Paris - Honeymoon Hotel Rec's!
 

Hello Fodor's!

My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon and have decided on spending 3-4 nights in Paris then a week in Positano on the Amalfi coast.

Could any experienced travelers suggest 4-5 hotels in the St. Germaine district?

We will be in Paris in June.

Our budget is approximately $300-400 a night. (I am more willing to go cheaper than my beautiful bride-to-be, so will listen to any suggestions that are a bit less expensive.)

It is our honeymoon, so we are looking for a bit more than the typical Euro-shoebox hotel room.

Thanks for any help that you can offer!

<b>typical Euro-shoebox hotel room</b>

If you start off with remarks like that, don't be surprised if certain people start sniping at you.

Me, for example.

Sorry to have offended you - I only meant to convey that we are looking for more in a hotel than we have experienced before in Paris. Perhaps I should have used &quot;stereotypical.&quot;

Please, snipe away if it makes you feel better.

Ha ha -- okay, I'll go for it, but only because nobody has chosen to be 'helpful' yet. Maybe this will inspire them to outdo themselves in interesting recommendations.

Since you used the word &quot;stereotypical&quot; I hope that you know that Saint Germain-des-Pr&eacute;s is the most stereotypical tourist area in all of Paris, at least for Americans (most other nationalities are not at all attracted to it -- hmmm, I wonder why?). But I will also admit that sometimes stereotypes can be a good thing, at least to a certain extent.

I will nevertheless make a possibly positive suggestion. If you accept recommendations from anywhere in &quot;picture postcard&quot; Paris and not just St. Germain, you will probably get a lot more interesting suggestions, and maybe even some good places to eat that are not tourist traps.

The Luxembourg Parc is a wonderful little hotel. Also, the Hotel de l'Abbaye St. Germain. Have stayed in both. Read the reviews on TripAdvisor.

When my husband proposed to me in Paris we stayed in a suite at Hotel Saint Germain Des Pres on Rue Bonaparte.

Clean, centrally located and the room was charming.

The regular rooms are smaller so note specifically the suite.

Also since this is a special occasion, you might consider an apartment.

We're renting from Paris Perfect in January - www.parisperfect.com

Usually the rentals are for a one week minimum, however you might check if they can do less.

I don't stay in this level of hotel, but I know the usual suspects in St Germain. There aren't that many, you know, at that level, at least not there -- some folks like Relais Christine or the Aubusson (get superior room in order to avoid shoebox, which may be over your budget), and I think the Relais St Germain is one of the top level hotels around there and sounds about right in your budget:

http://www.hotel-paris-relais-saint-germain.com/

Hotel de l'Abbaye is the other one I can think of which might be good
http://www.hotelabbayeparis.com/

Finally, it's not a 4* but a 3* and given your budget, that's about what you get in St Germain (at least for around 200 euro) -- I've heard it has some larger rooms, the HOtel Madison
http://www.hotel-madison.com/

On my last trip to Paris, the shuttle I was on stopped to drop people off at this hotel: http://www.hotelabbayeparis.com

It looked quite charming. I have since heard good comments about it. The location was good too.

I second the recommendation for the Relais St Germain. It is a great location, the breakfast is great and the people are very nice.

Hi

Congrats on your impending nuptials.

Try the Little Palace Hotel - http://www.littlepalacehotel.com. It is in the 3rd district and has an internet discount of 10% go 15%. Haven't stayed there but looks romantic and chic for the money.

As another choice, one of my favorite hotels, The Hotel Relais du Louvre in the 1st has a lovely apartment - all the space and facilities WITH maid service, etc!

Congratulations!

Thank you everyone for your suggestions! I will do some research on the mentioned hotels, and probably follow up with some more questions the closer we get to our trip.

In the meantime, I would love to hear more recommendations!

Just a quick thanks - my wife and I stayed at the Luxembourg Parc during our honeymoon and loved it! The staff was very nice and very helpful, making reservations and accommodating a room change request.

And kerouac, if you read this, I found the rooms to be far from the &quot;typical Euro-shoebox hotel room.&quot; ;)