We felt right at home immediately. We've traveled for 43 years and would say this hotel is at the top. The staff were engaging and always attentive. We had numerous lengthy conversations and those were always informative about the area, Paris and France. The area was residential and had very good cafes, boulangeries, and a Monoprix and Carrefour (for groceries, toiletries etc. ) store only a few short blocks away. The hotel has very quiet rooms meticulously clean. The breakfast is top notch with cereals, eggs cheeses, juices, tomatoes, cucumbers, ham, bacon, and the always very good baguettes, croissants, chocolate croissants, pain de raisin along with butter and jam. If you enjoy coffee, there is an automatic coffee machine with fresh coffee bean grinding for all your caffeine requirements. You can make double espressos with hot milk no problem. The winter garden/breakfast room is very very pleasant and the breakfast person always kept the area very clean and freshly supplied. We're from Canada and have had the opportunities to travel a lot. Remember the space is limited in Paris therefore the rooms are more compact. We had no problem accommodating this as we've been to Europe 11 times now. The Paris Metro station is a 20 minute walk down Vaugirard but could take longer if you happen to stop at the Patisserie/boulangerie with the purple awnings enroute to the station. Each station has ticket machines for the metro. Never a problem. Enjoy!! We would definitely return here.