I've done lots & lots of research & have narrowed my list down to these few hotels for 3 nights in July.

1--Hotel Marsollier - I've read that it's on a quiet street. Does that mean that there are no restaurants, stores near by?

2-Lennox--looks interesting but isn't near a Metro stop or is it?

3-Londre Saint Honore-- too hectic a location?

4--or should I look for a place near rue Clare or rue Jacab as we haven't stayed in that area before but some of my choices in that area are booked allready--thanks to that wonderful listing in the NY Times.

We have stayed before near Luxembourg & Arch de T. We like trying new area's.

Which Lenox..there are at least 3 in Paris..The one on rue de L'Universite is great location wise..walking distance to Louvre, D'Orsay, Notre dame, even Eiffel Tower and loads of cafes and shops. Just a 5 minute walk to 2 metros

Yes, it is the Lenox Saint Germaine on
L'Universite. Indeed the area looks intersting.
Still undecided.

check trip advisor..the Marsollier seemed to get the best reviews.

Rue Jacob's name changes to rue de l'Universite at the rue des St. Peres, where the 6th becomes the 7th.

I stayed right near that Lenox hotel once, and I do usually prefer to stay closer to a metro stop. St Germain stop is closest, about four blocks away. That would be fine for a lot of people, I just like being within two blocks.

I like a hotel on a quiet street. That doesn't necessarily mean ther are no restaurants or stores around at all. There coule be tons on the cross-street or one street over, for example. Stores don't make things that noisy, anyway, as they are closed at night. It's the extent a street is used for traffic that matters the most, as well as if it's by any chance around cafes or restaurants or a big tourist area where people are noisy in the street.

The Marsollier is not on a main street, but a small one-way side street near the old Bibliotheque Nationale, so it should be quiet. But it's only a couple blocks from several metro stops, and there are definitely plenty of restaurants and stores around there (aruond Opera or Qutres Septembre stops, as well as Pyramides and the Palais Royal. It sounds like a good location to me.

We checked out of the Lennox after one night; very noisy location and poor soundproofing.

Members of my family have stayed several times at Grand Hotel Leveque on rue Cler.
You could also look into the (more expensive) Relais St. Germain at Place de l'Odeon. they have a great (and NOT too expensive) restaurant which you can't reserve for unless you stay there.