Room: Large, mine had a nice view of the station. Totally new color palette—beige, blond wood, off-whites, chrome steel with almost no color besides the throw pillows. Feels a bit like living in one of those very neutral IKEA sample rooms you see at the stores. Bed seemed standard, sofa was comfy, bathroom was standard.
No work table, more of a counter by the window. My only gripe was the chair was kind of uncomfortable, a low-backed riff on the Jacobsen egg chair that everyone has ripped off for the past 50 years. I didn’t mind at all because I wasn’t in town for work, but maybe you would if you had to put in hours on the laptop there.
Overall: It’s a Courtyard but basically feels like another brand. To me it’s a middle ground between a limited-service design hotel (AC Hotels?), lower budget competitors (Ibis in Europe), and a full-on business hotel. I like it, but I’m not a business traveler, so perhaps Marriott has decided to pivot the brand away from that and towards people like me.
Similar experience recently. I also didn't even bother asking about breakfast. Personally I had no issue working with my laptop on the counter sitting in the egg chair with the nice view of the clock tower and station. You can even see the Eiffel Tower via the reflection on the window of the building across the way.
But rooms on the other side have a clear view of the Eiffel Tower, the Montparnasse Tower, Montmartre, etc.
I reserved for two and showed up with 3, and had no problem switching to a family room that had a sofa bed. My Titanium status was recognized at check in.
The hotel is still very clean and new. I know the neighborhood well from many stays at the nearby Holiday Inn. But I think most tourists will want to jump on the metro to go to other areas of Paris. However if anyone wants a high quality lunch experience, I highly recommend Le Train Bleu in the train station. It is the finest train station restaurant in the world and a National treasure of French art.