Georgeanna

Are there any moderately priced, but quaint <BR>hotels in Latin Quarter with a/c for July for <BR>my 12 year old daughter & self?

Mary

Georgeanna, <BR> <BR>I stayed at the Hotel Jacques or Hotel St. Jacques which is in the Lation Quarter. I stayed there in the Fall of '98 and paid approx. $78 for a magnificient room with a partial view of Nortre Dame & the Pantheneon(?). The staff spoke english and were more than hospitable. I don't know the cost for summer rates or if they have a/c. I also heard that Hotel Famiglia or something like this is a nice place to stay. It is approx. 3 blocks away from the Hotel St. Jacques. <BR> <BR>I loved the Latin Quarter & was VERY pleased with our accomodations. If you need any other info, please feel free to write me directly. Good luck. You will LOVE Paris! <BR> <BR>Mary

Patsy Klontz

Georgeanna, <BR> <BR>Perhaps Mary is referring to Hotel Familia. We stayed there last year with our two children and were happy with it. We had a quad room which ran about $120 as I recall. It has a web site, but if you can't find it write me and I will look up info for you. Location is great, and M. Gaucheron was <BR>helpful. The family runs the business and speaks English. P Klontz

Margo

SAINT JACQUES: 35, rue Ecoles. Tel: 0144074545. Fax: 0143256550. Web site: http://www.france-hotel-guide.comh75005/ (35 rms., 31 w/toilet & bath or shower.) 465-490F/71-75EUR single; 465-565-625F/71-86-95EUR double; 690F/105EUR triple. Breakfast (7-11am) at 40-50F pp can be served in the room. Visa, MC, DC, AX. English spoken (Joe & Brigitte), cable TV w/CNN, wonderful, beautiful 19th-century quaint hotel w/uniquely & individually furnished carpeted large rms., new modern bathrooms, most rms. have 19th-century ornamented high ceilings, wonderful combination of Parisian atmosphere in an impressive lobby, beautiful preserved architectural features, large windows, #31 (double bed, bathtub & balcony w/view Notre Dame & Panthéon), 30 (double bed, bathtub & balcony w/view of rooftops & Sacre-Coeur), 28 (double bed, large bathroom w/shower & balcony w/view of rooftops) are all attic rms.; #32 & 33 attic rms. w/o balconies; all the attic rms including #29 are the smallest & cheapest at 465F for a double; examples of the higher-priced rooms are as follows: #5 large rm. w/mini-canopy king-size or 2 twin beds, rm. for extra bed for a child & balcony w/2 French windows at 625F; #16 large pretty rm. w/double bed, large bathroom w/bathtub, 2 large windows, rm. for extra bed for a child & faces front at 625F; #18 & 19 (both rms. w/double bed, 1 twin bed & shower) at 625F for a double & 690F for a triple; #17 nice-size rm. w/double bed & bathtub at 565F for a double; #8 w/double bed, 1 twin bed & balcony; #6 w/double bed, bathtub & balcony w/2 French window); #2 w/double bed, bathtub & 2 balconies w/view of street; #9 w/2 twin beds, large bathroom w/bathtub, balcony & faces street; 12 rms. have views of Panthéon &/or Notre-Dame, the higher the flr. the better the view, the rms. with no showers/toilets are cheaper, hair driers, soundproofed, noisy location, wrought-iron staircase, elevator, which only goes to the 5th flr., 6 flrs. Owned/managed by Mr. Rousseau. Métro: Maubert-Mutualité. <BR> <BR>FAMILIA: 11, rue Ecoles. Tel: 0143545527. Fax: 0143296177. (30 rms., all w/toilet & bath or shower.) 400-560F/61-85EUR single; 420-620F/64-96EUR double; 660-760F/101-116EUR triple; 730F/111EUR quad. Breakfast (7-10am) at 30F pp can be served in the room (5F extra pp). Visa, MC, AX. English spoken (Eric), cable TV w/CNN, charming wonderful hotel w/nicely furnished (Louis XV-style or mahogany) carpeted pretty rms. which vary in size from small to smaller, bathrooms are being modernized, 8 rms. facing the front on the 2nd, 5th & 6th flrs. have balconies which include a table & 2 chairs, the rooms facing the front on the 5th & 6th floor have views of Notre-Dame cathedral, rooms facing the inner courtyard are smaller and cheaper, 20 rms. are uniquely decorated with individual themed frescoes; #21 (double bed), 23 (French double bed, bathtub, balcony & faces street) & 22 (2 twin beds, petite bathtub, balcony & faces street) are for a double; #61 (double bed, 1 twin bed & balcony) is a rm. for 3 people; #62 (2 double beds, shower & balcony w/fabulous view of rooftops) & 65 (ground flr. rm. w/double bed, 2 twin beds & bathtub) are for a family; #51 is 19th-century stone wall rm. w/double bed & balcony w/view of rooftops & street; #14 w/balcony faces the street; soundproofed, minibars, hair driers, stonewalled hallways, elevator, 6 flrs. Owned and managed by the very friendly & accommodating Eric Gaucheron who is constantly improving the hotel. Eric is totally committed to pleasing the guests and will bend over backwards to make sure you are comfortable. He doesn’t like having a Web site because he prefers to talk with his guests directly. Eric’s wife, Sylvie Royer, owns/manages the Hotel Minerve next door. Métro: Maubert-Mutualité. http://www.HelloEurope.com

Lesli

Both of these recommendations are 2-star hotels, with lots of charm and a warm welcome, but no a/c. 3-star hotels usually have air conditioning, but will cost a bit more. <BR> <BR>Try a search for "Paris hotel" on this site, and/or on the many recommended booking sites, to get an idea of whats is available. You could start here: <BR>http://www.hotelboulevard.com/hotels...nt.asp?arrdt=5

don

The Residence Monge by the Arènes de Lutèce in the 5th is a two-star hotel that does have air-conditioning. It is close to the Jardin des Plantes

don

I forgot to mention that you can find comments about the hotel (good ones) at www.paris.org.

Tammy

I recently stayed at the Residence Monge, and would stay there again. The rooms have been recently renovated and weren't as small as I had anticipated them being. The bathroom did have a tub instead of a small shower stall, which was nice. It also had a frig and the mini bar cost wasn't too expensive. There are 2 metro stops close by, the Place Monge (line 7) and the Card. Lemoine (line 10).

Cindy

Try the following sites: discoverfrance.com <BR>digital.france.com <BR>globe-market.com <BR> <BR>I searched and searched for a hotel in the 5th or 6th for our family (2 adults and 2 children). The people at discoverfrance were very helpful although I ended up making the reservation over the phone because we were looking for a 'family' room. All they're hotels have been mentioned on these boards and seem very nice - mostly 3-star. We're going in Aug. and air conditioning was a priority. We're at the Hotel Dauphine St. Germain, hope its as nice as everyone says! Good luck.

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Carol

We just returned from Paris, my husband and I with two daughters, 17 and 23, we had two rooms at the Jardin du Luxembourg hotel, great location, small quaint rooms, typical french building, great dead-end quiet street, 3 blocks from Notre Dame, easy walking, also, great breakfast, cereal, yogurt, lots of fruit, juice, coffee, 710ff for double, about $100. we thought it was great, have fun,

Pat

Hello, Have any of you stayed the Hotel des Arenes? Would you recommend it? recently received an email from them about a room available for a visit early in October. not sure if they have A/C or if that should be a concern in Oct. thanks