Originally Posted by
anpe
Thanks, appreciate all your responses! Looks like you win either way (either quietness or view), so will just leave it to the chance and ask front desk when arrive.
Unless I planned to spend meaningful time in the room watching Paris go by, I wouldn't request a Rue de la Paix view. Next time we are there I would probably put something like this as the room preference: "Higher floor preferred, no single window corner rooms."
Every hotel is aware they have less desirable rooms.