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Reviews of French Theory 3 stars

18 Rue Cujas, 5th arr., 75005 Paris, France

#518 of 1,642 hotels in Paris

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1165 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 25 September 2024

    8.0
    Cool place from which to explore historic sites as well as great shops, cafes and bistros.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No tea/coffee making facilities (but coffee shop on site).

    Cool, minimalist feel but comfortable where it matters - comfortable bed, good shower, thoughtful room design. The breakfast and coffee were really good.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    9.0
    Comfy and modern stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It's a modern hostel located right next to Jardin du Luxembourg, with a perfect location. The room is compact but well-designed and has everything you need. I really enjoyed having coffee at the café, and the staff were very friendly. I also appreciated the late check-out time of 12 pm, which is quite rare!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was very comfortable and with great design. The location is excellent

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    Very clean and comfortable, loved the water kettle and the tea bags

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2024

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    the rooms were artistically decorated

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2024

    10
    A lovely modern hotel! Really good location. Would definitely stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff were very friendly and helpful. I thought the hotel was very modern and clean. The bed was very comfy and the shower was very powerful.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    7.0
    Okay for a short stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Sore back in the morning from the bed. Bathroom sink was awkward to use. Lighting in the room was somewhat inadequate.

    Good location, clean and quiet, friendly staff. Whimsical decor is a plus. Bookshop is an interesting addition.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel has great location, very quiet & rooms very clean.. Staff are friendly -breakfast is excellent.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    10
    Well located hip hotel perfect for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They charge 15 euro to hold your baggage until your room is ready for check in. Sound insulation between rooms also seems to be a bit lacking.

    Very well located hotel with friendly staff. My single room was tiny but comfortable. Everything was clean and the hotel feels quite hip. The restaurant downstairs was great.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    9.0
    Really happy with the room
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A kettle in the room to make some tea/coffee was the only thing missing, but otherwise I really enjoyed my stay

    Room was comfortable and well decorated, slept great

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    8.0
    Cute little place in an incredible location. I would book here again if it was for a short stay, however for a longer st
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My room was very small with barely enough space to open up my suitcase and still walk around the room. The shower is also very tight and leaked every time I showered. On one occasion the leak was so severe that the water ended up completely flooding the bathroom into the main room and almost in all my luggage. I informed the staff and their suggestion was strangely to “shower with your back to the screen door” as though that was the issue and not the lack of proper seal on the bottom of the screen door. Also with no available fridge or kitchen facilities (neither in room or shared space) it makes it really had to do anything but eat out. Even making a cup of tea was not possible as there is no kettle. I suppose this is to encourage guests to make use of the cafe.

    The location was incredible - Luxembourg Gardens practically at your doorstep, lots of transport options and easy walking distance to so many attractions! It was a great place to make my home base for my stay in Paris. The bed was also very plush and comfortable. The coffee shop downstairs is great too, I found the coffee in Paris to generally be quite bad but this coffee shop does a great brew! The staff are a mixed bag - some are really friendly and nice, others are cold and terse in that typical Parisian manner.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    9.0
    Short but comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Atmosphere

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They changed the towels daily even though a sign in the room said otherwise. They should have given more instructions about inserting the card to be able to turn on the lights.

    The style of the hotel was nice, the entry door as always open

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2024

    9.0
    I enjoy every thing in this hotel. It closes to a university, many restaurants, coffee shops and book shops.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No

    Friendly stuff and very good location.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower can easily flood the room. You need to have some towels on the floor to keep the water from spilling into the main room.

    What you see is what you get. No bad or good surprises. I remark the good location and the friendly staff. I paid a fair price even during the Olympics time.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2024

    10
    Love this quirky, art, boutique hotel in a great area of Paris close to restaurants, Notre Dame and Luxembourg Gardens.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything as mentioned above.

    Everything! French Theory is a unique, art hotel that has a welcoming feel but a quirky edge and a great restaurant. Love this hotel in a great area of Paris near a very convenient metro line and close to Luxembourg Gardens.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2024

    10
    Gréât staff so friendly cute little hotel great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Welcome at front desk by a professional and friendly Mauritzio who was able to help me find all the locations I needed to go . Gréât customer service ! Rooms clean and cute !

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2024

    8.0
    Perfect for a weekend stay. Super clean, super friendly and great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    As I faced the street - it was noisy at night with people shouting etc. That was frustrating but not the hotels fault.

    Loved the vibe of the hotel. Room was exactly what you need when you don’t spend a ton of time in it. Shower was great. Bed and pillow super comfortable.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2024

    7.0
    Quaint stay in the Latin Quarter in Paris
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms was really small, this however was perfect for me but for a couple it would be too small to fit bags.

    Quaint little hotel in the Latin Quarter, old room but perfect for a solo traveler and felt like I was in Paris, newly renovated bathroom was so beautiful. I booked last minute as all trains to south of France were cancelled that day, it was an easy process and beautiful location, I felt very safe as a solo female.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2024

    10
    Everything about this place is good. Perfect 10
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Excellent location very safe and one of my favorite Paris neighborhood, they have the best bed and pillows for me so far. It was a super comfortable bed to sleep on. The front desk guys are superb. The shower pressure is great. I will definitely come back to this hotel anytime when I’m in Paris.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2024

    10
    I want to come back again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi in my twin room on the first floor was very weak, most of time I couldn’t use it. There’s no fan in the bathroom so after the shower the entire hotel room was quite steamy. It’s Paris city so at 6am there can be garbage trucks which are very loud if you let the windows open. The shower head keeps dropping down in my room. The hotel doesn’t accept Revolut card payment for some unknown reason. (Everywhere else in Paris accepts it.)

    French Theory is a cute little hotel located in one of the best districts of central Paris. My stay was perfect, the room was super clean. It offered extremely good price value ratio for Paris city. The twin room felt larger than I had expected. The bed was very comfortable. All of the staff members are very quick to respond to any questions. It is only 3 metro / train stops from Paris Gare de Lyon. It’s 4 mins walk from Luxembourg station. Lots of eateries and bars nearby. Cute independent cinema nearby even offers Chinese movie weeks. The coffee downstairs is of high quality.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No microwave or fridge made it a bit tricky to stay there for a while.

    I felt quite safe here as a solo female traveller. The staff were very friendly, and it’s in an awesome location- short walk from the Luxembourg train station.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Creative, appealing, artsy

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hotel is in a good location and the environment is very nice. I like that room very much.

    Stayed in July 2024

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