Review of Hôtel Crayon Rouge 4*

I stayed for a week. The staff was very friendly, helpful, and they spoke very good English. The location is great, as it is about two blocks from the Louvre, Royal Palace, Les Halle. Of course, Pont Neuf, Notre Dame, Jardin de Tuillerie, and Place du Concorde are very close, too. I walked everywhere, although there are Metro stations every few blocks. This is my first time there, although I am in my late fifties. The city is as amazing as I had imagined — there are unparalleled monuments, e. G. Arc de Triomphe, Pont de Alexandre 3 at every turn. The people seemed especially attractive, too. Everyone was very friendly, and seemed to appreciate it if I tried my limited French skills with them. Some minor points about the hotel. The rooms are small. They are like an average sized bedroom at an average American house, and not like the average hotel room here. Of course, it is in the middle of the city with a moderate price. The bathroom sinks are placed under the shelf for toiletries, so I couldn't get my head under the shelf (over the sink), and my feet got soaked everytime I tried to shave. One warning not related to the hotel, I walked to the RER station at Les Halle when I was leaving and had several bags I was trying to manage. As I put my ticket through the entry gate and pushed my bags through before me, a man crowded me from behind and pushed his way through on my ticket. I thought he might be trying to get free entry at first, but then I realized that he was a pick-pocket. When I got to the train, after searching for it for ten minutes, I looked up, and he was ten feet from me. He obviously was following me. I got off at the next station, and he got off, too, but then I jumped back on, as I watched him walk away. Pay attention to your surroundings.