The room at timhotel gare du nord was very clean, with very comfortable bed. Unlike the reviews, we could not hear street noises when we close the window. There room was air conditioned. Location wise superb, the neighborhood was quite safe, with police patrolling, nothing bad happened even though we came back to the hotel at 10-11 pm. Sure there are some people hanging around the train station, but we don't feel threatened by them, just doing our respective businesses. We would love staying at timhotel gare du nord again.