Eiffel Rive Gauche

This is the third time in 17 years we have stayed here, and it has been renovated recently. We love the Rue Cler area. Wide, tree-lined streets. We love being able to walk over to the Eiffel Tower four blocks away every night at 10 pm to watch the twinkle lights. Lots of good restaurants nearby. We love the staff who are friendly and helpful. Of course our room was small (it's in Paris), but had 7 or 8 outlets, including one in the bathroom, that another hotel where we stayed in in a more fancy neighborhood did not have (only 2 available, and none in the bathroom)--this is crucial these days. The beds and pillows were very comfortably soft, but not sagging--just perfect for me! It was reasonably priced for what you get. The renovation wasn't totally finished--some towel racks weren't up yet, so they gave free breakfast--fantastic, and we got fresh towels every day anyway (because it was hard for them to dry without hanging). Not sure how much they cleaned the floors was my only complaint, as it was dusty, and the bottom of my feet and pants showed it. But we also stayed in a more upscale part of town, and the decor there was prettier, but we really liked this hotel as well or better, and it was less expensive and the important things were better, including the neighborhood. Being able to plug in your phone by your bed is huge. Every hotel should have more than two outlets, in addition to the lights.