If not does anyone have any suggestions for a hotel in the 8th district below $100??<BR><BR>Thanks!

No one can predict if YOU will find air conditioning to be essential in any given weather conditions. But it is conceivable that your room could reach the upper 80's in the hottest part of the afternoon. Will you be there? Will you require air conditioning?<BR><BR>And it would be good form to mention Paris somewhere in your post, even though it may seem obvious to many people that this is what you mean by the 8th.<BR>

Is it possible for people responding to posts to do so in a non-sarcastic and civil manner, or is that too much to ask, Alvin?

The problematic word is "essential". Only Eric himself knows when he will be in the room, and if he is prepared to cope with a room that could get quite warm in the daytime without air conditioning.<BR><BR>Eric wants two things: <BR><BR>a suggestion for a place to stay within a certain budget, and that place will almost surely NOT have air conditioning, at the su-$100 price point.<BR><BR>and<BR><BR>reassurance that he will not regret the decision to save money by choosing a hotel without air conditioning.<BR><BR>The second point is too personal to answer in a maningful way, sarcasm or no sarcasm.<BR>

I was in Paris last October, and used the airconditioning, altho it wouldn't have been absolutely essential. I was also there in May, and it WAS essential!<BR>I was told that the weather was rather cold in September before I got there - so I guess you never know. Anyway, the Paris streets can be noisy at night, and the A/C allows for better sleep. <BR>For ideas on hotels, try:<BR> www.france.com<BR>It's a great site with much feedback on hotels. I've used their hotels, but made my own reservations.

I thought Alvin's post was a lot more useful than Fran's (which offered no help or advice), and a lot more civil and nonsarcastic, also.<BR><BR>I would say no, it is not essential.<BR><BR>Assuming you mean Paris (and I'm not sure you do, you could easily mean Vienna or Prague, as they have 8th districts and they are called districts there and not in Paris, I think) you would do better to look in a different quartier for a hotel in that budget range IMO. The 8th is just one of the most expensive areas of Paris, so there will not be much at that price, and what there is won't be as nice as other parts of Paris. There are some cheaper hotels in the 17th and the part near the Arc isn't too bad, and even a few in the 16th that you might consider, which also can be fairly near the Arc in some parts.<BR><BR>My best suggestions are the Hotel du Ministere, although you won't get a double at that rate, but a small single<BR>http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/hotel/ministere/annonce.htm<BR><BR>The Hotel des Champs Elysees on rue d'Artois might also be in the lower range for that area, but I don't have a URL for them.<BR><BR>For alternatives nearby, as I said, the Hotel Keppler in the 16th is within your range<BR>http://www.france-hotel-guide.com/h75116hotelkeppler.htm<BR><BR>If you are talking about Vienna, I'd recommend the Pension Zipser which I think is highly recommended in that district (which is near the City Hall and Jewish quarter). In Prague, I would not recommend that district because I don't think it's that nice an area (I've heard it has a higher crime rate and it farther out, anyway) and it has been badly damaged by the flood, one of the worst parts of the city. However, the Ibis Karlin is probably a safe bet in that area.

What city are you referring to?If it's Paris, I would say that AC is not essential in a normal September. In a hot one, yes. It all depends on the weather......