Le Citizen Hotel

This hotel is a gem! It’s located in a cool neighbourhood, lots of interesting cafes and shops right on the doorstep. The room was very inviting and well-thought out, lots of storage space, extra duvets etc…Above all, Le Citizen has really great staff. Hyam, and the whole team, are genuinely friendly and very helpful.

This is definitely one of my favourite hotels in paris! Coming from someone who has been to paris quite a few times, Le Citizen hotel is a great find for someone traveling with friends or a partner. The location is exactly what we were looking for: enough quiet and safe during the night, but fun, authentic and lively during the day! It was very nice to meet a lot of locals in the evening as Canal Saint-Martin is apparently a popular hanging out spot. Even though the hotel is a bit far away from all the big tourist attractions (15-30 min by metro), we found this as a plus, since the area was not crammed with tourists and expensive places, but good, reasonably priced local restaurants and shops. I would especially recommend the restaurant Hotel du Nord: great food and live music, right next to the hotel! The interior of the hotel room was clean but also cozy. It had all the necessities we needed: a fridge, a hairdryer etc. We read a lot about noise complaints in the reviews, but atleast we did not have this problem, with the earplugs we received from the hotel room we slept very well. Overall the hotel was a nice calm boutique hotel. Affordable, tidy, 24h reception, and welcoming service from staff. Special thanks to Chaim, who was very helpful and friendly to us all throughout our stay. Thank you Le Citizen!

This is a favorite! So nice decorated hotel with few rooms. Situated just next to the St Martin Canal. All rooms have view to the canal and you will see boats sluice. The room was modern and low key stylish, but soon there is time for some minor renovations. A lovely lady checked us in, and nice man checked us out. They were very informative, positive and helpful. The other days the staff was younger boys/students, and you felt like you bothered them by just asking to get your prepaid breakfast or asking about checkout time – not unfriendly and did what they were supposed to do. Breakfast was great with bread, yoghurt with granola, French pastries etc. Will return!

Our room was OK. The air conditioner was very weak and the shower tiles could be replaced. They looked kind of grungy. The location is perfect for travel to CDG and Orly via the RER as Gare du Nord is only a 15 minute walk away and is on the RER line. I'm confused about the breakfast. Some photos on tripadvisor show eggs, jam, and yoghurt. In September 2023 we were offered either a croissant or a pain au chocolat and either coffee or juice. We were finished breakfast in just a few seconds as it doesn't take that long to eat a croissant and drink a small glass of juice. The juice was fresh squeezed, so that was nice.

Came here almost 10 years ago with my family and loved it so much that I wanted to return. It isn't quite as nice now and I don't know if I would've splurged knowing this, but we still had a great time. From the reviews I've read it seems that breakfast keeps changing, so here's what was served in mid-July: coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, croissant or pain de chocolat, yogurt with granola. All superb quality. The location overlooking the canal is fantastic and absolutely the hotel's most special feature. Very fun to watch boats go by and hang out there at night. We had two serious issues, though: 1) The wifi didn't work at all in almost 2/3 of our room, and even though we brought it up with the staff multiple times, it wasn't resolved during our 5 day stay. 2) The cleaning staff seemed to use our room as a storage closet and would repeatedly knock on the door wanting to retrieve items like vacuum cleaners and comforters. Once a staff member knocked and, before we could open the door, walked straight into our room. That was of course really uncomfortable and we hope that the management will make changes to allow the doors to be locked from the inside.

Le Citizen was a great find! The location can't be beat...located next to the canal with many shopping and dining opportunites nearby...and three Metro stations within walking distance. The staff was friendly, and they served a quick breakfast each morning. The room was tiny, but very light and airy with a fantastic view of the canal and neighborhood...they even had air conditioning.