Stuffy, pricy and not what I thought it would be like. I had imagined this grand hotel with a large take your breath away lobby and a grand stair case with hotel staff just waiting to serve you. It was nice but compared to the other places I have stayed in Paris I would have prefered another hotel The bar/lounge is very small and smokey as it has no ventilation. The morning buffet breakfast they charge you over 65 eur for is only the very basics, juice, cold cereal, cold cut meats, bread, fruit and hard boiled eggs. The kids had room service one night, two hamburgers and one order of fries, 100 eur. The rooms are nice but nothing to write home about, no views other than the inner court yard or the alley. The suites are the only ones with views. We usualy travel three weeks at a time so we depend on doing laundry at the hotel. To wash a pair of jeans, 35 eur shirt was 25 eur and so on, Very Expensive. It's not that we can't afford it or we wouldn't be paying for two rooms at over $700 a night each, its just the principal of taking you for every nickle once your in the door and not giving you anything in return. To sum it up, I would stop by and snap a few photos if you must and stay somewhere else for the money.

I recently spent 4 nights at the Crillon, and I can't possibly understand any of the complaints about the hotel.

The check-in was perfect. The hotel manager happened to be at the front desk area and checked us he. He noticed we were American, asked us about our transatlantic flight, suggested that we not take a nap to fight the jet lag, and led us up to our room. We arrived at 9 AM and a room was ready for us. He then personally escorted us up to the room where our bags were already waiting for us.

Much to our surprise, we were upgraded to a beautiful suite. It was tastefully decorated but not too over the top. We had a terrace with a view of the American Embassy across the street and the Eiffel Tower. The room had a sitting area, fresh fruit every day, an amazing shower (bathroom all around) and a dressing room. Hands down, there's nothing possible to complain about.

The concierges couldn't have done a better job. We asked for 4 restaurant recommendations - a 3 start michelin, a typical, non-tourist french brasserie, a neighborhood italian restaurant, and a neighborhood french place. EACH restaurant was phenomenal. With minimal explanation as to what we were looking for, the concierge knew where to point us. I was also quite impressed that the entire conceirge, front desk, and bell staff knew us by name and greeted us by name. How they remember such things, I'll never know. The concierge desk also has tickets to most museums so you don't have to wait in line.

The purpose of our trip was pleasure, and the concierge was more than happy to assist with our site seeing needs. Sure, we asked dumb, american tourist questions and we didn't once experience any disdain on the part of the concierge staff to answer our questions

The location is perfect for exploring both the left and right bank by foot. We walked just about everywhere we went. One afternoon there was a forecast for showers, and the doorman altered us to such and offered us umbrellas.

I can't praise the hotel enough. It's beautiful. The rooms/beds/bathrooms made me feel like I was at home. The staff is of the highest caliber. The best compliment I can pay to the hotel is that I will never stay anywhere else in Paris.

The hotel was very nice, with an unbeatable location, The staff was courtious and professional - but at times a bit cold. The room was VERY small - for example the room service cart could just bearly make it in the room. However, the room did have some nice touches - like a great shower, plush towls and robe, and a comfortable bed with nice sheets. At times (specifically around midnight when we were sleeping) the walls seemed to be made of paper and you could hear the goings on (TV, music, etc) of the neighboring rooms well enough to wake you from a sound sleep. Overall a plesant stay, albeit very pricy (47 euro breakfasts, 28 euro to dry clean a shirt, in addition to the fairly steep daily rate)

I have just spent two nights at Hotel de Crillion, this is probably the finest hotel that I have ever had the pleasure of staying in, from the service, to the exquisite furnishings, the whole ambiance was out standing, I would recommend this hotel to anyone who enjoys the finer things in life.