Good morning all!!

Narrowed our search to the 7th arrondisement. I have three hotels preliminarily selected. Our selection includes the following:
1) Grand Leveque
2) Hotel du Champ de Mars
3) Hotel Muguet
We have also taken a little look at the Duquesne Eiffel Hotel, but that one is just a touch more than the three above... not sure if it's worth it...
I think most have been recently renovated.. not positive on Hotel du Champs de Mars. Any thoughts on which one is best? Do most have showers in the room? We will be there at the end of November, so I am not sure if the Rue Cler is as hopping as it normally is... will a room on the street be as noisy as during the summer?

Thanks everyone!

I only know of the Gran Leveque and Hotel du Champ du Mars--never stayed there because both were booked months in advance, but have seen the location. Both have rooms with private baths. GL is on the pedestrian street, so front facing rooms only have noise from passers by and cleaning trucks in the am. No real traffic. Champ du Mars is on a side street that intersects with Rue Cler. It has some traffic, but not a ton by Paris standards. They have rear facing rooms overlooking a courtyard that are said to be quiet.

The Rue Cler area is fun, but I imagine it's less hopping in November than in the summer.

Would recommend Rue Cler and the GL, small but nice rooms, smaller, but modern and immaculate bathrooms (shower only in case you are a bathtub person). We stayed at the GL one June, in a room on the front. It was cool enough at night that we didn't need the windows open and we didn't hear a thing. November would think would be the same. Enjoy your trip.

I stay in the area (Hotel Tourville) and the Rue Cler, on market days, is just as busy in the summer as in late fall. I was there last year for the last week in November and it was quite busy. Actually, the wide variety of produce/game/fish that you see in late November is quite remarkable.

Daisy,

Another possibility. There have been some good comments on it.

http://www.latourmaubourg.com/

Mike

I would say the Muguet....enter the name in the search function and you will pull up a lot of info....

The thing I liked the most about the Hotel Muguet is also the one thing that have turned off a few people from this wonderful hotel--- it is located on a quiet street. During the day, the street is busy with a mix of commerce and residential bustling, but at night, it is quiet. In the mornings, whether you turn left or right as you leave the hotel, walk a few quiet blocks and then, there it is.....! you'll find yourself in these bustling Paris neighborhood; flower carts, fruit markets, wonderful pastry shops, restaurants, just a wonderful glimpse of what is like LIVING in this wonderful city. I first heard of Hotel Muguet in 1996 in this Fodor's forum from a businessman, stayed there in 1997 and loved it.

I would recommend Grand Leveque. I stayed there for 3 nights last February and had a lovely time. Fairly basic hotel but very clean and lovely, helpful staff. Rue Cler was lively enough in February, lots of markets and hustle and bustle! Great location for getting around. I walked every day for miles around the city. A great little hotel for the price. The one thing that I didn't like was not the noise from outside, but from the maid banging the hoover against the doors VERY early in the morning! It wouldn't stop me from staying there again though. Wonderful wine shop right next door to the hotel. I bought 6 bottles and the guy packed them up very nicely for me to carry on the plane. Wherever you decide to stay I hope you have a lovely trip.

Daisy,
I stayed at the Hotel du Champ de Mars in October 2003.
I'll be in Paris for a few days this year and staying at a different hotel, but only because H. du Champ de Mars was fully booked for my dates.

I've pasted my post from earlier this year.

Author: starspinners
Date: 01/05/2004, 09:49 pm
Message: I've stayed at the Hotel du Champ de Mars but at none of the others from your list. The room was cheerily decorated . It was a double room on the ground floor and facing a tiny inner courtyard that was only accessible through a door off an inner hallway.
Street noise wasn't an issue but noises coming from the room whose window was across the courtyard could be heard.
Housekeeping was efficient, the bathroom was spotless and there was plenty of hot water. The combination tub/shower had one of those half sized glass enclosures ( which is better than having no shower curtain at all.)
I happened to be staying at the hotel with a friend but would feel comfortable going back alone. One leaves the room door key at the front desk when one is off the hotel premises each day.
The hotel owners are on duty at the front desk for the greater part of the day, they were not overly chatty but were friendly when spoken to and very willing to make restaurant reservations or to call for a taxi .
The Eiffel Tower and the Musee Rodin are near enough to walk to and The Ecole Militaire Metro is just minutes away from the hotel.
Rue Cler and its food shops, ( including patisseries ) is almost outside the hotel's front door.
There's a choice of restaurants nearby... one evening we had a fun dinner at a tiny Russian restaurant on Avenue de la Bourdonnais.
On the last morning of our stay we decided to try the hotel's little breakfast room... it is quite charming. The continental breakfast cost something like €6,50 per person which was actually a bit less than what we had paid in the cafes along Rue Cler. The bonus of the hotel breakfast was a carafe of coffee rather than a single cup.
All in all the Hotel du Champ de Mars was a nice choice for a budget hotel.