Guests can start the day with a continental breakfast at the hotel before hitting the Paris streets, and can relax later on with a book or in front of the television in the quiet reading room. The hotel offers a round the clock front desk service with a safe deposit box, and well informed staff can give tourism advice and insider tips. Guests will find the daily papers in the hotel lobby and can make use of high speed Internet access. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the lovely Marais district, four blocks away, and home to many fine museums. The nearest metro station, Republique, is 50 meters from the hotel and from there visitors can easily explore destinations throughout the city. The Opera is one kilometer away, straight along Boulevard Haussman, the monumental Louvre museum is 1.5 kilometers away, and Notre Dame Cathedral is about two kilometers away. Charles de Gaulle airport is 25 kilometers and a 35 minute journey from the hotel's vicinity. The RER train service serves the airport. Line B runs from the TGV station at Terminal 2 to Gare du Nord, form where hotel guests should take the metro two stops to Republique.