Tonic Hôtel Saint Germain

Do NOT stay here. The building and room was old and very worn. The furniture and bed in the room was worn out and dirty. The room was TINY with nowhere to put a suitcase. The shower and toilet was actually inside the room, with no extraction fan or barrier to remove toilet smells from the room. Our room was facing the street and there is a Nightclub directly opposite the hotel, which pumped loud music until around 2am on Saturday night. The room was not at all soundproof.

Great staff.
Clean room.
Good breakfast for a day of sightseeing.
Five blocks easy walk to Seine River.
Plenty of places within walking distance: Notre Dame, Louvre, Tuileries Garden, Luxembourg Castle and Garden, boat docks for Seine cruises, patisseries galore. Only problem was low setting for hot water.

Nice little hotel, very old style with the decor, which was lovely. Great staff- very friendly and helpful.

Very good bed, private bath.

Julienne and christian were so helpful and kind. Our every need was taken care of. They directed us to dinning options, called our taxis when we needed one. My mother is in a wheelchair, they held the door everytime we entered or exited, helped with our bags...overall they helped make pur trip a truly magical experience! The room could have been cleaner, but i think thats just me lol. The building was old but very well preserved and looked nice. It felt very safe in the area.

The Tonic Hotel was in the heart of St Gemain de pres. We had a delayed check in as there was working being carried out at the time of check in, but there is a great little ice cream parlour on the corner and we sat for 30 mins eating ice cream! The hotel itself was clean and bit dated but rustic in appearance. The room was interesting with the shower and toilet right in the room very boutique looking, would be fine for a couple but not brilliant for me and my teenage daughter, but we made it work. I'm sure room service was available but there was no menu to hand and we ate out for a 3 day stay. Overall you get what you pay for and for the price this was fine for what we needed.

Good location near many shopping.

Our room was so unique it felt as though we went back in time.Breakfast extremely edible.

We have stayed here before over the years and staff are always friendly and approachable. However, the cleanliness of the room was poor and it didn't help that the room was located right next to reception- you could hear everything outside the room and in the street. This is really not the place to have a bedroom. Bathroom was unclean and sink drained very slowly due to dirt/clogs. The shower was excellent- powerful and hot, the rest of the bathroom and bedroom was really under par. The price is cheap for the area but unfortunately it is now reflected in the quality. Would hesitate before booking again and would definitely not stay in the bedroom next to reception.

Tonic was clean and comfortable. As advertised. Staff was friendly. There was an elevator but it went to the half floors, so I still had to climb up or down a flight of spiral stairs to get to my floor. Other than arrival and departure with 2 giant suitcases, this wasn't that big of an inconvenience. However for someone that might be counting on the elevator for help with a disability, it needs to be noted.

Hotel conveniently located!

My daughter and I stayed at the Tonic Hotel during our visit and found it to be a good, budget-friendly option. While the hotel is older and could definitely use some updates—especially the decor and room layout—it was clean and comfortable for a short stay.

The room had a quirky setup, with the bain douche (shower/bath combo) oddly placed at the end of the bed, which might not suit everyone, but everything worked fine and was well-maintained.

We felt very safe, thanks in large part to the wonderful 24-hour door person, who was friendly, attentive, and made us feel well looked after. As two women traveling together, that added peace of mind made a big difference.

The location is excellent—just a short, easy walk to the metro. There are tons of restaurants and cafés nearby, including a Starbucks for North Americans wanting a familiar option. There’s also lots of shopping just down the block, although we didn’t explore it this time.

All in all, this hotel was a solid choice for a mother-daughter trip focused on convenience, safety, and walkability rather than luxury.

The “shower” was a bathtub in the bedroom with a hand held shower with a short hose that wasn’t long enough to reach up to wet your hair. There was an approximately 1 m diameter ring from the ceiling with a shower curtain to contain the water spray. At least the toilet was in a separate room! And this was a “Superior Room.”

Room very small
No space to open the luggage
Light in the bathroom very poor
Bathroom not very clean
No WiFi outlet
Not coming back here

Lovely hotel - small rooms but very quiet. loved it

The location is excellent, secure and everything walkable, metro line 2min from the hotel. Staff was very kind, but the installations were really poor, the mattress was outdated, the water from the shower came into the room and the air conditioning did not work very well. The room was not cleaned and towels were not changed on any day.

If you wish to ruin your Paris vacation, stay in this hotel. The only good think about the property is its location (close to most monuments). Drawbacks:
1. Dirty, stained carpets everywhere.
2. Sink at the other side of bathroom (to wash hands after visiting bathroom one has to navigate around the bed - not an easy task).
3. The "shower" is a large basin in the corner with a curtain that drops from the ceiling - in full view of the entire room.
4. Fire trap - in case of fire there is no way to get out of rooms in floors 2,3 and 4.
5. Unfriendly and unhelpful (almost hostile) staff.
6. The elevator stops only in mid level of all floors. To go to floor 4, you press the number 3/4 and it stops in the middle of 3 and 4, from where you have to climb up or down in a tiny and unsafe staircase.
Expedia should drop this property, it is only a dump. For the money we paid, we could have stayed in a good 4-star hotel nearby...

This is a nice and superbly located hotel. If you just need a base to spend as little time as possible in then this is a good option. However, it was extremely noisy at night and the room was very dark and very small - but many hotels are like that in Paris so I understood that. The staff were not very friendly and although the room was clean, there was about one sheet of toilet roll with no additional rolls. There was no water offered, and no toiletries other than shampoo. I'd recommend for the location and I am fully aware you can do a LOT worse in Paris.

We were really happy with our stay here! The hotel really fits right into the historic setting. We found that really charming, but a pickier guest might notice the way certain things are aged.

The location is stellar and the price is reasonable. The only downside is the substantial outside noise radiates up into the rooms. During the soccer night on May 7, the honking of the cars and loud cheering lasted beyond midnight.

The other downside is that the rooms are clean marginally. I would say a score of 5 of 10- there is a long way to go to make it super clean.

There is also a sewer smell emanating from the drains that is not particularly pleasant.

This property is in an excellent location and around restaurants, cafes, bars, shopping and more. The staff were nice and the breakfast was convenient. The decor was cute. The only problem was our shower drain was slow so water keep seeping all over the bathroom floor. Overall the price was right and it was safe and convenient.