SUMMAGOLD

Hi! Is there a Paris version of the Hoxton Hotel in London? I received recommendations from very nice Fodorites on the Hoxton Hotel for my trip to London last year. We enjoyed our stay there tremendously! Is there a hotel like that in Paris? We are looking for an affordable, hip hotel in Paris, with a fun hotel bar. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Jay_G

At the moment it would have to be Mama Shelter

http://www.mamashelter.com/

Definitely hip, fun bar and friendly crowd. It's not central but only 10 minutes on the metro from the major sights.

SUMMAGOLD

Hi Mama Shelter looks like a fun place! Definitely gonna check it out! Just curious, what district or area is the nightlife in Paris?

Christina

depends on your demographics and what you want to do, I suppose. I'd say the 10th, 11th, 19-20th arr., Marais and parts of Latin Qtr and St Germain, and Montparnasse and even parts of the 13th and 14th. It really depends what you mean by nightlife. Do you mean some dance club or bar or just a cafe where people hang out at night, do you mean theaters and jazz clubs or just cinema? etc

SUMMAGOLD

an equivalent to like the Meatpacking District in New York. bars, restaurants, some clubs.

kerouac

The Eldorado Hotel also has some fans.

http://www.eldoradohotel.fr/

Apres_Londee

rue Oberkampf area in the 11th

Jay_G

I second the suggestion of Oberkampf, if you're looking for a fairly safe bet, but as Christina says, it really depends on what you're after.

SUMMAGOLD

hi kerouac, is the area around eldorado hotel lively at night? i hope not seedy?

hi Apres and Jay, can you suggest a hotel in the Oberkampf area in the range of 100-150 euros?

thanks in advance!

Apres_Londee

Hi summa, I can't really recommend any hotels because I rented an apartment when I stayed in that area. But here's what Time Out's got for Oberkampf/Bastille (with a range of prices):

http://www.timeout.com/paris/search/...ed&tag_id=4432

farrermog

Review of Mama Shelter by travel writer/ declared guest of hotel -

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/accommo...1113-iefd.html

SUMMAGOLD

hi farrer, i checked out Mama Shelter, unfortunately it is beyond our budget. Can you recommend something perhaps in the 100-130 euros range?

farrermog

Hello Summa - haven't any idea what is hip in Paris (or anywhere else for that matter), but for what it is worth my accumulated amateur researches from a great distance tell me that for the price range you mention you'll probably need to abandon your quest for a 'hip hotel with funky bar' and settle for accommodation with 'pleasant vibes at a reasonable price', perhaps at a hotel like the Langlois, France Albion, or Avor Saint Georges in the 9th, or New Orient in the 8th, and plan on getting out and about (and over to the 11th) for the bars and hip stuff.