Clint

Review of The Westin Paris-Vendôme

Dirty, dated and expensive. I've stayed at many ho...

Dirty, dated and expensive. I've stayed at many hotels near the Vendome, this is among the most expensive and easily the worst.

Cons:
-- Many rooms (and some floors) smell of mold and mildew. Even with a window open all night the smell is unavoidable.
-- The room was filthy for a $350 a night hotel. See the photo of a dust-encrusted smoke detector that you have to stare directly at from your bed. Every marble surface has rings from the drinks of previous guests that could easily be wiped away. There was a large blood (?) stain at eye level on the wall behind the bed.
-- The room was in poor repair. The TV did not work on arrival, requiring a trip from the service technician. There is peeling paint along the light fixtures and in the bathroom.

Pros:
-- The location is nice, just like dozens of other hotels in the neighborhood.
-- After notifying the front desk, the hotel quickly moved me to a nearby room that was undoubtedly cleaner, but still not to the standards of other similar hotels. The TV still was below average and prone to losing signals.

I do not recommend this hotel.