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I have two nights next weekend in Paris. Thirty and single I wanted to stay in the Marais or Bastille area so my one full day would be near the areas I want to walk around in. I have been to Paris before so I just want to enjoy the day walking around etc. Does anyone have any suggestions of nice, safe boutique hotels or areas to stay in? Would you choose the Bastille or the Marais area if you were me? Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated. Night time is always a challenge as well Thanks in advance!!
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Agree with DebitNM although if you take a Seine cruise before or after a Ste. Chapelle concert, I would use the Vedettes du Pont Neuf line - closer to both Ste. Chapelle and the Marais.
There are also concerts in many churches and elsewhere. Let us know what you like and perhaps we could be more helpful.
There are also concerts in many churches and elsewhere. Let us know what you like and perhaps we could be more helpful.
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this sounds great! Thank you! Are there any cool restaurants or music venues for indy music or younger crowd? All sounds wonderful. I know you can't go wrong with a couple of nights in Paris
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The Marais and Bastille neighborhoods are right next to each other, and either would be a great area to stay. To my mind, the Bastille has a slightly younger vibe. But that whole area is full of cafes bursting with people at night.
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I would think night time would be a challenge for people who don't go out at night ever alone, or people who only want to go to clubs and that kind of thing. I've never been that kind of person, but when I was young(er), people didn't go to dance clubs (or discos) much by themself especially, or bars to some extent (especially women).
I don't have a problem because I do a lot of stuff alone at night alone, but I like to go to the theater, concerts, dance, things like that, where being solo doesn't matter. A lot of people don't do stuff like that and only go places with people. And I have no issues with eating alone as some people do for reasons I don't understand (some people won't go to restaurants alone). Eating is just normal, you go in, order something, and eat it.
I don't think it is so mysterious that someone young would find nighttime a challenge being alone, as most people don't go to classical music concerts, the opera or ballet where you probably wouldn't feel that way.
Those two areas are next to each other, as noted. I've stayed in the Bastille and the Marais but not the area a lot of other people like. I didn't do it for nightlife so much. I think it would matter more what hotel you find and where it is. When I travel solo, I make sure I find a hotel very near a metro stop, and near some nice cafes with good sidewalk sections where I can hang out at night for a glass of wine if I want, alone. I never go to clubs.
I don't have a problem because I do a lot of stuff alone at night alone, but I like to go to the theater, concerts, dance, things like that, where being solo doesn't matter. A lot of people don't do stuff like that and only go places with people. And I have no issues with eating alone as some people do for reasons I don't understand (some people won't go to restaurants alone). Eating is just normal, you go in, order something, and eat it.
I don't think it is so mysterious that someone young would find nighttime a challenge being alone, as most people don't go to classical music concerts, the opera or ballet where you probably wouldn't feel that way.
Those two areas are next to each other, as noted. I've stayed in the Bastille and the Marais but not the area a lot of other people like. I didn't do it for nightlife so much. I think it would matter more what hotel you find and where it is. When I travel solo, I make sure I find a hotel very near a metro stop, and near some nice cafes with good sidewalk sections where I can hang out at night for a glass of wine if I want, alone. I never go to clubs.
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People on TripAdvisor either love or hate the Hotel de la Place des Vosges. I know the location, which is awesome, but we have always stayed in apartments. You can use the search function at he OP right of the page to look for "hotel Marais" (there are tons of them) or "hotel Bastille", though I remember fewer.
These are wonderful areas.
These are wonderful areas.
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centeno: I would suggest trying some other forums as well as this. Whenever I see a question here about night time venues in Paris, the answers almost always involve a jazz club or a church concert or a more formal theater or opera or dance venue. We are, to tell you the truth, as a group, a little old for indie music venues.
I know someone will tell me to speak for myself, but I read lots of questions like yours, in order to pass on information to clients, and I just don't see that many great answers. Generally, one doesn't get guided to the hippest places here on Fodors.
Try a TimeOut guide or their Paris website, and maybe others can suggest some forums where people might know about things like indie music clubs.
This isn't to say that there is absolutely no one here that has this type of information, just that it's not common on Fodors.
I would focus on the Bastille area, but honestly, I'm at least 10 years behind on what's cool in Paris or anywhere else.
I know someone will tell me to speak for myself, but I read lots of questions like yours, in order to pass on information to clients, and I just don't see that many great answers. Generally, one doesn't get guided to the hippest places here on Fodors.
Try a TimeOut guide or their Paris website, and maybe others can suggest some forums where people might know about things like indie music clubs.
This isn't to say that there is absolutely no one here that has this type of information, just that it's not common on Fodors.
I would focus on the Bastille area, but honestly, I'm at least 10 years behind on what's cool in Paris or anywhere else.
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While I am not looking for indy music venues, this strategy probably works for them too. I would look at http://www.timeout.com/paris/en to see what is playing in Paris during the dates you will be there. I also would look at www.billetreduc.com and see what they are offering on your dates.
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Indy music, younger crowds?
Check this:
www.nouveaucasino.net (in Oberkampf)
http://www.pointephemere.org/ (by the canal, not far from Stalingrad)
Check this:
www.nouveaucasino.net (in Oberkampf)
http://www.pointephemere.org/ (by the canal, not far from Stalingrad)