With a grey stone façade and characteristic dark blue awnings, the exterior of the Best Western Etoile Residence Imperiale resembles that of a typical Parisian hotel. Located in the 16th district to the west of the city centre, the hotel is 200 metres from the Palais des Congrès, just half a kilometre from both the Arc de Triomphe and the expansive Bois du Bologne. Clean, contemporary lines, plush soft furnishings and warm colour schemes feature in the 37 air-conditioned guestrooms. All have minibars, direct-dial telephones, cable television and wireless Internet connections.
Decorated in sunny, Provencal yellow, the breakfast restaurant serves coffee and croissants each morning. Local tourist information is available at the concierge desk and guests can browse the daily papers in the lob lounge or in the peaceful patio garden. Open round the clock, the front desk has a safe deposit box and offers a currency exchange service. The hotel offers wireless Internet access and guests with cars will find parking in the immediate vicinity. Hotel guests can take advantage of being right by the Bois du Bologne, Paris' largest park, ideal for peaceful strolls. For those travelling on business, the Palais des Congrès is just 200 metres from the hotel, as is Porte Maillot metro station, which links the hotel with the rest of the city. The Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum and Gare du Nord Eurostar Terminal are all within four kilometres. Charles de Gaulle airport is about 35 kilometres and a 40-minute journey away. The RER train service serves the airport. Line B runs from the TGV station at Terminal 2 to Gare du Nord, Châtelet-les-Halles, St Michel and Denfert-Rochereau, with connections for the metro. A taxi to the city centre will take around 45 minutes. Roissybus serves all three terminals and runs to the rue Scribe for métro Opéra. The closest metro station to the hotel is Porte Maillot on Line 1.