MY FAVS of 2012: STAY

It wasn't the fanciest, grandest or any of that. But it turned out to be my best stop. After a few disappointing hotel stays our last few trips, all at places where we paid considerably more, it was nice to see that sometimes, you can be pleasantly surprised.

Ultra clean, excellent customer service, VINCCI BIT had everything we needed. It's really a minimal, no frills space but done right. Didn't feel cheap or like they skimped on stuff. The bed was uber comfortable and I didn't have a single complaint, which is pretty much NEVER.

Full disclosure, its not the closest to the city center, but its mighty close enough, just a few stops on the nearby metro. The metros come quickly and often, never waited more than 3-5minutes for a train.

Very young, hip, cool, even funky design.

And last but not least did I mention we paid $60/night. Thats less than a third of what our other lowest cost options would have run us. All in all, we were supremely happy.