Looking for a Paris hotel that allows 3 people in a room with a Private bath/shower <BR>near Champs=Elysees...not too expensive...can you advise?

have tried to post this message three times without success, so here's one more try. I was with you until you gave the location. I have stayed a couple of times at the Best Western Left Bank Hotel just off St. Germain on Rue de Ancient Comedie. Their delux rooms are made for three, with a king bed (two twins made up as one or two beds), and a day bed with a full size twin mattress. Nicely decorated and fairly large room and very nice marble bath. I always get one of those rooms because the day bed is a great place to lay out luggage and other things, but most people get them for three people. However, if for some reason you need to be near the Champs Elysees, I can't help you.

Sorry I can't give you any recommendations from personal experiences, but have been looking for Paris hotels with triple rooms and found 3 excellent web sites. The Hotel Boulevard site also has a section that allows people to review the hotels in which they have stayed. If you find a particular hotel that interests you, but no reviews, you can then post a new message asking these helpful "Fodorites" for any personal experiences. The web site addresses are: <BR> <BR>http://www.hotelboulevard.com/hotels/ <BR>http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/hotel/english.htm <BR>http://www.france-hotel-guide.com/ <BR> <BR>

Try Novotel Gare-De-Lion. It's right next to this big train station and the Metro station, 15-20 minutes from Champs=Elysees. <BR>It's a modern, simple and clean hotel, good brakfast, rooms are w/2 double beds, relatively large and certainly less expensive than anything next to Champs=Elysees! <BR>Check Novotel's 800 number: 800-NOVOTEL.

Try the Hotel Sofitel chain. We have five in a room and it was large.

The Marriott on the Champs Elysees has a small number of rooms for four. These are very expensive, however, and they book up quickly. <BR> <BR>- Erin

ARGENSON: 15, rue d’Argenson. Tel. 0142651687. Fax: 0147420206. Web site: http://www.france-hotel-guide.com/ <BR>(28 rms., 26 w/toilet & bath or shower.) 340-430F/52-66EUR (bath) single; 420-480F/64-73EUR (double or 2 twin beds/bath) double; 570-605F/87-92EUR triple. Breakfast (7-10am) is included in the rates & can be served in the room. Visa, MC. English spoken (Martine, Katia & Fariborz), TV, fabulous grand old-styled hotel w/old-fashioned & identically furnished carpeted nice-size pretty rms., high ceilings, #23, 33 & 53 (all large rms. w/double or 2 twin beds, bath, nonworking fireplace & balcony) at 480F for a double & 605F for a triple; #24, 34 & 54 (nice-size rms. w/double or 2 twin beds, shower, nonworking fireplace & balcony) are 440F for a double & 565F for a triple; #22, 32 & 52 (nice-size rms. w/double or 2 twin beds, shower & balcony) are 440F for a double & 565F for a triple; #21, 31, 41 & 51 (all w/double beds & showers) at 420F for a double; #20, 30 & 40 face the back; #25, 35 & 55 (all w/small balconies) at 340F for a single; soundproofed, noisy location, elevator, 6 flrs. 5% rm. discount when you show owner/manager Mme. Martine Mourmont or staff this book. Métro: Miromesnil. <BR> <BR>

In 1997, we stayed at the Best Western - Folkstone, near La Madeleine. We had a triple (2 adults & one 9 yr old, If I recall, it was about $150 US/ without breakfast. It had a queen & single bed. The bathroom was small, but large enough for us. The room also had a TV & air conditioning, which was a pleasant surprise & we used it even though we were there in Mid-June. The Best Western name usually means it has a certain standard, including a bathroom in every room. This hotel was still one with a French ambience. & it can be booked by calling Best Western's 800 number(the number escapes me at the moment).They also have a number of other hotels in Paris. Again, these are not chain hotels, such as Holiday Inns, but French hotels that carry the Best Western name. La Madeleine metro station is a short walk from the hotel.

My two sisters and I were in Paris in March and stayed at a lovely hotel in the 6th district: Hotel St. Germain de Pres, rue Bonaparte. Only 16 rooms, with a suite that has a bedroom with two twin beds and a living room with a sofa that opens to another twin. One of the few places that did not just cram a roll-away into the room. It was @2200 ff per night, including breakfast.