Axel’s take
Choose it for warm service and character, provided compact rooms suit you.
- Choose it for
- Distinctive retro interiors, attentive staff and a Left Bank base near Raspail metro.
- Skip it if
- You need spacious rooms, stair-free upper-floor access or extensive hotel facilities.
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Axel’s rating: 8.8/10 · a small, retro-styled 4-star boutique hotel in Montparnasse
Léopold is a 40-room boutique hotel whose strongest luxuries are personal attention and distinctive interiors, not extensive facilities. Floral fabrics, retro bathrooms and a book-lined bar give it more personality than a standard four-star. Tripadvisor and Expedia guests repeatedly praise helpful staff and clean rooms; Booking.com’s strongest scores are for staff and location. It’s a strong pick for travelers who spend their days exploring and want somewhere welcoming to return to.
The compromise is physical space: bedrooms, bathrooms and storage can feel tight, and the tiny lift stops between floors, leaving stairs to negotiate. A ground-floor adapted room is the exception. There’s a bar and breakfast service, but no in-house restaurant, gym or spa; meals come from the brasserie opposite. Choose it for character and service, not full-service luxury.
- Rooms
- Retro interiors, air conditioning and connecting-room options. Small bedrooms and limited storage recur in guest feedback; the lift leaves a half-flight of stairs.
- Cleanliness
- Strong overall rather than flawless: 87% of 68 cleanliness mentions are positive, supported by Booking.com’s 8.9/10 cleanliness score.
- Service
- The clearest strength: 94% of 152 service mentions are positive, with helpful staff also praised across Tripadvisor and Expedia.
- Amenities
- Breakfast, a lounge bar, free Wi-Fi and externally prepared room service. No in-house restaurant, gym or spa. Connecting rooms accommodate up to 5.
- Fees and surprises
- Tourist tax is payable on site; breakfast inclusion depends on the rate. Partner parking costs €32 per 24 hours. Small pets require a refundable €250 deposit.
Axel’s opinion, from the hotel’s website and guest reviews, scored for what the hotel is. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Booking.com · transilien.com. Reviewed Oct 28, 2026.
The location
225 Boulevard Raspail, Paris
The entrance faces Boulevard Raspail, with Maison Edgar across the road supplying the hotel’s brasserie dishes. Use the marked crossings rather than treating the boulevard like a side street. Luxembourg Gardens are 12 minutes on foot; the Catacombs are 11 minutes. This is Montparnasse rather than the riverfront sightseeing core.
What guests say
4.7/5
1,667 reviews on Google
Amenities
Breakfast, a lounge bar, free Wi-Fi and externally prepared room service. No in-house restaurant, gym or spa. Connecting rooms accommodate up to 5.
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in public areas
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
Good to know
- Tourist tax
- Excluded from the room rate and payable on site.
- Parking
- No on-site parking. Partner Indigo parking costs €32 per 24 hours.
- Pet deposit
- Small pets are accepted with a €250 deposit, refunded at checkout if there is no room damage.
- Breakfast
- Included only with selected rates; served daily from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
- Checkout
- Checkout is at 12:00 PM. Luggage storage before arrival and after departure is free.
- Lift access
- The lift stops between floors, so upper-floor rooms require stairs. One adapted room is on the ground floor.
- Smoking
- The entire hotel is non-smoking.
Checked Oct 28, 2026. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Booking.com · transilien.com · Guest reviews and travel times · Hotel supplier catalog.
Additional hotel policies
- Hotel policies: Deposit: €50 per room per night
AI-readable version · facts, comparisons and links
Hotel Leopold: from $245 for Nov 21–22, 2026, 2 adults (1 night)
From $245 total for Nov 21–22, 2026, 2 adults at Hotel Leopold on Axel (1 night), checked Nov 1, 2026.
Hotel Leopold is a small, retro-styled 4-star boutique hotel in Montparnasse in Paris, France.
Address: 225 Boulevard Raspail, Paris. Property ID: 1404898. Canonical property page: https://helloaxel.com/en/hotels/paris/hotel-leopold-1404898
Source: https://helloaxel.com/en/hotels/paris/hotel-leopold-1404898/2026-11-21/2-adults
Axel vs Expedia and Booking.com
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| Stay | Axel total | Expedia or Booking.com | Difference | Seen | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 to Jan 3, 2027 · 2 nights | $413 | $503 on Booking.com | $90 less (18%) | Nov 4 | Select · Share this stay · Check guest price |
| Dec 22 to Dec 24, 2026 · 2 nights | $304 | $308 on Expedia | $4 less (1%) | Nov 4 | Select · Share this stay · Check guest price |
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1 night
Total price: $245 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-22 · 1 night · 2 adults · 1 room.
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2 nights
Total price: $395 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-23 · 2 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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3 nights
Total price: $605 USD
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4 nights
Total price: $896 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-25 · 4 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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5 nights
Total price: $1,147.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-26 · 5 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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6 nights
Total price: $1,359.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-27 · 6 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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7 nights
Total price: $1,569.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-28 · 7 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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8 nights
Total price: $1,821.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-11-29 · 8 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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9 nights
Total price: $1,971.50 USD
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10 nights
Total price: $2,158.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-12-01 · 10 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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11 nights
Total price: $2,377.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-12-02 · 11 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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12 nights
Total price: $2,600.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-12-03 · 12 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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13 nights
Total price: $2,858.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-12-04 · 13 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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14 nights
Total price: $3,101.50 USD
2026-11-21 to 2026-12-05 · 14 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.
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About Hotel Leopold
- Property type: Hotel
- 4-star hotel
- 225 Boulevard Raspail, Paris
- City page: Hotels in Paris
Axel's take: 8.8/10
Choose it for warm service and character, provided compact rooms suit you.
- Choose it for: Distinctive retro interiors, attentive staff and a Left Bank base near Raspail metro.
- Skip it if: You need spacious rooms, stair-free upper-floor access or extensive hotel facilities.
Axel's opinion of Hotel Leopold, from the hotel's website and recent guest reviews. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Booking.com · transilien.com. Reviewed Oct 28, 2026.
Room types
Room types and selected features reported for this hotel. Check your dates for availability.
Source: ETG room descriptions.
Standard Triple room
- Standard Triple room — room photo 1
- Standard Triple room — room photo 2
- Standard Triple room — room photo 3
Superior Double room (full double bed)
- Beds: full double bed
- Superior Double room (full double bed) — room photo 1
- Superior Double room (full double bed) — room photo 2
Deluxe Double room (full double bed)
- Beds: full double bed
- Deluxe Double room (full double bed) — room photo 1
- Deluxe Double room (full double bed) — room photo 2
- Deluxe Double room (full double bed) — room photo 3
Connecting Family room
Connecting Family Quadruple room
Connecting Family Twin room (twin beds)
- Beds: twin beds
- Connecting Family Twin room (twin beds) — room photo 1
- Connecting Family Twin room (twin beds) — room photo 2
Double Junior Suite (full double bed)
- Beds: full double bed
Location
A practical Left Bank base for brasseries, gardens and metro-led sightseeing.
- The block: The entrance faces Boulevard Raspail, with Maison Edgar across the road supplying the hotel’s brasserie dishes. Use the marked crossings rather than treating the boulevard like a side street. Luxembourg Gardens are 12 minutes on foot; the Catacombs are 11 minutes. This is Montparnasse rather than the riverfront sightseeing core.
- Getting around: Raspail’s lines 4 and 6 make the metro the default for longer sightseeing trips. Line 4 serves Gare du Nord; Denfert-Rochereau connects to the RER B for Charles de Gaulle. Walking works well locally, but cross-city days are easier by rail. A taxi is useful with luggage, especially given the hotel’s awkward lift.
- After dark: Guests describe quiet nights despite the boulevard address, with Montparnasse restaurants and bars nearby. It suits dinner out followed by a quieter retreat, though 26% of 38 sleep mentions are negative.
Location and comparisons: Reviewed Oct 28, 2026. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Booking.com · transilien.com.
The area: Montparnasse
A practical Left Bank stay with better side streets than first impressions suggest. Montparnasse mixes a working railway district with a more appealing network of café streets, artists' addresses and small theaters. Rue du Montparnasse brings Breton crêperies, Rue de la Gaîté supplies evening entertainment, and streets toward the cemetery offer a gentler rhythm than the station approaches. It suits travelers who prefer a functioning neighborhood to a continuous sightseeing backdrop. Choose the quieter residential streets rather than assuming everything near the station is peaceful. The compromise is more métro use and some large, unlovely road junctions. Also, don't book for the tower view: the Montparnasse Observatory closed for renovation on March 31, 2026.
- After dark: Rue de la Gaîté and Edgar Quinet have bars and theater traffic; quieter residential streets are a better choice for light sleepers.
- Getting around: Métro 4/6/12/13; cemetery and café streets walkable; direct CDG RER B suits addresses near Port-Royal, otherwise connect at Denfert-Rochereau; ORY via Métro 14 then 6 at Bercy.
Best areas in Paris for travelers on a budget
- Gare du Nord & Canal Saint-Martin: 8.5/10 for travelers on a budget. The strongest value score and direct CDG rail lead the budget ranking; inspect the street and arrival route before booking.
- Montparnasse (Hotel Leopold’s area): 7.8/10 for travelers on a budget. Good value and solid hotels make a practical Left Bank choice, especially on residential streets away from the station approaches.
- Bastille & République: 7.6/10 for travelers on a budget. Strong value combines with restaurants and nightlife nearby; expect more transport for western landmarks and noise on the busiest streets.
- Montmartre & Pigalle: 7.5/10 for travelers on a budget. Good value and strong hotels reward travelers comfortable with hills, crowds and extra journeys to central sights.
- Latin Quarter: 6.7/10 for travelers on a budget. A more central budget compromise, with strong hotels and direct CDG rail, but only middling value against the city.
- Eiffel Tower & Invalides: 6.1/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés: 5.8/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Le Marais: 5.6/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Arc de Triomphe & Porte Maillot: 5.2/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Opéra & Grands Boulevards: 4.8/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Louvre & Les Halles: 4.1/10 for travelers on a budget.
- Champs-Élysées & Golden Triangle: 3.4/10 for travelers on a budget. Where to stay in Paris for travelers on a budget
Hotels around Hotel Leopold
- Hôtel l'Inattendu (A quiet Montparnasse side street). L’Inattendu wins when: Freshly renovated boutique rooms and attentive service when a side-street setting matters most. Keep Hotel Leopold when: Keep Léopold for its retro lounge-bar character and genuinely connecting family rooms; L’Inattendu’s adjacent family rooms do not connect.
- Mercure Paris Centre Gare Montparnasse (Near Gare Montparnasse and Rue de la Gaîté). Mercure Montparnasse wins when: A station-focused stay with theater evenings and restaurants on the doorstep. Keep Hotel Leopold when: Keep Léopold for distinctive boutique interiors and stronger housekeeping evidence; Mercure’s room condition and housekeeping are uneven.
Alternatives for the same trip
- Hôtel Helussi (Opéra & Grands Boulevards). Helussi wins when: Standout staff and a quiet side street in the Opéra–Grands Boulevards area, accepting compact Classic rooms and no dedicated bar. Keep Hotel Leopold when: Léopold wins for a Left Bank itinerary, a proper lounge bar and a ground-floor adapted room.
- Hôtel Le Milie Rose (Gare du Nord & Canal Saint-Martin). Le Milie Rose wins when: Welcoming reception staff and strong housekeeping in a restaurant-rich Right Bank neighborhood. Keep Hotel Leopold when: Keep Léopold when Luxembourg Gardens, Montparnasse brasseries and connecting rooms matter more than a Right Bank base.
Getting around from Hotel Leopold
Travel times from Google's hotel listing; walking unless noted.
- Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris: 15 min by transit.
- Louvre Museum: 22 min by transit.
- Jardin du Luxembourg: 12 min.
- Musée d'Orsay: 17 min by transit.
- Eiffel Tower: 23 min by transit.
- Catacombs of Paris: 11 min.
- The Centre Pompidou: 22 min by transit.
- Sainte-Chapelle: 15 min by transit.
- Arc de Triomphe: 20 min by transit.
- Tuileries Garden: 18 min by transit.
- Panthéon: 18 min by transit.
- Palais Garnier: 22 min by transit.
What guests say
- Ratings: 4.7/5 (1,667 reviews).
- Praised: Atmosphere (100% positive); Location (98% positive); Public transit (97% positive).
- Complaints: Sleep quality (26% negative); Breakfast (16% negative); Cleanliness (13% negative). Four September 2026 Expedia reviews praise staff; three score 10/10. The fourth scores 6/10, citing cramped rooms and awkward lift access despite praising cleanliness and comfort.
Good to know
- Tourist tax: Excluded from the room rate and payable on site.
- Parking: No on-site parking. Partner Indigo parking costs €32 per 24 hours.
- Pet deposit: Small pets are accepted with a €250 deposit, refunded at checkout if there is no room damage.
- Breakfast: Included only with selected rates; served daily from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
- Checkout: Checkout is at 12:00 PM. Luggage storage before arrival and after departure is free.
- Lift access: The lift stops between floors, so upper-floor rooms require stairs. One adapted room is on the ground floor.
- Smoking: The entire hotel is non-smoking.
Facts checked Oct 28, 2026. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Booking.com · transilien.com · Guest reviews and travel times · Hotel supplier catalog.
Rooms, amenities and policies
- Rooms: Retro interiors, air conditioning and connecting-room options. Small bedrooms and limited storage recur in guest feedback; the lift leaves a half-flight of stairs.
- Cleanliness: Strong overall rather than flawless: 87% of 68 cleanliness mentions are positive, supported by Booking.com’s 8.9/10 cleanliness score.
- Service: The clearest strength: 94% of 152 service mentions are positive, with helpful staff also praised across Tripadvisor and Expedia.
- Amenities: Breakfast, a lounge bar, free Wi-Fi and externally prepared room service. No in-house restaurant, gym or spa. Connecting rooms accommodate up to 5.
- Fees and surprises: Tourist tax is payable on site; breakfast inclusion depends on the rate. Partner parking costs €32 per 24 hours. Small pets require a refundable €250 deposit.
- Hotel policies: Deposit: €50 per room per night
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