Hotel de la Porte Doree

Wow, it feels like months since the last time I have written! Sorry about that, we have been so busy. Ok, so again I do have to respond to this one. First of all about the breakfast. There is two reviews that say someone at the hotel is informing people that the breakfast is included. I have asked all of our receptionists and everyone has told me "no, of course I know it is 6Euros". The only explination I can find is maybe a misunderstanding as both people who have wrote this speak English and our night men do not. (Well a little :-) We do have the price posted outside before you come in (this is a law in France) we also have it posted at the reception, we also have it posted on our web site and in the book I have written that is found in each room it is also written in general information. I'am very sorry if anyone has had a problem finding this information but trust me, we do not make it a habit to tell people it is included and then make them pay. As for the price 6Euros per person, if you have travelled a bit you will find it is not expencive. We get our croissants from the bakery across the street which is one of the best in Paris and maybe to some it may seem simple as it is continental. I would love to add eggs, homemade jam, cereal etc but this has been a big debate here, if we do we have to charge at least two euros more as even now we only break even on breakfast. Anyway, it is always a service and never usually a way to make money in hotels. Next about the shampoo. Again our hotel is only 64Euros for a double room. I know it is nice to have all sorts of soaps, lotions etc but when the day comes that we charge the more "parisien" prices like 90-150 Euros then trust me, I will have so much fun adding that to the rooms :-) And last about ice. It may be hard for Americans to understand but in Paris no one uses ice. No hotels are equiped with ice machines and the fact that we even have ice for clients is actually quite special. All that said, as I personally love ice we do have plans to add a special little room for a ice machine and a coke machine, hopefully this summer. But this addition, like the washcloths are really something that you don't find often in a two star hotel in Paris. I do keep trying though and I don't quite understand why it is "sad" that you are served ice in a ice bucket but anyway.....