| Christina |
Aug 29th, 2002 01:48 PM |
I haven't stayed at that hotel but from what I've reviewed of it online, I would not stay there. It's in a crummy part of town, the Batignolles area of the 17th--not only dicey but rather inconvenient for a tourist, it's a bit far out. You can find lots of hotels that cheap more well-known, closer-in (such as in the Marais/Bastille area or Latin Qtr). It sounds too offbeat for me and not that safe from what I read. I have no actual experience, however, that's just my gut reaction from reading about it, but I do know that area and would not stay there.<BR><BR> www.timeout.com has some good budget suggestions in the areas I mentioned above, more reliable, I'd say.<BR><BR>As for your overall budget, I really don't know, it depends on how much you want to eat and where. I'd plan on at least US$10 a day for museums and transportation; you could eat for only US$15-20 a day if you wanted by buying cheaply (cheap takeout from groceries, for example, or street vendors) and not eating a lot. Cafe drinks can add up, also, so if you don't do that you can save a lot, but what's the point, is my opinion. If I want to eat from groceries and not go to cafes, just buy drinks from vending machines, etc, I'll stay home. I like hanging out in Parisian cafes, though, that's one of the reasons I like to go to Europe--I spend hours reading the paper, chatting or whatever, so the usual tips of how much you can save by eating on street corners or never sitting down in a cafe don't appeal to me in the slightest. However, I don't go much to well-known or expensive cafes/restaurants nor do I usually eat in expensive places like St-Germain, so it evens out.<BR><BR>Bottom line, at least US$30 a day minimum, probably for those things. |
