Accueil déplorable sauf Denis qui relève cet hôtel Plusieurs ampoules grillées pas remplacées malgré notre demande Très sale Peu chauffé Il serait souhaitable de revoir les 3 étoiles de cet hôtel, on est loin du standard
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room I was assigned looks like motel rooms in terms of comfort. However, the decoration was original
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Terrible place to stay in Paris

Upon arrival the huge apartment I had paid for turned out to be down the block in another building. You needed two passwords to get through two different gates, only to walk into a tiny courtyard overflowing with smelly trash bins. Had to step around these to get to your front door. Loud neighbors. Music blasting. TV loud. Shady characters drinking beer & smoking. Right at the first gate. Not hotel guests I don’t think, but regular residents. The apartment itself was divided by a long concrete stairwell, bathroom at bottom, bedroom top. In the middle of the night, sleepy, needing to go to the bathroom I was afraid of falling down the stairs. The views out the windows were not “city views” but opened up to bird droppings on a shingle. There was no way I was staying here five days. I immediately went down the street to the hotel itself, demanded another room, a hotel room. In the hotel. They good naturedly complied, very understanding. I was given in turn a room that was 1/4 of the size I had already paid for a two story apartment. There was no way they were of equal value. I feel like I was ripped off. But I had just travelled across France to get to Paris, was tired, wanted to rest. The new room was a tiny box. The shower sprayed out onto a concrete floor with a drain. No room. Staff downstairs was kind & helpful. The view looked over a pleasant courtyard. Location close to bistros al& bars. But the size of the room and terrible condition/ lay out of apartment was rank.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

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