Hôtel Ambre

Brilliant hotel. Definitely will keep it in mind for the next paris trip

The location is great because it's close to our local friend's place. Rooms and facilities are a bit old (and need to carry our luggages up a few stairs in order to get to the lift) but in general no major problems. However, the attitude of the receptionist (a young man) who handled our check-in was TERRIBLE, we're not sure if he just dislikes Asians or having a bad day or what? First, he asked for our passports in a very rude manner (like we're bothering him), then when we're paying for the tax charges, our friend wanted to pay in cash but the receptionist didn't have enough change, so he said to us "YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY?" instead of asking nicely whether we can pay with credit card etc.

Our priorities were proximity to a Metro transit hub on the Rive Gauche and to Gare du Lyon, as well as an elevator and a kitchenette. The afternoon and night staff were attentive and pleasant. The hotel housekeeper was excellent. The daytime front desk staff (middle-aged gentleman) had plenty of excuses to not respond to our needs during our visit. I looked up the Hudson induction cooktop on YouTube to figure out how to use it. Unlock it by pressing key icon for several seconds if it shows “Lo” after you turn it on. The shower floor is not separate from the bathroom floor, with no shower curtain, so it takes some skill to not get the whole bathroom wet when using the shower. The room heating controls cannot be adjusted. The terrace in the hotel photo is probably only accessible by one of the hotel rooms!

We have just returned from Mauritius, we stayed at the Ambre. On arrival you are greeted with an amazing mocktail, no queuing at reception you are seated, and they come to you take your passports all very relaxing. Very friendly staff. We were taken to our room unfortunately it wasn't what we expected, we didn't even unpack, we immediately went to reception, and explained. We met Reyad Emambacus Front office manager who explained that they were full, but as soon as a room becomes available, he would move us. It took 2 days but eventually we moved, he even escorted us to our room to ensure that we were happy, we were. He is a credit to the company. The food is ok the breakfasts are super, lunch not so, and the evening meals are also OK, however the Italian restaurant is amazing, its open for lunch and dinner, there areitems available for free with all-inclusive, but other items are charged at lunch very reasonably priced well worth trying for lunch The beach snacks are also very good. The entertainment was fun something different each night, my husband was not a fan of the cocktails just not very good at all, the local beer was fine. The pool is lovely, but the water is cold!!! We also had a spa treatment which we both enjoyed. We would recommend the Ambre but be very diligent on checking what rooms you book.