www.hoteltourville.com<BR><BR>This actually takes you to parishotels.com, but I believe this site acts mainly as a &quot;host&quot; for many smaller hotels which don't have their own separate websites. Booking requests are sent directly to the hotel - they will respond to you via e-mail. <BR><BR>You can also just call or fax the hotel at the numbers provided, or e-mail the hotel directly at [email protected] <BR>

Again, thanks to all for the assistance. I have requested a room at the Tourville for the last 2 days of our stay. Maitaitom, I just read your remarks on the towns you loved best in Tuscany, and since I am in perfect agreement, I trust I will also love your favorite Paris hotel. (Did you go to the Etruscan museum in Volterra?)

Hi<BR>I haven't stayed at the Tourville but I've collected some comments on it from this forum, and there are a couple of caveats you might want to consider.<BR>By doing a search here or in the hotel Rants and Raves comments you can read<BR>them for yourself, but comments, while mostly very positive, have included <BR> that rooms with terraces face a rather unattractive rear view, though the rear rooms are quieter; rooms vary in size and the &quot;standard&quot; ones can be very small; showers not fully enclosed.<BR><BR>I'm not advising not to stay there, I have no personal knowledge of the hotel.<BR>You might want to request one of the larger rooms, for example.<BR>

A great little hotel with lots of charm in the 6th is the Hotel du Lys, for 110 euro for a double, including cont. breakfast. Thke building dates from the 17th century. It's on a quiet little street, rue Serpente, but close to lots of activity. Metro either St. Michel or Odeon. They recently got a website: www.hoteldulys.com<BR>Rue Jacob is a more fashionable street, but you pay for it, also.

Thanks for posting about Laduree. How did I ever miss it? Looks like a good excuse to go back :).

Ronda,<BR>Laduree Left Bank hasn't been there for so long. Maybe a year or not even.<BR>I like it even better than the other branches.<BR>And, remember, there is always a reason to back to Paris or any city you like. ;o)

Laduree on rue Bonaparte crosses rue Jacob. We would pass by each night and pick up some pastries to take back to our hotel on rue Jacob. Gee, I wish I were there now!

Because I had reservations for ten nights in a row, I was able to work a 20% discount the last time I stayed there. I was shopping for a room because I changed hotels after two nights in a different hotel. They know my money was going somewhere and they had some vacancies. We got a large double room and enjoyed it thoroughly. Just for your info - at #10 rue Jacob is Patricia Well's (my hero) atelier - workshop, where she teaches cooking classes etc. I walked into her courtyard and looked around. <BR><BR>You can go to her website for her hotel recommendations. I looked at many of them while I was there, many seemed overpriced. I think even the Millesime is overpriced without a discount, but I'm a big value seeker. I just can't go the tiny rooms available at many hotels for 100 Euro and therabouts. I'd go nuts.

Marilyn,<BR><BR>As I stated, I have stayed at Le Tourville on numerous occasions. Even the rooms facing the street are very quiet. I don't stay here for the view (when I'm in Paris, the room is the last place I tou can find me when I am awake). I stay here because of nice clean rooms, great staff, nice bathrooms and, my wife adds, great pillows. I have never had anything but an exceptional visit here. I would pass on their breakfast and go to the Rue Cler. And, in answer to your question, I did not visit the Etruscan museum in Volterra, but I know I will return. Have a great trip to Paris.

Hi-I highly recommend staying in a hotel on Rue Jacob. However I have on occasion strayed to new neighborhoods--I stayed in Le Tourville a few summers ago and was very disapponted with the area--I kept walking back to St-Germain! If you are looking for another neighborhood to try, I suggest The Marais--It is full of life--fun to wander through--the stores are even open on Sunday! Best of all you will be walking distance to Place Des Vosges

Mariacallas, I’m a &quot;value-seeker,&quot; too, but since we are spending very little on hotels the rest of the trip, and since it has been so many years since I was last in Paris, I wanted a nice hotel. Also, my other half is a serious photographer with a fair amount of gear and a less than obsessive-compulsive attitude about order, if you know what I mean. The Millesime seems a bit pricey to me for what I can see on-line, but the rooms look decent sized, the location seems unbeatable, and no one on fodors has a bad word to say about it.<BR><BR>For our last 2 days I must choose between the Hotel du Danube (also on Rue Jacob) and the Libertel Grand Turenne (in the Marais). Both considerably less expensive than Millsime. I emailed the Tourville but have not heard back. (Or did they say no room? I’m losing track!) I do like the idea of a different neighborhood, and many people like the Marais.

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Millesime, it's lovely. While we're at it, I'd love a recommendation for a hotel in the Marais as close to the Place de Vosges as possible. I just love that area and the shopping is superb.

Well, mariacallas, for what it's worth, my good friend's cousin has lived in Paris for the past 30 years and he is the source of the recommendation for the Libertel Grand Turenne. He also mentioned the Vieux Marais. I am leaning toward the LGT, but haven't checked here for comments yet.<BR><BR>Tell me more about the shopping in the Marais. What sorts of things?

The rue de francs bourgouis (check spelling) is a wonderful street spanning from the centre Pompidou to La Place de Vosges. It takes about four to five houre to do it right. The prices are much better there than in St Germaine and the shopping is all lined along that street. Granted you can meander a bit and find other shopping but it's hard just to get down that street before rushing to Las Place de Vosges in time to grab a table and watch the sun set on the most glorious square in town. The shopping ranges from home furnishings to jewelry and everything in between - two of my favorite shirt/blouse shops are there near the end. I can't remember the name but you pick out a model and then they fit you. Fabulous fabulous - one is only white cotton shirts to die for. Tons of costume jewelry stores. On that vein be sure to go to 21 rue de St. Peres to my favorite jewelry store in Paris - Othello (just off St. Germaine). The Place de Vosges is wonderful - tons of musicians gather there in the evening -in a beautiful arcade- go early and get a table.<BR><BR>I just like the feel of the marais. It is much of what once attracted me to the St. Germaine area. I also like the Jardin du Luxembourg area but it just doesn't offer the shopping. I enjoy going past nice shops on the way to and fro the hotel. It just adds a certain spice that makes it more... well.. Paris.

OK, mariacallas, you've nailed it for me. I'm staying the last 2 nights in the Marais and telling my husband he's on his own. I'M GOING SHOPPING! Nordstrom has these gorgeous white shirts by Rayure, imported from France, about $150 each. I was hoping to find them in France, where I gather they sell for about $50 each.<BR><BR>Thanks so much!! Will post a trip report when I return, with itemized list of purchases (just kidding). :)

those are the shirts - Rayure. and there's another one just a few shops down one way or the other. Don't plan on them to be that much cheaper, but do get them in Paris rather than the US. That's a perfect memento. There really are NO bargains to be had in Paris. You'll be shocked just how very expensive it is now - shocked, especially at the food prices.<BR><BR>But remember you're in the most wonderful city in the world and good things rarely come cheap, and enjoy.