B&B in Paris
 

We have a few days in Paris at the end of another trip. I am wondering if anyone has had good luck with any particular B&B site? I know we can use Airbnb or Homeaway for an apartment rental, but would really like a B&B. We used Alcove & Agapes with good luck, But it has been a number of years ago.
Thank you for any help with this.

The only place we stay is the Hotel Vivienne, €105 for a double, plus breakfast which is optional. The back corner rooms are quiet and huge.

There are a few traditional B&Bs in Paris that I have heard mentioned. Partly, I think, because the kind of breakfast of the guests gathering and with the host serving a friendly cooked gourmet repast, possibly with the other guests, is just not a French thing.

French breakfasts usually consist only of a croissant or tartine with a cup of coffee, not ham and eggs with toast.

Here's a good site - the places mentioned meet the requirements for approval by the City of Paris: hosts live on the premises, willing and able to give tourist advice etc, share family-style French breakfast; sometimes other meals possible, sometimes light cooking (microwave, coffee/tea) possible, sometimes fridge space possible; shared or private bathroom facilities; private bedrooms with locking doors...

It's true that this isn't a traditional "French thing" - but it's good to know there's an option for those who are looking for it.
www.hotesqualiteparis.fr

When you search for traditional-type B&Bs in Paris, be cautious - you'll see lots of AirBnB listings (sublet apartments, many illegal), and also regular vacation rentals (most are illegal, possibly with a stocked fridge, probably not). Neither of them have anything remotely to do with a B&B (no host, no nothing, really).

http://www.gites-de-france.com/locat...=10&critinit=o does offer listings in Paris which, given the organization, should be legitimate.

What you want is a Chambre d'Hote. That is the equivalent of a B&B.

However, not all places offering Chambre d'Hote really are Chambres d'Hotes. The law is clear since 2007 that to qualify and register a Chambre d'Hote, there must be no more than 5 bedrooms; include breakfast in the price; owners must live on site. Just what a B&B is like elsewhere.

You can find them(including the site suggested by manouche) through this site: http://en.parisinfo.com/where-to-sle...-and-breakfast

As manouche points out, many illegal rentals exist on sites like Airbnb etc. Avoid them.

Thank you for all the recommendations and helpful comments. This gives me some direction in which to look.

Most people in Paris stay in hotels rather than in one of the rare B&Bs. You can find hotel rooms for no more than 50€ if you stay in the outer arrondissements.