paris Hotel: Hotel de France seems to have real good reviews on tripadvisor as well as on thsi forum.

They do have a double for 98 Euros well within our range. Before making a resevation I wanted to know if any one of you have stayed here recently?

wanderlust--for Venice, check out Ca' Riccio, Arte Inn, Casa Cosmo. We prefer smaller places like these--don't know your preference.