I know that I will get slammed for this.
Please help.
What is the nicest area in Paris
to stay.
I know, a broad question.
Leaving in 10 days.
Need a hotel in a truly nice area.
Please dont send me to search thru old posts.
Interest ,architecture,food,wine, beeror just hanging around .

Thank you in advance.

2 schools of thought,8th George 5 four seasons or 1st Ritz

On another post, you say you are staying at Hotel Leveque:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...buzz&fid=2

If you want help you'll need to provide more info. Apparently you already have a reservation at a superbudget hotel with generally good reviews. Have you decided you don;t like this hotel? Or this area?

Are you looking for the best hotel in Paris?

A different superbudget hotel in a great area?

What is you per night limit - some of the "best" areas will probably not have hotels in the price range of the Leveque.

Maybe you realize people can't answer that question because it has no answer. There isn't just one nicest area of Paris, there are many nice areas and many would be suitable. Depending on your experience in Paris already and your visiting goals, it makes a big difference as to which might be the best. If you've never been there before and will be having a typical first-time tourist visit, I think most people like Saint-Germain for that. I guess if you've been there a lot, you wouldn't be asking, though. Someone else on here (was it you?) was asking about the Hotel Trocadero la Tour Eiffel in the Passy neighborhood which is a very nice area and has most of what you want (except maybe not hanging around as much as some other areas, depending what that means). A lot of first-time tourists wouldn't find that the best for them, however.

A lot of the 7th is very nice, also, but so are parts of most central areas. If you are staying in the Leveque or considering it, you clearly want a very budget hotel, however. That is a nice area, although I wouldn't want to stay in that hotel or on rue Cler, myself.

Nice as in residential and wealthy:I think Christina's mention of Passy fits the bill if you want elegant residential. It was good enough for Thomas Jefferson too. Not the most central, but not at all hard to travel to and from. I don't care for the 7th as a place to stay, if I wanted quiet at night and more residential I'd go for Passy.

Nice, as in student-oriented, hectic, central,cheap places to eat and drink: the 5th works well.

Nice as in funky, trendy,some bars, some gay bars,some great bistros, good location: the Marais.

Nice as in most popular, lots of hotels in Paris's middle and upper (but not highest) range, very central, great metro service, walk to museums, great shopping: the 6th.

Nice as in hotels that are the creme de la creme as long as you can spend many hundreds of euros per night, world-class designer shopping, some parts more convenient by metro than others (but visitors in those areas often have limousines and taxis), fewer budget-oriented alternatives for rooms and dining--the 1st and the 8th.

Above are broad generalizations, there are exceptions in every area mentioned and in others not mentioned. It helps to say what you want to spend. And if you are all over the map in your thoughts, so to speak, yes searching through old posts, or in fodors hotel listings (click on Hotels at the top of the screen) IS very useful for narrowing your thoughts.

Hotel Les Chansonniers in the 11th is a fine establishment. It is just off of Boulevard Menilmontant. It should fit your needs.

I am the one doing the Hotel Trocadero la Tour thread. For all intents and purposes, I will be a first-timer to Paris (I was there in 1985 and 1988) and my wife and I are bringing our kids (boys -- ages 15, 12 and 8). We want an area that is easily accessible but that is quiet at night (we want a minimum of street noise). I stumbled upon the Trocadero la Tour while surfing the web and the Passy area sounded pretty good for us. We will not be out to all hours, will not be out late at a cafe, will not be going to bars, etc. It would be nice to be within walking distance of many of the major sites and more cafes and shops, but not if it means noisier accomodations. The Trocadero la Tour appears to have good rates as well (a 3 star with AC for 109 euros twin, 129 euros triple -- there are 5 of us, so we need 2 rooms). However, we will be going in mid-August so is the Passy area, being so residential, especially a ghost town?

For those who know Paris, am I making sense or am I missing something?

I think what was said about the Passy neighborhood is that it probably won't be impressive for a first-time visitor. It's a regular neighborhood that is close to the Eiffel Tower mainly. It is not as active at nighttime as the Latin Quarter or St. Germain for example. If you've been a few times to Paris and have already visited the more livlier areas then perhaps Passy would be a good idea.

I don't think noise needs to be a huge concern, as long as you know your hotel has double-paned windows and a/c.

Captbuzz, if you're leaving in 10 days, you need to get a hotel NOW. June is high season in Paris, and your options may already be more limited than you would like.