nana5

We have not been back to Paris in over 10 years and our hotel back then was very centrally located but very noisy. Is there such a thing as a quiet location? We are in good shape and don't mind walking....Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

genio67

We stayed at this hotel in 2013. The area was very quiet (almost too quiet for us to be honest but I like the hustle and bustle of Le Marais) but there were restaurants and shops within easy walking distance.

http://www.hotelempereurparis.com/

rosemaryoz

I really like that hotel too. It's in the 7th, just opposite Les Invalides, in a lovely area, with plenty of eating choices nearby. Ten minutes walk in any direction will get you to either the Eiffel Tower, or Musee Rodin, or up to the river and the Grand Palais. Its sister property, the Hotel Le Muguet around the corner, is also very good.

Scootoir

We like the Hotel Relais Bosquet, also in the 7th. One thing we have learned is to ask for a room on the courtyard and on an upper floor. This usually keeps us away from street noise.

Pepper_von_snoot

Hotel College de France. Rue Thenard at Rue Sommerard in the 5th.

You can walk to Notre Dame, Luxembourg Gardens, Rue Mouffetard, Cafe Flore, Deux Magots, Laduree.


Metro: Maubert Mutualité


Thin

greg

You can stay in a hotel in quiet location or you can stay in quiet "part" of the hotel in lively location. I prefer the latter.

How you get a room in quiet part depends on hotel. For some, it is there for the asking although they don't guarantee it. For others, it is only available when you book a premium room. Even if you book a hotel in otherwise quiet neighborhood, if the hotel has thin walls or you happened to get stuck next to noisy neighbors, you are out of luck. I try to avoid "affordable" hotels large enough to attract tour groups. I have gotten stuck on the same floor as German high school students on some kind of tour of and OMG, they partied all nights with door bang, bangs.

Keren

I enjoyed my stay at the Gardette Park in late 2013. I stayed for 8 nights and would gladly go back. Excellent, quiet neighbourhood.
http://hotelgardettepark.com/

Christina

even in quiet areas of the city, a hotel can be noisy if it has thin walls, or you have a room overlooking a street with traffic, or if there is a small cafe across the street (the only one for blocks around) that blasts loud music starting very early--that happened to me. And lots of hotels have walls thin enough that noisy neighbors will bother you.

So I agree with Greg mostly, although you probably can help by not being wherever you were before (I consider anything in the inner arrondisements to be centrally located, so that doesn't help me figure out where you were).

pariswat

Hello
I've been sleeping in about 80 hotels - can you give me more info about what you want, it'd be a pleasure to help ?
Some budget in €, whether you like to stay central or don't mind outer arrondissements (some more remote are much less touristy but quite nice, you want AC, you don't mind a small room or you defintely need space etc ?
One that I like quite well is ARVOR close to St George metro, in thre 9th.
Mvg.

kerouac

You absolutely do not need to stay in the center of Paris to have a good visit. Staying away from the central tourist zone will generally give you the experience that you are looking for. (I love noisy areas myself since I live in a quiet place -- the noise tells me that I am on vacation! But that's just me.)

SharonG

I love Hotel St. Jacques in the 5th. I wear ear plugs at night.

Mimar

How about the Hotel des Grandes Ecoles (www.hotel-grandes-ecoles.com), a converted mews. The rooms at the back are well off the street and overlook a garden. In warm weather you can eat breakfast outside in the courtyard.

Of course, in a city you'll never get absolute silence.

aliced

On our last visit we stayed at the very quiet Hotel des Jardins du Luxembourg, on a little alley -- "impasse" right off the Gardens' eastern side & Blvd St. Michel. Our pretty room on upper floor had view of Eiffel Tower. No traffic, no cycles, no noise and windows were open. Staying there again in September.

29FEB

<b>Thin</b> is so right about this hotel:

https://www.hotel-collegedefrance.com/en/

We've stayed twice and I would return in a heartbeat.

dwdvagamundo

I ask for a quiet room in the back and almost always get one. Usually looks over an airshaft or the courtyard, but a good nite's sleep beats a view any time for me.

hulal

I absolutely love hotel l'Abbaye in St. Germain. It is located in a safe, quite neighborhood that is strategically good for touring Paris, especially by foot. After spending a day out and about, there's nothing nicer than to come home to a welcoming place, maybe a fire on a cold night, and to relax and talk or write about your adventure. They have comfortable, tastefully decorated rooms, and a sunroom overlooking the gardens where you can have your morning meal. Very helpful staff

justineparis

Asking for a room facing the courtyard often helps avoid street noise.. ( but not always)..

The 7th is a quieter residential area.. it may be a good bet to look there( although many of the recommendations in other areas are very good also)

Bonjour Bernard.

AJPeabody

Be a bit careful about back of hotel rooms. We had one in Paris that was very quiet until 5 or 6 am when the garbage men came. We changed that morning to a front room. Traffic noise was quite preferable.

Michael

Try the Hotel Chopin--http://hotelchopin-paris-opera.com/grands-boulevards/eng/index.html --which is in the middle of a <i>passage</i> and definitely quiet. Our room did not look like what they have on the web, there was no view, but it suited our purpose.

kerouac

Don't think that the garbage men come at the same time which is what they used to do 30 or 40 years ago. Then the city realized that it could reduce the staff by 75% by spreading trash collection through the day. In my own area, the trash is picked up between 19:00 and 21:00. I think it is still "tourist central" that has the honor of the predawn visits.