February in Paris - Right Bank budget hotel - mother and teenage daughter
Dec 4th, 2006, 09:37 AM
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Brazilnut, I look forward to reading about which rental you end up choosing, and I hope it works well for you and your daughter. I keep on considering the idea of an apartment, but I always reject it because I just get too nervous. Maybe sometime!
Dec 7th, 2006, 11:38 AM
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Wondering:
I'd like to hear more about Hotel Riviera. We liked wandering around that area near Parc Monceau, more of a residential feeling. Lots of charming little streets. Didn't see that hotel, but I found it on the net after we got back.
Was the neighborhood nice? Well lighted for walks to/from metro? What about restaurants? Thanks.
I'd like to hear more about Hotel Riviera. We liked wandering around that area near Parc Monceau, more of a residential feeling. Lots of charming little streets. Didn't see that hotel, but I found it on the net after we got back.
Was the neighborhood nice? Well lighted for walks to/from metro? What about restaurants? Thanks.
Dec 7th, 2006, 10:23 PM
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I went for the Mercure Monty, at a rate of 75 Euros per night prepaid, so I can't change my mind now. In less than two months, we'll be there. But after considering dozens of Paris possibilities, and after a previous positive Mercure experience in Berlin, I felt this was the best choice for the price. I found this interesting article about the hotel:
http://tinyurl.com/ykhtz3 (It's a Chicago Sun-Times article.) Gardyloo's recommendation and the good reviews elsewhere helped too.
The two other most serious contenders were the Timhotel Opera Madeleine and the Hotel Tiquetonne. But my research suggested to me that the rooms at these hotels would not be as comfortable, and fewer amenities are provided.
http://tinyurl.com/ykhtz3 (It's a Chicago Sun-Times article.) Gardyloo's recommendation and the good reviews elsewhere helped too.
The two other most serious contenders were the Timhotel Opera Madeleine and the Hotel Tiquetonne. But my research suggested to me that the rooms at these hotels would not be as comfortable, and fewer amenities are provided.
Dec 13th, 2006, 10:35 AM
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cecil36, these restaurants are walkable from Place Monge but closer to rue St Jacques/Sorbonne...
From Nikki's trip report:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34574921
Dinner was at <u>Le Petit Prince</u> de Paris, which was on the next block from our apartment. We loved this place. I had a wonderful platter consisting of various preparations of duck, including two or three presentations of foie gras, a salad with duck gizzards, several slices of smoked duck breast, and a leg of duck confit. Alan had magret. For dessert a molten chocolate cake with cranberries....
Dinner was at <u>Les Fetes Galantes</u>, a few doors down from our apartment. This is a tiny place with only a few tables. We enjoyed dinner very much. I had more foie gras, I think, and then some lovely rare grilled lamb chops. The wall against which we were seated was covered with photos and letters from customers, friends, who knows who all, and there were odd sparkly things dangling from the ceiling, as if it had been decorated for a children's party. Only two people were in evidence working there: the teenaged waiter and the proprietor, whom I think was his father. At some point Alan asked me to look at the wall across the room. It was covered in bras and women's underwear. After dinner Alan ran out to get his camera from the apartment. He returned and took a picture of the wall....
Dinner that night was at <u>La Chantairelle</u>, up one street from our apartment. Lovely regional food from the Auvergne. A mechanical cow mooed as we opened the door, and birdsong was on tape all night. There was also a clock striking the hour by hooting as a different owl for each hour, at least I think it was owls. I didn't notice the cat prowling the room until the end of the night. A glass wall at the rear of the restaurant revealed a lighted garden behind it, and occasionally the cat would be visible out there as well as inside. I had a very cheesey dish with potatoes, and local ham from the Auvergne which was served on the side. For dessert there was an absolutely wonderful apple tart with ice cream melting on it....
We went to <u>Les Pipos</u>, the wine bar on our corner, which was charming and very inviting. There were big oyster crates outside the front door, so we ordered oysters. They had a dinner menu but weren't serving it yet, so we ordered platters of cheese and charcuterie and were very happy.
From Nikki's trip report:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34574921
Dinner was at <u>Le Petit Prince</u> de Paris, which was on the next block from our apartment. We loved this place. I had a wonderful platter consisting of various preparations of duck, including two or three presentations of foie gras, a salad with duck gizzards, several slices of smoked duck breast, and a leg of duck confit. Alan had magret. For dessert a molten chocolate cake with cranberries....
Dinner was at <u>Les Fetes Galantes</u>, a few doors down from our apartment. This is a tiny place with only a few tables. We enjoyed dinner very much. I had more foie gras, I think, and then some lovely rare grilled lamb chops. The wall against which we were seated was covered with photos and letters from customers, friends, who knows who all, and there were odd sparkly things dangling from the ceiling, as if it had been decorated for a children's party. Only two people were in evidence working there: the teenaged waiter and the proprietor, whom I think was his father. At some point Alan asked me to look at the wall across the room. It was covered in bras and women's underwear. After dinner Alan ran out to get his camera from the apartment. He returned and took a picture of the wall....
Dinner that night was at <u>La Chantairelle</u>, up one street from our apartment. Lovely regional food from the Auvergne. A mechanical cow mooed as we opened the door, and birdsong was on tape all night. There was also a clock striking the hour by hooting as a different owl for each hour, at least I think it was owls. I didn't notice the cat prowling the room until the end of the night. A glass wall at the rear of the restaurant revealed a lighted garden behind it, and occasionally the cat would be visible out there as well as inside. I had a very cheesey dish with potatoes, and local ham from the Auvergne which was served on the side. For dessert there was an absolutely wonderful apple tart with ice cream melting on it....
We went to <u>Les Pipos</u>, the wine bar on our corner, which was charming and very inviting. There were big oyster crates outside the front door, so we ordered oysters. They had a dinner menu but weren't serving it yet, so we ordered platters of cheese and charcuterie and were very happy.
