Enjoying a prestigious left bank location on the corner of Rue de la Motte Picquet and the pedestrian Rue Cler, Hotel de la Motte Piquet has been ornately refurbished in Louis XVI style. Original antiques and richly coloured French fabrics adorn the 18 individually styled guestrooms. All are equipped with satellite television, direct dial telephones, minibars and private bathrooms. Guests can start the day with buffet breakfast (fee and relax on the Louis XVI style sofas in the elaborately decorated lobby lounge. The four floors are serviced by an elevator and the multilingual staff on the 24 hour front desk can organise dry cleaning, airport transfers and wake up calls. The hotel is just 200 metres from the Eiffel Tower, the Champs de Mars and Invalides station. The boutiques and antique dealers on and around Saint Germain des Pres are within one kilometre of the hotel, as is the Musee d'Orsay. The closest metro station is Ecole Militaire and buses 28 and 49 also pass close to the hotel. Charles de Gaulle airport is about 35 kilometres and a 50 minute journey away. The RER train service runs from the airport to Invalides, which is close to the hotel. A taxi to the city centre will take around 45 minutes. Roissybus serves all three terminals and runs to the rue Scribe for metro Opera.