http://www.paris-hotel-stjacques.com/en/hotel

The Hotel Clement looks nice, too. It is near the St Jacques.

Mixter603 - Amazingly, EVERY hotel suggested by the crew above are all great suggestions. Mid-October is is just around the corner in terms of reserving a room in sought after hotels in great locations. I would reserve one ASAP.

I also agree about skipping hotel breakfasts - the suggested hotels above all have great cafes and bakeries within a few blocks where you can get breakfasts twice as good and half the cost of a hotel breakfast.

I just stayed in the Hotel Langlois, I've stayed there twice now and like it a lot. It is a very nice hotel and is within a 1/2 block of a metro station.

However, you don't know anything about Paris and seem really unfamiliar with cities in general, so it may not be touristy enough for you, to be honest (the hotel and area), or "charming" enough.

oh, I meant the area is probably not charming enough, the hotel actually is what most would call charming compared to most of them.

Thanks to everyone for their excellent suggestions.

Bardo1, I plan on reserving before the end of the week. Airline tickets have already been purchased.

Christina: I am a native NYC gal so I do know quite a bit about cities in general. I just don't know diddley about Paris. :o) Visited Provence last October and we loved it but now want to do the touristy stuff.

Tabernath & Cathinjoetown, I will put those on my list. I will narrow it down and make my choice by the end of the week.

Now folks, what are the MUST SEE'S and DO'S while we are there?

Standard questions, what are your interests and how long do you have?

How long will you be in Paris and what are you interested in?

There is a thread going now about first-timers to Paris.

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-paris.cfm?19

http://www.hotel-de-saint-germain.fr/

The Odeon Metro stop is around the corner

Well, AussieFrance has already broached that subject with her above. That is her other thread and is going NOwhere!!
You don't have to stay near the Eiffel Tower to visit the ET. If you like the idea of seeing the ET every day when you wake up, then it is nice.
If you are 24 you might like the 6th better. If you are 70, you might like the 1st or 7th better. the sights/sites of Paris are spread far and wide.

We have stayed at the Hotel Le Clement 3 times, most recently this June. We really like the location (same location as Hotel Bonaparte recommended by Ira). You can easily walk to Notre Dame and the Louvre, and it's close to three Metro stations. We realized on this last visit that the Clement is just around the corner from a fantastic patisserie, Gerard Mulot (the Barefoot Contessa's favorite). If only i had known that on previous visits, i would be much fatter and poorer.

We stayed at Hotel des Grandes Ecoles a number of years ago. It is more charming than the Clement, but not quite as well located in terms of ease of travel.

The Clement has the typically Parisian tiny elevator and small rooms, and the carpet needs to be replaced. Having said that, we would stay there again in a heartbeat.

Another vote for the Clement!

Another vote for the Clement!

Geez...that will teach me to read a thread before recommending. It was not about what I thought it would be about.

Here are some things I would recommend:

Jacquemart-Andre museum
Notre Dame tour
St-Sulpice church
Ste-Chapelle
St-Etienne-du-Mont church
Cluny Museum
Nissim de Camondo Museum
A couple of walking tours
Versailles
Jewish Museum
Mosque & tea garden
Concert at one of the churches
Sacre Coeur and wander around Montmartre

You guys are great! I'm definitely putting the Hotel Le Clement on the short list. Love the idea of the Patisserie even if I am gluten free (oh the horror to be gluten free in France!) My husband will certainly be there each and every opportunity if we stay in the Clement.

Mulot is actually where the Clément gets its breakfast pasteries. They also do fruit, ham, cheese, eggs, juices, etc. for gluten-free options.

Hotel Clement in the 6th. I started staying there in the early 2000s as my Parisian, hotel manager friend recommended it to me and walked me there and gave me a look at the rooms. I have been staying in the 6th, regularly since 1981, but my regular hotel got renovated, in 1990, and the cost hiked way up. So, I moved hotels twice.

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...



http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ank-thread.cfm



Jump to the bottom of the thread and then scroll up to Dec 31,2010. In that section, I have categorized the recommended hotels, by district, and have provided websites.

Happy Travels!

try Robinet d'Or just off canal st martin. Close to Gare de l'Est, so plenty of transportation options. Their rooms are priced at 190 euros, their breakfast is pricey, so skip it, but they have a great baker across the street. Their restaurant is surprisingly OK and you're in a quartier branché, off the beaten track. For me, Paris is not about left bank or right bank, but about the vibrant east and the moneyed, but boring, west.

We are now booked in the Hotel Saint Jacques! Thank you everyone for your excellent suggestions.

Have a great time!

Enjoy staying at the St Jacques - we really enjoyed our stay there, and the location is great. In case you find yourselves in the mood for Italian food while in Paris, we liked Il Pescatore, right across the street. One of us was craving pizza, so we went there and were happy that we did. Very reasonable prices, too.