I´ve never been to Paris, but I´ve heard that hotels rates are tremendous and I leave next month.
ANY RECOMENDATION??

Carlos, Go down 1/2 page and see the title "Paris Hotels" and there are many many responses, some addressing the high cost of rooms. Seems it depends on the district you pick to stay in. One person suggested the following website: www.paris.crg/hotels/ --for good rooms, priced decently.

Thank you for your suggestion, in fact there are very nice and cheap places where to stay in Paris, but in some cases these small hotels have double rooms, I was trying to find a roommate who to share the expenses with but I can´t find one so far, if you know someone let me know.


THANKS...

Carlos, do check this web site out. http://www.hotels.fr/. There's the rate and the location indicated and areas you might want to consider. ann

Carlos, I found another website before I went to Europe and it is also a travel lounge but a little differently formatted than this one. Things are categorized and they had a specific forum for roommates in Europe. I will search for that address for you-meanwhile another forum is www.eurotrip.com.
I read that one couple that met on line, met in Paris under the Eifel Tower and are now engaged, so this website might be a good place to start. You might want to post another heading-this time saying
LOOKING FOR ROOMATE FOR PARIS IN ______(MONTH)

Try www.123france.com and www.hotelbook.com (go to the "browse our properties" link near the bottom of the home page). Both sites have a good number of hotels in Paris, in all price ranges, with photos and contact data. Hotelbook showcases 190 Paris hotels.Another site www.webscapades.com is a good one. The hotels may be beyond your intended budget, but there is good "location" info. to assist you in choosing your home base district.

Carlos,
In my opinion, Paris does have better hotel
bargains than other large capital cities (like
NY and London), but it sounds like you may be in
the market for a hostel if you want a roommate and
a very cheap room. For "decent" cheap hotels,
check out Rick Steves' Europe Thru the Back Door
guides or the book "Cheap Sleeps in Paris" by
Sandra Gustafson. The WEB site www.paris.org is
simply the Paris Tourist Office WEB site and lists
ALL registered hotels in the city, with their star
rankings and some very general idea of the price
range. I've looked at the WEB site suggested
(www.hotels.fr) and it does give specific rates, but
there are a very limited number of hotels listed on
this site (at least, in the lower prices). There
are a few good hostels in Paris, espec. in the
Marais area run by a group called "MIJE" or
something, I think. To check out hostels, go to
the Paris Tourist WEB site (www.paris.org), then
click on "Tourist Information", then click on the
highlighted item "Foyers and Hostels" -- that should
do the trick.