Charming hotel in center of Paris' Latin Quarter. There must be close to one hundred restaurants within a 5-minute walk, including a good Italian restaurant attached to the hotel.
Having no air conditioning for the entire 4 days in Paris at Hotel Saint Severin was painful and the severity was perhaps exacerbated by the fact that we had frosty cold air conditioning previously in both Bordeaux and Nice. The thermostat usually read 23°C (73.4°F) and the HVAC people, called technicals, were baffled. The warning message to change the filter was a continuous reminder that we had no air.
Lack of safety in the area was hearlded by the persistent presence of a half dozen African men in their 20's and 30's sitting on and hovering around rental bike racks at the hotel Saint Severin entrance. Homeless people slept during the daytime, every day 15m away toward St. Michel Blvd.
In summary, not having access to air conditioning even on days in the 80's, nor at night made this hotel a "not recommended" place. Better to stay at a chain hotel for creature comforts, like AC.
Room 117 was a Superior Double room accessed from a staircase just behind the front desk. It included a huge bathroom that might be >50% of the room size. Sweet!