We stayed in Paris the week/weekend of Bastille Day 2014 (So this review is overdue!)
La Bourdonnais was being renovated and the renovation wasn't completed we could have complained instead we were "Wow'ed" by Laza and his staff. We were also officially the first people to stay in the new version of the hotel.
The following were the features we loved:
Big rooms (Like in Canada/US)
Great Service (we had a severe peanut allergy and although they couldn't 100% guarantee peanut free, they tried their hardest)
Proximity to the Eiffel tower, boat rides, quaint cafes and restaurants (we had a 5yr old and 7yr and walked everywhere)
Very neat and tidy rooms with modern amenities (soaker tub, wifi, coffee maker, tv etc. etc.)
This is a great hotel for North Americans wanting to have the bigger rooms in a safe part of the 7th Arrondissement. We booked the family suite and had no issues with space for 4 people in one room - keep in mind we are used to North Amercian sized rooms. You can walk safely without major intersections to the tower (by using side streets to get to Champs De Mars) and to the river (by going straight up Avenue La Bourdonnais) on Grenelle and Rue Cler you will find quaint shops, cafes and restaurants. The area surrounding this hotel is bustling with tourists, locals and lots of police - we never felt unsafe and were out with kids up till 10-11pm. So the location was really brilliant.
We highly recommend booking your Eiffel Tower dinner 4-6 mos in advance, also this area is not well serviced by Metro (the nearest one is a few blocks) but we found that because the major boat docks for all the cruises was just up the street we took the BatoBus everywhere and it was actually cheaper/easier to see La Louvre, Notre Dame, Champs Elysees etc.. If you want a guided tour take the BateauxParisiens (you can book online and the lunch/dinner tours are decent) If you want to shop in a mall the nearest one on the south bank is by Rue Linois about a 5-7 min cab ride west of the hotel (It also has a Chipotle Grill)
For food some of the best cafes and restaurants are nearby. But if you need groceries there is a FranPrix supermarket right next door. For Crepes - go north up Avenue La Bourdonnais and turn right on Rue St. Dominique a block and a half down you will find Crepe and Tea a small shop with a red an white awning. The owner/operator let us see the ingredients of his Crepes so that we were sure of no peanuts. Rue St. Dominique has some great other shops and eateries.
Getting there - we would strongly recommend just taking a car service from either the train (we got a pickup from Gare Du Nord) or from the Airports. We booked through shuttle-transfers.net and it was very convenient. They also had booster seats for the kids and helped with luggage. We used them for an airport run too when we left.
Bon Voyage!