Wifey and I are going to Paris for the first time in early November. Suggestions on a 3 star type hotel with a great location? Thanks for your help <BR> <BR>Todd

Hotel Buci Latin in the 6th arr. Wonderful hotel in prime location. Very modern though. Check out the web site at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hotelbucilatin. <BR> <BR>Restaurants all around. The Buci market one block away. The hotel is quite comfortable with great beds and larger (for Paris) rooms.

BTW - I stayed at this hotel my first time in Paris.

You will probably get about 20 responses to this question, each suggesting some place they love in the 6th or 7th, and contradicting the response just above it! My suggestion is to look at every hotel that is recommended, do a searrch for their website and then make your choice. Some may love the modern, minimilist feel of the Buci Latin and others hate it and want the old world charm of the Feurie. Only you can decide what fits you. Read em and search!And have a lovely first time 9 hopefully 1 of many) in Paris . <BR>Fodors book " charming hotels" is a good source, I find it very accurate.

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I might suggest that you purchase the book "Hotels of Charm and Distinction in Paris." It is a great guide to small, neighborhood hotels. <BR>(I also stayed at the Buci Latin and would recommend it.) <BR>Before you decide, you may want to think about the type of neighborhood you would like to be in. Most guide books will give a good description of the Left and Right Banks. My apoligies to the French but, if you are familiar with NY, a gross generalization would be that the Left Bank is similar to Greenwich Vilage and Soho and the Right Bank is similar to mid-town. <BR>I would not recommend getting a hotel in an Arr. greater than the 8th as you will be outside the central city and away from most sites. (Postal codes always end in the Arrondissement number.) <BR>good luck.

We have stayed at the Hotel du Cadran (7er) about 10 times. We will return again next month. Great neighborhood, near Metro, wonderful hotel staff and nice rooms (smallish compared to US standards). Check out location on map (near Eiffel Tower and Invalides.

I too like the Cadran for its personal service, smaller building and fabulous location in the 7th. When you stay here, you really feel like you're a part of a neighborhood. The hotel is close to the Eiffel Tour, the Seine, Invalides/Ecole Militaire, a 15 minute walk to the Champs Elysee and in the other direction the Rodin Museum.. You're close to two metro stops depending on which line you want and next to the quaint Rue Cler market. www.hotelducadran.com Let me know if you need any other info re: Paris. I'm happy to help. Bon voyage.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts. Referrals are indeed valuable. I feel I'm narrowing things down a bit. Thanks again. <BR>Todd

I like the Cadran as well--have stayed there about 5 times in the last two years. It has a great location, wonderful staff, and a pleasant little salon with a fireplace that is very cozy on a cold night. However, be advised that the rooms are on the small side and there is very minimal storage space. Don't bring your biggest suitcases! And ask for a room on the third floor or higher overlooking the street (rooms ending with 01 have a street view; I usually stay in room 501 or 201). <BR>Some clever design in the Cadran--you *think* the bathroom tiles are marble, but when you look VERY closely you see they are plain white ceramic tiles with a thin layer of computer generated marble pattern plastic on top. I didn't notice it until my third stay there! <BR>BTilke

Todd: <BR> <BR>Before you narrow things down too much, go to www.hotel-grandes-ecoles.com <BR> <BR>We have stayed there and would stay nowhere else. It is romantic and quiet and in the heart of Paris. Madame is wonderful and the price is reasonable. Just a few steps from Rue Moufetard and many wonderful restaurants. <BR> <BR>At the bottom of the hill you will come to the Seine just across from Notre Dame. <BR> <BR>This place cannot be beat. <BR> <BR>If you are walkers and interested n a good walk, pick up the narrow little book, ParisWalks. It is a great guide to see the dewlling places of the artists and writers who inhabited paris in the 19th and 20th centuries. <BR> <BR>If yu have a good map. Take the Metro to Montmartre, then WALK from there to the Eifle(sp?) Tower! Really. It is a great meandering walk and you see lots along the way including the former embassy of the Republic of Texas near the Paris Opera. <BR>Write if you want more info. <BR> <BR> <BR>

My latest prized 3-star is the D'Aubusson, rue Dauphine, in the 6th. Beautiful traditional but unfussy decor, all services and amenities, excellent bathrooms, helpful staff, <BR>museum pass sold in the lobby, breakfast available, 5-minute walk to Odeon or St Michel metro stops, around the corner from Rue de Buci cafes and food shops.