Hotel Richmond Gare du Nord

The receptionist was the most ignorant person I had to deal with in Paris over my Two days When I first entered the lobby of the hotel I could smell something really weird As I got closer to the reception I realised it was the receptionist himself who I could smell I said hello about 5-6 times no reply I said thank you 5-6 times no reply Guy was just ignoring me even though it was just us two in the reception He only spoke when he was advising me where my room was I went down stairs at one point to buy a juice from the fridge which is opposite the receptionist desk which had to be paid for at reception He said $3 euro and I said here you are thank you , to which again I was ignored He struggled to even look at me Then around midnight there was a fire alarm which in turn has everyone running for the front door very late . This was including children who were clearly distressed and upset Not once did the receptionist come out and explain what was happening Not only did he not advise us what was happening , he didn't even have the decency to come outside after the false alarm went off and tell us it was safe to go back to room He just sat behind the reception with his head down with the same blank stare he gave to me on each occasion I had to deal with him If it wasn't for the other enraged customers who went in to ask if we were ok to go back to rooms then he would have left us out ok the street If your going to have someone sit on reception of your establishment , I advise you use someone who has some life and happiness about them so they can greet Holliday makers etc like myself and give them a good experience Hygiene is a huge thing for most people especially when you go to hotels When greeted with the smell off Body odour and Damp clothes it's not a great start