Very welcoming and helpful staff. Good location close to 2 Metro Stations, and easy walking distance to the main shopping areas, Place de la Concorde, Musee D’Orsay & Louvre. Rue Lavoisier is a quiet side street, but the hotel is situated almost on the corner of the busier Blvd Malesherbes from which you get quite a bit of traffic noise. (However for Paris this is not as noisy as some other areas.) Shutters on windows block the noise at night.

We had a Superior Room, which was a reasonable size, facing onto the front of the hotel. The pillows are not great but we managed. Bed linen & towels were changed daily. The bathroom was small but functional – as mentioned by other TA members there is a shower over the bath, but no shower curtain or screen, so you have to be creative in order to avoid soaking the room.

Overall a nice hotel for the price – quite small and personal. Décor and soft furnishings are now getting a bit tired on the upstairs corridors and rooms – it is ready for a re-paint and some new carpets, but this did not detract from our experience.

On our day of arrival we had a nice lunch at Café Francis for E30 for the set menu. (Turn right onto Blvd Malesherbes and walk 200 yards.) Freqeunted by local business people and office workers it was bustling and enjoyable.

Other restaurants which we particularly enjoyed were
Le Maree 258 Faubourg St Honoree, 75008 --- (near l’Arc du Triomphe) quite expensive but absolutely fabulous , delicious food.
Not a touristy restaurant – frequented by well-heeled locals. 20 mins brisk walk or E10 in a taxi

Citrus Etoile, 6 Rue Arsene Houssaye 75008 ---
Also near L’Arc Du Triomphe). Had a lovely lunch there for E39 for the menu. The wife of the French chef proprieter is an ex model – (American) she works front of house and spent every second re-touching her hair and makeup in the mirror behind the reception desk. That was entertaining. Miaowww.

Also had a nice meal at L’Ardoise (which means Blackboard)
28 rue du Mont-Thabor, 75001 Paris ---. A small informal bistro- serving rustic food at tightly packed tables. 10 mins walk from the hotel, close to Place Vendome and Louvre.

Don’t bother with Le Procope we had read the bad reviews but thought we would give it a try - it was awful – a conveyor belt for tourists, poor food, and over-priced

We recently stayed at the Hotel Le Lavoisier with 2 other couples on a quick 3 night trip to Paris. We were very pleased with our experience. The rooms were roomy by European standards and very clean. The location is a bit off the "beaten" tourist path...but still in walking distance to several major attractions and close to a metro line. The location gives you a more local feel.

We requested and received early check ins and rooms on higher floors based on recommendations from this web site. Our rooms were on the 5th floor. Our room faced the street side with a balcony and with the french door open you could hear street noises (not overly loud) but with the door closed it was nice and quiet. Our friends both had rooms on the courtyard side and said their rooms were quiet.

The bathrooms did not have shower curtains - which is vry common in European hotels but often a surprise to the American traveler.

The staff were all extremely friendly and spoke perfect English. They made us feel right at home.

The only negative that I can even mention is the 28 euros for the contintental breakfast----their are so many nice cafes in the general vicinity- it really is not worth it. We took advantage of this only on the last day on a Sunday morning when all the local cafes were closed and we were on our way to the airport.

They have an excellent personal service, I wish that they mentioned however that breakfast was not included, because I had to pay 12 euros per head. Apart from that, I loved the room. Although it was on the 3rd floor it was a quiet room and the location is perfect for shoppers! Very friendly staff and they try their best to accomodate your requests whatever they may be.

Charming people in a great location (for which you pay a premium price) but spoilt by three things:
1 - Pillows - foam filled and more in keeping with a one star hotel. They could not supply any alternative
2 WiFi - yes but at a price - ALL hotels not having free WiFi (like towels and soap !) should be boycotted.
3 Bathroom cleaning could have been better.