usf

I'm traveling to Paris in August, 2016. I would like to go straight from the airport to a hotel near the Louvre and I mean VERY close to the museum. I'd like to be able to walk. I'd also like a hotel that is easy access to the airport. I know I'm asking a lot. Any suggestions? Unfortunately, I don't speak French so I may have a bit of a hard time.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Linda
Savannah, GA

janisj

Just about any hotel in the 1st or just across the river in the 6th will be walking distance to The Louvre (plus many places in the 4th and 5th). Without knowing your budget it isn't possible to give specific recommendations.

>> don't speak French so I may have a bit of a hard time.<<

One doesn't need to speak French to book most hotels in Paris . . .

Pepper_von_snoot

Hotel Regina is a 5-star hotel @ Place Pyramides.

Thin

RonZ

The Hotel du Louvre is right across the street. Go straight to the taxi rank with the address to hand to the driver. Or search Louvre on booking.com.

Whathello

Go on booking.com - select Paris for your dates.
Then select the arrondissement (first), in the choices you have in the left side of the site.
Tataa !

Hotel Britannique is one of the closest I've been to from Le Louvre that I can recommend.

swandav2000

Hi usf,

I often think about this one:

http://www.paris-hotel-place-du-louvre.com/en/

It's a 3-star just across the street from the Louvre. Some rooms have views of the Colonnade du Louvre.

Have fun as you plan!

s

Southam

www.googlemaps.com can help. Search for Louvre Paris, then click on the Nearby function. A drop-down menu shows Hotels. It will map out a number of locations around the Louvre with suggested prices. I would not trust it to be comprehensive. It's wise to do a separate internet search for the hotel that interests you to get a better idea of what the price for your date will be.

kerouac

www.pagesjaunes.fr will give you the exact number of meters between a tourist site (train station or any other such point) and the surrounding hotels.

http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/recherche/...paris-75/hotel

topeater

The last 2 times we have been in Paris, we have stayed at this hotel

www.grandhoteldupalaisroyal.com

It's a very comfortable and quiet hotel.

Not sure what you mean about wanting a hotel that has easy access to the airport. The easiest access is to have the hotel arrange car service pickup. That's probably the most expensive option, but it is the most reliable if that's what you are looking for.

Fodorite018

Another vote for the Brittanique. Beautiful hotel, wonderful staff, and great location. Very easy walk to the Louvre from there.

Christina

Right around the Louvre is a fairly easy access to the airport. If you want to use Easybus (shuttle by Easyjet), it is very cheap and goes to place Andre Malraux which is about one block or less from the Louvre.
http://www.easybus.com/en/paris-cdg-airport

You could also take the city's airport bus (Roissybus) which goes to the Opera, which is one metro stop from Pyramides metro (or two from the Palais Royal stop).

Or, if you want to take the RER commuter rail, you could get a hotel near Chatelet/Les Halles which goes right there (the Brittanique, for example).

I don't really agree that a private car service that a hotel orders is the most reliable, but should be fine if you want to pay that much, it would be the most expensive option, even more expensive than a taxi. I don't see the superiority over having the hotel call a taxi in reliability, and a private car will cost more now that they have set fixed rates to the airport. I'd suggest a hotel order a taxi the night before, to be on the safe side.

fuzzbucket

You don't have to ask the hotel to order a taxi for you - you will probably pay a surcharge, and can easily do this yourself online or in English by telephone with G7 Taxis, an extremely reputable company (this site should appear in English on your computer):
www.g7.fr

Wait outside on the sidewalk about 5 minutes before you want the taxi to arrive. Plan on at least one hour travel time to the airport, in addition to the check-in time recommended by your airline.

There has been a fixed rate for airport taxis since March 2016, and there is no longer any charge for baggage handling. The fares are now valid for up to 4 passengers (children count as passengers).

If you are staying on the Right Bank (where the Louvre is), the fare will be 50 EU to CDG or 30 EU to ORY
If you will be staying across the river from the Louvre, the fare will be either 55 EU or 35 EU.

OReilly

http://www.lepradey.com/en/


I stayed here last year and liked the location and hotel. I got a good deal on Hotels.com.

regards

BigRuss

<<I'd also like a hotel that is easy access to the airport.>>

What does that mean?

Every hotel has "easy access" because it can call a cab.

If "easy access" means close, it won't happen. You cannot be close to the airport (assuming it's Charles De Gaulle International but this applies to Orly too) and be close to the Louvre. Paris is a major city and an old one. The city did not build up around its airports (contra Dallas Love Field, Miami International, Chicago Midway). It built its airports outside the city.

usf

Thanks all - especially tips on transportation. I've always lived in a small town in the US and have no experience w/mass transit. I guess it's about time I learned. I'll do more research on that aspect of my trip. I'm excited.

fuzzbucket

If you're coming off a long-haul flight, do yourself a favor and take a taxi to your hotel. You'll be tired, jet-lagged, overwhelmed by foreign sights and sounds, and this is when first-time travellers tend to make costly mistakes - pickpockets, scam artists, etc. Taking a taxi from the official airport taxi stand will probably be the best money you spend in Paris.

Before your trip, you should download a Metro map and learn how to use it. It isn't difficult at all. The www.ratp.fr website includes everything you need to know about purchasing tickets and how to use them.

Once you've gotten some sleep, you should feel confident enough to use the Metro - but I don't recommend trying to get from the airport into Paris via mass transit if you're not familiar with using it in general.