OKKO Hotels Paris Gare de l'Est

Worst experience of our lives!...

Liked: The air conditioner was not working yet they kept telling us that it is working and refused to fix it. We almost died of a heat stroke and got 0 sleep bc of the heat and they put us in a room where you cannot open the window and the view is the dirty train station. Room smelled of urine and was so tiny about 100sq meters could hardly move or fit our luggage. I know Parisian hotels are small but this was beyond tiny and not appropriate it. Can only fit 1 person. Sheets were surprisingly dirty and scratchy with balls of lint everywhere. Uncomfortable bed and RUDE staff!!! You would ask 1 question and they get mad that you are asking a question. Lobby is cheap and food got us food poisoned (stay away from their raw smoke salmon breakfast). Worst experience of our lives. Also Ubers and taxis have a hard time finding this hotel bc it’s located on the basement floor where there is no car access. We had to carry our luggage a mile long flight of stairs and the heat of Paris Tako week was unbearable! Bad location next to train station that only goes to the north of Paris and NOT the south of Paris. So we chose the wrong train station. Outside smells like urine with a lot of homeless around the area and far away from Eiffel Tower- took us 45 min uber ride to travel 5 miles. Do NOT stay at this hotel. Not worth $240 USD/ 193 Euros! Run away from this urine infested bad location cheap hotel!!! Rude
Disliked: Not comfortable beds, dirty sheets, scratchy sheets, tiny room, rude staff, bad location, food poisoned

Modern, well equipped and comfortable....

Liked: Great location next to Gare de L’Est, modern and clean rooms, well equipped and friendly staff. Great breakfast options.My go to hotel when I go to Paris on business trips and have early trains to catch.
Disliked: Nothing negative to say.

Very good

Liked: Loved the quirky modern rooms and the snacks. Very convenient for both GdN and Gdl'E train stations. We also really loved that it had air conditioning as we were in Paris during a heatwave!
Disliked: Very little to mention - its a great little hotel. Being picky the bed was a little small.

Exceptional

Exceptional

Pleasant

Liked: The staff were lovely.
Disliked: The beds we incredibly uncomfortable.

Very good

lovely staff, spacious room, terrible...

Liked: the staff were excellent. They were very friendly and helpful. The location is convenient, though, I'm not sure it is the safest to access for women at night (outside of busy periods). The bed was comfortable. The room was well spaced.
Disliked: The breakfast was one of, if not THE, worst breakfasts I've ever had in a hotel. Considering I was in Paris, I was looking forward to a range of breads and cheeses. I was disappointed on both fronts. The hot offer was ONLY scrambled eggs (not possible any other way, though there was a small bowl of cold hard boiled eggs in the cold section) and bacon. And the cold offer was a small table of fruits, maybe 2 cheeses and one type of deli/cold/cured/charcuterie meat.The gym equally left much to be desired. 3 pieces of equipment. 1 was a self-powered, curve treadmill. A highly specific piece of equipment that is unknown to most and can be very difficult and dangerous to use. There was no instructions to guide users. There was a row machine. It wasn't plugged in (or near a plug) and, again, no instructions. And there was a stationary (non electric) bike. Plus, a handful of light weights.

Very good