Inter-Continental Paris

Pros: Huge rooms and baths, quiet place to relax.
Cons: Expensive meals, drinks. May be too quiet for some.

As part of our vacation in French Polynesia (see my review on the Paul Gauguin cruise ship http://www.epinions.com/content_70302600836) we stayed for 3 days at Le Meridien on the Island of Tahiti. I booked this package...

Pros: location, architecture, public areas, room comfort and design, and service
Cons: High cost of breakfast and bar/lobby beverages

We have just come back from a visit to France, which ended in Paris, where we stayed at the recently renovated Le Grand Intercontinental Hotel, across the street from the Opera House. I loved the location... there was lots of hustle and bustle ...

Pros: Luxery, full service, English spoken.
Cons: Expensive, it's all Americans.

The Hotel Intercontinental is very luxerious. It offers every amenity. Every single one of the 400 rooms is filled with an American.

There is a ritzy entryway and an elegant lobby with waiting area. The reception and concierge desks are...

Pros: Location, location, location!
Cons: Can be a bit pricey

Paris is one of those cities where I can never seem to find a great hotel. Finally, I have found one! HURRAH! I arrived @ 10am and was immediately shown to my room. There was no wait @ check-in and my luggage was brought up 10 minutes later. ...

Pros: Location, location, location, price, service, rooms, luxury
Cons: none at all!

Simply too good to be true. I spent four nights here in June 2003 and they went by far too quickly. I was able to book rates of 250 euros per night, and stayed in two different rooms. The first room, on the second floor, overlooked the magnificent ...

Pros: Glamorous Location
Cons: Poor maintenance - cost not inline with quality

Spent 3 nights there and while it had all the normal amenities of a hotel in this category, the maintenance in the room was horrible! Peeling paint, dirty grout and even peeling wallpaper. Astoundingly, the door to the room had one time been ripped...

Pros: Very nice area convenient to the Metro, Champs Elysees, and Plaza Vendome
Cons: Tiny room with chipped paint and bed that felt like two twin beds pushed together.

I have the highest standards when it comes to hotels. I booked this hotel because of the positive reviews I had read previously and was terribly disappointed with my experience at this hotel.

Sure, the location was great. It was in a...

Pros: Magnificent accommodations and you might get view of the old Opera House.
Cons: Only con might be you want to stay on the other side of the Seine.

There was a recent Inter-Continental offer allowing you to purchase a membership for $50 that reduces the price of rooms, so we were in this Parisian hotel with firm mattresses, luxurious sized rooms (unusual in France), an oversized bathroom, soft...

Pros: convenient location, nice italian restaurant next door, nice views over Moorea.
Cons: run down, worn, cheap finishes, sewage smell, and not particularly appealing public beach

This hotel would not warrant any more than three stars in North America. There is clearly no commitment to excellence or pride of 'ownership'. The main driveway to the front of the hotel is broken up and badly patched, the grass in the large front ...

Pros: Staying at Le Meredien got me closer to Moorea.
Cons: Overpriced, small rooms. See my review of Moorea for my opinion of French people.

I returned from Tahiti on April 1, 2004, and have already posted my thoughts on the island of Moorea, and the Moorea Pearl Resort, both of which I enjoyed immensely. I noted that I would also comment on Le Meridien Hotel, on the main island, which I ...

Pros: Great location, close to Opera, Metro, good restaurants and shopping.
Cons: Poor service/staff attitude. Mouse problem in Cafe de la Paix.

Disappointing. A tastefully crafted hotel in an impeccable location. BUT tHe service and attitude of staff/management definitely need refurbishment (retraining) to be qualified as a 5-star Intercontinental. As core Inter-continental patron, we ...

Pros: relaxing atmosphere, close to papeete, beautiful resaurants, rooms with a french flare
Cons: a bit enclosed

As you pull up to the lobby and step out of your car, you automatically feel very refreshed. The lobby is practically outside and barely enclosed by any walls. There is a spectacular view from the lobby of the largest sand bottomed pool in French...

Pros: i can't think of any
Cons: too many to mention

The last night of our fabulous honeymoon to Bora Bora's Hotel Bora Bora, we decided to stop and visit Tahiti. As it was our honeymoon, we requested that the travel agent book us in Tahiti's nicest hotel. She did. Because we'd already been in an overwater...

Pros: Perfect location, large rooms, great staff.
Cons: Large hotel, expensive food.

We stayed at the Intercontinental last year for four days and had a wonderful time. The hotel could not be better located as it is right on the Rue du Rivoli, across the street from the Tulieries Gardens, about a 5 minute walk to the Louvre and the...

Pros: beautiful rooms, good location, luxurious setting
Cons: none

While staying in Europe this past summer, we got two nights free stay at the Intercontinental Hotel on le Rue Grand in Paris. Having stayed at many hotels, I'll say that when I walked into this one, I was greatly impressed. The foyer of the hotel even won me over.

When we got to our room, I was shocked. I never knew this kind of room could come free! It looked like a room in a palace. The king sized bed was overflowing with pillows, and the walls matched perfectly, and were lined with fabric. The place breathed class. I felt like royalty staying in that hotel, and I was definitely sad to leave it.