TRAVEL TIP: Hotel Providence Paris

I travel a lot and I think it is safe to say that I have seen a ton of stunning hotels. Some huge with more than 600 rooms, some incredibly luxurious and fancy. Others stylish and brand new, and then there are little hidden gems that I stumble upon by accident. The Hotel Providence Paris is part of the latter. While looking for a hotel that was semi affordable but also stylish and something special for a quick trip to Paris last week, I found the Hotel Providence. Located in the heart of the Eastern district of Paris (Haute-Marais, Saint Martin Canal & Beaubourg), the small hotel offers 18 cozy rooms – complete with velvet wallpaper, cocktail shakers, white tile bathrooms and a super cute bar and restaurant to top things off.

Unfortunately, we only spent 1 night there, so it was not enough for me to write up a full hotel review for you – but couldn’t help but share a few impressions and key facts.

Hotel Providence Paris – Impressions & Key Facts

• I found the hotel via Mr & Mrs Smith. It was my first time booking through the platform but I found their customer service to be super helpful and we received a free cocktail (moscow mule) with dinner as the “Smith Goodie”.

• We paid 310€ for a superior room. Not cheap but definitely not a bad deal for Paris during Fashion Week.

• In typical Parisian manner, the rooms are small but the decor is amazing. I still can’t stop thinking about the velvet palm tree wallpaper! In comparison to the bedroom, the bathroom was actually pretty spacious with a big walk-in shower. Love!

• Since the hotel also has a bar & restaurant, we decided to just eat there for the one evening we had in Paris. It was perfect! We both had the cocktails (free), a glass of wine, big bottle of water, an appetizer each (loved my tuna tartar) and then the burrata with grilled veggies as a main. I think the total was around 75€ for two people, which is not cheap but definitely ok for the quality of food we had.

• The wifi worked really well, which is always a big plus in my books.

• I was super impressed by how helpful the staff was even before our arrival. We were sent a list of restaurants and bars in the area incase we wanted to dine outside of the hotel.

• Our room was facing the street, so there was a bit of noise outside, but we both slept really well – and worst case you can always pack Ohropax, right?

• The location was also super convenient with a metro stop (Strasbourg – Saint Denis) right around the corner. We walked a lot, and Le Marais (my favorite neighborhood in Paris) was about 10 minutes by foot. Gare du Nord ist not far in the opposite direction.

Hotel Providence Paris