Essonne Apartments

Warning! Your room will NEVER be cleaned!! your sheets and towels will NOT be replaced! you have to pay: 18 or 23 euros for room cleaning and 6 or 8 euros for new sheets + towels. These paid services are displayed at check-in but not here on trip.com, not when you book a room, nowhere... Never in my life have I stayed in a ”hotel” that does not clean the rooms or provide new sheets/towels by default. Only in condos where people rent their apartments for less and you have to maintain the cleanliness yourself. So before you decide to stay here, while seeing that this hotel is cheaper than the others, think twice. Also be careful if you rent in summer, I stayed in winter, closed windows, it was ok, livable, they give a little heat, but not too much, but read the comments about staying in summer, there is NO air conditioning, and if you open the window, you will NOT sleep, it will be very noisy because of the trains and possible mosquitoes. Trust me, summers here are super hot! I lived in this area for 6 months in summer and I know what I'm talking about... Also be careful about the tourist tax, you will have to pay it too, like in any other hotel. But other than that, my stay was nice, PROs: - the hotel staff was super nice - you have a big balcony! - I loved the kitchen, big fridge + freezer + microwave.. you can cook whatever you want, they have a lot of utensils, so don't waste your money paying for breakfast. Auchan and others are very close - The parking opposite is FREE from 4pm to 9am the next day and free all Sunday! (they don't write anything on the parkomat, free or price..) so don't rush to pay for the hotel parking if you arrive on a Saturday or afternoon. - it wasn't noisy from other rooms or the corridor, we heard people walking sometimes, maybe the hotel wasn't crowded in December, that's why it was quiet? or maybe we got the corner room, I'm not sure... - it's very close to Massy-Palaiseau train station, it's a very big and connected station, I lived here before. - your full price trip to Paris will cost you Voie ** -＞ direction CDG Airport: 4.15 euros - big bed, mattress enough for me, neither too soft nor too hard. CONS: - they change the codes so often, from the parking lot, from the main gate, it's a bit tiring - Dec 2024: They started building extra train lines right behind the hotel, so the area is a construction site, noisy... - TV is cheap and doesn't have Netflix or digital channels, just 20-30 channels - Wi-fi is sometimes bad quality and if you work you have to pay extra to get extra speed - pillows are very small in my opinion - safe is located very high, if you are short you have to climb on a chair to see in it. Overall my stay was good, I chose it for the situation of the car with the parking which is more expensive in Paris. But if I had come by train I would have chosen a hotel in the Paris region in an arrondissement.

The location is good, there is a shopping center nearby, and the station is a 2-minute walk. It's a very nice place to live. I didn't use it, but it has a kitchen so I think it would be good for a family trip. There is a deposit of 250 euros.

Upon check-in, I was surprised to be asked for a 'tax' and a 250 Euro 'deposit.' I quickly used AI to translate the deposit policy displayed at the front desk. They allow you to store your luggage both before check-in and after check-out. What was quite alarming this time was when I checked out, the front desk told me I hadn't paid the tax. Luckily, I had kept the receipt, so they made a copy and everything was fine. I assume the other front desk agent forgot to note that I had already paid the tax during check-in. I recommend everyone keep receipts related to accommodation and transportation until you're completely done with your trip. This place also provides kitchen appliances like an induction hob, pots, pans, utensils, and a refrigerator. You can buy groceries from the nearby Carrefour hypermarket to store. However, the fridge's cooling wasn't always very strong; it might have been a bit faulty. But it didn't bother me, so I didn't report it. I ended up putting microwaveable food in the small freezer compartment, and it did freeze.