Montmartre is my favorite Parisian neighborhood and Le Chat Noir is one of the reasons for it. This iconic and historic bistro is a nod to the Le Chat Noir cabaret from the late 1800s. The Al fresco dining is perfect for people watching over a cup of coffee or lunch. It's the quintessential French cafe. Service was fantastic. My French is embarrassing to say the least, luckily our server had lived all over the world and was well versed in five languages. Everything was delicious and all that we'd hoped it would be. read more

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Just popped in for a drink. Pretty standard for drinks but didn't have any food. The staff were friendly and seating was not inside the place but covered under the awning. The Negronis were very nice. I would come back and try some of the food. read more

Fabulous food and great service and wine. Lovely restaurant to visit before the Moulin Rouge show. Thankyou

The room was full of mold, paint shipping and falling off the ceilings, mold in the shower. Smell of cigarette smoke was the worst of it all. booked a large room they stuck us in a small room. I used Chase Sapphire to book this place at that was a MISTAKE!!! they did nothing to help and the hotel manager was never available. Let the photos speak for themselves read more

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Nice hotel in the heart of the Red Light district. Porno stores and peep shows abound! I didn't know when I booked it but it was definitely a fun area to stay. Breakfast/coffee bar was good. Le Chat Noir advertises air conditioning. This is true for the lobby but ask for a fan for the room. Also, make sure you get a room on the lower floors.Our room was blazing hot. I'm OK with no AC as long a I know what I'm getting into. The desk guy said he'd check our AC system to see why it was not working. The next day there was a new desk attendant who told us the rooms don't have AC. If it's summer in Europe, you'll swelter in this one. read more

We sat at the bar and slurped onion soup and Calvados and enjoyed the terrific boogie piano. Not the best soup you can find, I'll grant you, but the ambiance is good fun and the bar staff were friendly and attentive. Not to be missed is their Happy Hour- probably the very best reason to visit before you head out for the evening up the hill to the restaurants in nearby Montmartre. read more

I absolutely adore this restaurant! They have happy hour on cocktails for 4.50 until 2000, which is almost unheard of in Paris! You'll find live jazz music if you head in at the right time (it started back up again after happy hour ended when we were there), and it's actually quite good! The dark chandelier atmosphere is stunning and romantic, and to top it all off, you're just a block away from the moulin rouge! A must see in Paris. read more

Walking up to this hotel I was a bit concerned.... we went to Paris on a whim and booked this hotel while sitting on the runway to take off, so little to no research was done. It is on a street where there are dildo shops and porn shops. Not the most romantic street in Paris. To our surprise, the area was overall fine, safe and walking distance to a lot of desirable areas. Over all the hotel was nice and the room was quite spacious. For the right price I would stay here again. Staff was nice too. read more

Great hotel with friendly staff and breakfast. The room was clean and spacious. We o my stayed one night as we were heading to Amsterdam in the morning. For breakfast they had scrambled eggs, croissants, ham, salami, jam and of course Nutella! read more

This hotel is perfectly place in the heart of Paris. Right across the street is the subway, very helpful. The hotel has a great staff that are extremely helpful. I had some items to send to the states and needed a box. The manager emptied one of her storage boxes so I could use it. Awesome! The rooms are small though very comfortable, internet speed was great and the showers are fun and well designed. A few doors down from the Moulin Rouge in a strange little neighborhood. It's not exactly the red light district. But plenty of adult book and video stores if that your thing. If not, then enjoy all the wonderful cafes and restaurants. The open air markets are to die for. I really enjoyed my stay and will be back soon. read more

loved this hotel. it is near a bunch of sex shops = no loud screaming kids/babies = yes!!! rooms have ac--saved us during the heat wave. right next to metro station blanche and easy to access the rest of the city quick access to monmartre and sacre-coeur room rates were excellent read more

Let me start off by saying that this hotel has two separate yelp listings, so when I went to check out the reviews, I didn't see all of them. Had I seen them, I may have rethought staying here. The hotel itself is pretty good for the price you pay. Free wifi, which is always a plus. Decently sized room and bathroom. Smells like cat pee though, so I guess they really wanted to stick with the whole cat theme. I'd like to say you get used to it, but you don't. Had this hotel been in a different part of the city, I'd def stay here again. Unfortunately I didn't do my homework, and I only realized that this was located in the heart of paris's red light district when our airport cab dropped us off in front of it. You're literally surrounded by sex shops and strip clubs everywhere you look. The museum of erotic sex is actually right next door. So that was interesting... The hotel staff is shocking great with their English, and did a wonderful job helping my friend and I navigate our first trip to Paris. They also make sure that there are security guards outside the hotel at night, ensuring the safety of guests in what might be considered a shady neighborhood. I'd like to make it clear that even though I'm sure shady things might happen in this neighborhood, I really never felt unsafe. There are ways plenty of people out and about, and mostly friendly Be aware though that at night, it's LOUD. If you're used to a city setting, you might be ok but you'll still notice the noise, believe me. Think of it as your own personal sound machine lol read more

Estive aqui no Chat Noir em 2003, antes que fosse reformado e virasse um hotel boutique. O que posso dizer? O trabalho foi excelente! Se você não se importar com o clima profano do Pigalle, aproveite! read more

My husband and I stayed at Le Chat Noir Design Hotel for the whole duration of our vacation in Paris. We loved it! Breakfast was included with our stay for an additional fee. I have nothing bad to say about our stay. Yes it was a bit loud at night but we just closed the window and slept fine. It is a big city so there is going to be night life happening. Yes, it is right next to the red light district but that didn't bother us at all. Just keep walking and you'll be in a beautiful Montmartre before you know it. read more

This hotel is fantastic. Although the surroundings are somewhat questionable (Erotic Museum?), the location is convenient and close to everything. The area is also safe, as I went on many evening walks and I was never bothered by anyone. On the contrary, everyone I encountered was friendly and more than happy to steer me in the right direction when I got lost one or two times. Who says the French are unfriendly? The room was very nice and clean, but the best part of my stay was the staff. They were kind, gracious, and overly-accommodating. I was on vacation with my family, but still had a lot of school work that needed to get done during the trip. Every morning, I went to the hotel's restaurant to work, and although I did not purchase any meals, I was always served with water. The one downfall of the hotel is that they have a limited number of wireless passwords available, so only a certain number of people can use wireless at a given time. This was problematic when I finished a paper and had to email it to my professor. However, the front desk staff member was so kind that she let me use her computer to send my paper. On another night, my family and I picked up some food for dinner from a nearby deli, and although the hotel restaurant was closed, the front desk staff allowed us to eat our goods in the restaurant. This hotel was in renovation (and it still might be), and I was definitely hesitant to walk through the unmarked black doors next door to a strip club, but it was definitely worth it, and if I return to Paris, I would definitely stay there again. Merci! read more

This hotel is in a great location, perfect walking distance to any attraction you want! The rooms are beautiful and the staff is very accommodating. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Paris! read more

Three cheese pasta and salmon club sandwich were absolutely fantastic !!! Great food, wonderful ambiance, I highly recommend

This place really was a cool spot! Live music. Good food. Very lively. We ordered the steak and Rivoli and both items were good! I would recommend this as a try. Sadly the other poor reviews are due to this place getting mixed up with a shitty hotel! read more

We stayed two nights and the room was lovely and comfortable as well as very kind and helpful staff. Petit Dejuener (breakfast) was great. I'm only giving three stars because of location. It's near Moulin Rouge in the red light district and very noisy at night. Still the hotel itself is great and if night noise doesn't bother you then this is a good place for the price. read more

After honeymooning in Paris in 2010 and stumbling upon the deliciousness of the Chat Bistro, we made it our mission to come back and stay at this boutique hotel in Montmartre as we absolutely adored this arrondissement. Thanks to TripAdvisor I knew to book room 704 (the room with the balcony and the view of the Eiffel Tower!) and for the price of 20E extra a night. That deal couldn't be beat. We arrived at the hotel after a long flight from Boston and when we arrived at 8:00am they said the room wasn't ready. No worries, we got there early. We walked around Montmartre for hours and by the time 1:00pm rolled around we were absolutely exhausted. Though the front desk woman didn't wasn't overly thrilled to let us to our room, she did. We then took a power nap on one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept on. How did our seven days go? I'll break it down. The good: Location, beds, decor, room 704, some of the staff, and our beautiful balcony view. The bad: Housecleaning service never refilled anything, the shower was a bit too weird (no curtain or glass in a stand up tub), some of the staff, and the breakfast wasn't worth the price. For seven nights at a discounted hotel rate to be in the heart of Montmartre with some of the most amazing sights and restaurants at your fingertips... you can't go wrong. I'd stay here again and again. Tips: Don't be afraid of the district, once you're there for a few days they recognize your face and leave you alone. Tell your cab driver to drop you at the Moulin Rouge - it's much easier than the U-turn to the hotel. Eat the crepes at the corner of the street right next to the Moulin Rouge (not the crepes in the purple building across from it). Go to the underground Jazz club a few blocks away "Autour de Midi". You will not be disappointed. read more

Modern, clean, welcoming little hotel in a convenient location! I'd be up for another stay at Chat Noir. Probably not the best accommodation if travelling with children, as even in the very short walk from the Metro station to the hotel there's a lot of smut encountered porn and adult novelty shops, strip clubs, hookers This is Toulouse Lautrec land. Amid the neon glow of Pigalle and mere steps from the famous Moulin Rouge, the foodie shopping haven of Rue Lepic and more, Chat Noir's an affordable, friendly and comfortable place to set up your base camp. read more

A nice hotel with fair prices. I don't know if I would call it a design hotel, but I certainly liked the Steinlen-themed elements. Four out of five employees we met were very friendly and the breakfast was good. read more

First time in paris. 3 days, the only place we had dinner. They speak English, service was excellent. Wide variety of food selection. Must have the fish and chips. Thanks for all the good times! . read more

The black Cat hotel (Le chat Noir Design Hotel ,everything done out in red and black, right next to the sex museum) was an interesting choice,just down the road from the Moulin Rouge, but this was Paris and well the red light district,(they do lock the doors at night and there is a buzzer answered by the lone reception staffer to let you in). Not that it was a problem although having rooms facing the road was not ideal, as the noise on Friday and Saturday nights even with the windows closed was a little annoying. As I said this was Paris and accommodation in Paris is expensive at the best of times, so I am not sure if this hotel was good value for money, the rooms were very small, the breakfast very average and well, we have definitely stayed in better. Whenever anyone came back to their rooms late at night ( which was very common ) the room doors slammed so loudly, the shutting mechanism was like it was spring loaded, it always woke us up and I am not a light sleeper. The hotel is quite a distance from all the tourist attractions that are to be seen, although the metro nearby is handy. the area of Montmartre up behind the hotel is great though, lovely shops and patisseries and worth spending time looking around. I would however stay in another hotel/area next time.. read more

The worst, most overprices hotel in Paris. GROSS, totally misleading advertising!! This place is for perverts and sex addicts. This hotel is 1 block from the famous MOULIN ROUGE, and surrounded by several blocks of sex shops and bars. The hotel management is insensitive to guests. Unsafe neighborhood!! We didn't stay! We booked hotel online, in ERROR, due to misleading photos and information!! We arrived in less than an hour, in SHOCK, and wanted a refund. But hotel would not budge and SCREWED us for 1 nights rate of USD125. This hotel claims its 4 star?? We were laughing! THERE IS NO WAY ON THIS EARTH they are even a 2 star!! This would have been a ghetto hotel in USA. And NO ONE at this hotel gave a crap!! They were even insulted by our comments of the hotel being unsafe, and nowhere near 4 star. Check out the hotel PLAZA TOUR EIFFEL, way different, and that one IS a 5 star in our book ...for the same price!? DO NOT BOOK this hotel, its not for the average traveller, and definitely NOT for children, young adults and families/friends. YOU CAN do way better than this place for the same amount of money or less!! Don't be fooled by their website descriptions on all the sites THEY subscribe to, who will let them post anything about this hotel they like, and of course they will advertise 4 stars....and the reviews... what a joke..... we were so sure their entire family went online to review them. DO NOT BE FOOLED!!!! This place will NOT help you, will NOT care about you or your hard earned money!! PLEASE listen to us!!! We will NEVER go back there! read more