This hotel had everything we wanted: a good breakfast (meats, cheeses, breads, cereals, yogurts, hot drinks, cold drinks) to start our day, helpful staff that patiently answered our questions, a clean comfortable bed to return to after a busy day sight seeing. It was close to 3 different metro lines (4,10, and 12) and the neighborhood had plenty of restaurants, cafes, and bars. It's about a 15 minute walk to the Louvre and probably the same to Notre Dame with wonderful pre-Hausman sites along the way. I did not come to Paris to sit in my hotel, but I was grateful for the Hotel de Saint Germain at the start and end of each day I was there.