Paris hotel in Bastille area

I own an apartment that looks out on Place de la Bastille and the Opera House and I can tell you from personal experience that the area is safe. It's a bustling city neighborhood so you should exercise the usual precautions but street crime such as a mugging or that type of thing is not something that I worry about in that area. You might get pickpocketed but that is not limited to that area and is actually less likely there than elsewhere in Paris IMO. I always wonder when people ask about safety what exactly they are concerned about because two people walking together are usually going to be safe unless it is an area with gang crimes or a gun, knife or other weapon is involved and those are not really issues in most areas in central Paris. Bastille is served by 3 Metro lines, which is one of the reasons why I like the area but what do you want to know about the Metro during evening and night hours? Yes, it is running and there are people on it. Bastille station is pretty big and I guess it is possible that you will walk along hallways that might be empty late at night to exit but I have done that alone (I am a 50ish woman, BTW) and have felt quite safe. Which hotel are you considering? Have you looked on TripAdvisor for reviews of the hotel that mention the area to see what other people who have stayed there think? One thing I do is look at the negative reviews of properties because that is where comments would be if people thought the neighborhood was not safe.

That area is as safe as any other in Paris, day or night. That is, much safer than any big US city. Same for the Metro. Also a very convenient area for sightseeing because it's close to many sights and, as noted, served by three Metro lines. Pickpockets are an issue anywhere tourists go in the city, including the Metro. See the tips under "Travel Tips" on this site.

Americans aren't used to anti-pickpocket precautions at home because, apparently, we lack the motor skills to succeed at this occupation. ;-)

Bastille is safe. I'm a 40-something short woman and I go through there all the time, and late at night without hesitation, even hauling luggage (i.e. coming home from London and the Eurostar arriving at Gare du Nord and taking the line 5 to change at Bastille for the line 1 that gets me home). It's lively and noisy.

The Bastille area is a wonderful section of Paris. The Opera Bastille, the Promenade Plantee, tons of restaurants and walking distance to the Picasso Museum, Place des Vosges, etc., etc. On rue Faubourg St. Antoine just where it starts at Place de la Bastille, there used to be a couple of furniture stores where we always stopped to window “gaze”. The exotic stuff on display, all gold trimmed and many tiger skins, looked fit for the palace of a Saudi Prince (or of a certain former resident of Trump Tower.). I wonder if the stores are still there. Do have a look.

The Gardette Park Hotel is a good hotel, on a quiet square.
Just protect your valuables in the Metro - and don't let anyone "help you out" with the ticket machines.
Walking around at night is one of the joys of Paris. It's a different city at night.

Keep a copy of your passport with you, and keep the original in the hotel safe, and any other credit/debit cards you don't need.

You should refer to these websites for how to get around Paris as well as ticket information and regulations:
www.ratp.fr/en
www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs

There are several Ibis hotels around Bastille, reaching over to Gare de Lyon. Reliable, modern, neither fancy nor atmospheric. The Bastille is so busy that it can also be noisy; I try to check hotel locations on a map website to find one that is on a side or secondary street to reduce distractions from traffic and open-air bistrots and bars.

Also because the Bastille area is so hip at the moment, some hotels are treating it very loosely. Check the location of the hotel on a map to see how convenient it is. (This isn't because you'll be in a "dangerous" area, just that some hotels now labelled "Bastille" are a bit more out of the way.)