Where do you stay when you go to Paris?
Feb 9th, 2006, 04:13 PM
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Travelhut, of the four places that you have listed (and thank you a million for the websites), have you stayed in any of them yourself? Or friends?
The Hotel de Fleurie looks very nice, if we can afford.
Husband has said he is fine with twin beds and so are our friends. I think we all feel that we won't be spending that much time in our rooms, and would rather spend the money out having fun. Which is fine, as long as I can get a good night sleep.
Hey, we're 50 and it matters...
These are the hotels she sent for me to peruse:
1. St Germain des Pres on Napoleon
2. Hotel des Deux Continents on Rue Jacob.
3. Hotel-dangleterre
4. Hotel-saint-germain on rue de bac (boc?)
If anyone has any comments on these, I would appreciate. Thanks all again. I feel we must make a decision pretty soon. We are going end of April.
The Hotel de Fleurie looks very nice, if we can afford.
Husband has said he is fine with twin beds and so are our friends. I think we all feel that we won't be spending that much time in our rooms, and would rather spend the money out having fun. Which is fine, as long as I can get a good night sleep.
Hey, we're 50 and it matters...
These are the hotels she sent for me to peruse:
1. St Germain des Pres on Napoleon
2. Hotel des Deux Continents on Rue Jacob.
3. Hotel-dangleterre
4. Hotel-saint-germain on rue de bac (boc?)
If anyone has any comments on these, I would appreciate. Thanks all again. I feel we must make a decision pretty soon. We are going end of April.
Feb 9th, 2006, 04:51 PM
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Heavens - I've stayed twice at Grand Hotel des Balcons. It is a great location, near Luxembourg gardens. Short walk to Odeon metro and Luxembourg RER. I don't remember when you are traveling but they do not have air conditioning. This may be below your price/amenities level but worth checking. Next trip, I'm trying Hotel Bonaparte near St. Sulpice. You'll find postings here for both of them.
Feb 9th, 2006, 06:11 PM
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Regarding the bed question- a "double" bed in Europe is usually two twins pushed together. I doubt very much thatin most hotels you'll find a real queen-sized bed.
BTW, the Hotel de la Fleurie is very nice. I stayed there about four years ago, and have sent friends there who return every year.
BTW, the Hotel de la Fleurie is very nice. I stayed there about four years ago, and have sent friends there who return every year.
Feb 10th, 2006, 05:29 AM
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Twice now I have stayed in the Odeon area of the 6th--the first time at the Michelet Odeon, across from the theatre, and the second time at the Hotel St. Pierre near the intersection of Blvds. Saint Germain and Saint Michel. I intend to stay there again for a few days in September.
I really like the area, especially when school is in session. The students make the neighborhood very lively, and I feel (and have been told by some Parisian friends) that the area is not overly touristy. There are several nearby Metro stops, and it's within walking distance to most of the things that I want to do and see. I also feel very safe walking around in the area well after dark. With that said, I would consider staying in a different neighborhood--maybe the Marais--for a future trip.
As for my hotel selections, I travel alone so price is a big consideration. While I would love to stay in a really nice hotel, I spend so little time there that price is a more important factor for me. The St. Pierre is nothing fancy and the rooms are rather small. But some of the rooms have a little balcony from which you can see the Eiffel Tower and I found the hotel staff very helpful, all for the bargain price of about 75 Euro. It works for me.
I really like the area, especially when school is in session. The students make the neighborhood very lively, and I feel (and have been told by some Parisian friends) that the area is not overly touristy. There are several nearby Metro stops, and it's within walking distance to most of the things that I want to do and see. I also feel very safe walking around in the area well after dark. With that said, I would consider staying in a different neighborhood--maybe the Marais--for a future trip.
As for my hotel selections, I travel alone so price is a big consideration. While I would love to stay in a really nice hotel, I spend so little time there that price is a more important factor for me. The St. Pierre is nothing fancy and the rooms are rather small. But some of the rooms have a little balcony from which you can see the Eiffel Tower and I found the hotel staff very helpful, all for the bargain price of about 75 Euro. It works for me.
Feb 10th, 2006, 07:05 AM
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I haven't stayed in those hotels but Hotel de Fleurie had a note that they had remodeled and had only queen beds in all the rooms (I saw this note a year or more ago).
Hotel de l'Odeon has various room configs and rates, and specifically prices a room as being 'queen'.
Another poster (this thread?) specifically stated that her room at Hotel Muguet had a Queen bed.
Whomever suggested Hotel Elysa-Lux on your other thread stated they had queen beds.
We prefer a twin room as our 'king' at home is really 2 twins. Twin beds in France tend to be a tad smaller but still roomy enough (to us, anyway), and the rooms tend to be a bit larger.
All you have to do is ask the hotel for the bed dimensions.
Hotel de l'Odeon has various room configs and rates, and specifically prices a room as being 'queen'.
Another poster (this thread?) specifically stated that her room at Hotel Muguet had a Queen bed.
Whomever suggested Hotel Elysa-Lux on your other thread stated they had queen beds.
We prefer a twin room as our 'king' at home is really 2 twins. Twin beds in France tend to be a tad smaller but still roomy enough (to us, anyway), and the rooms tend to be a bit larger.
All you have to do is ask the hotel for the bed dimensions.
Feb 10th, 2006, 09:56 AM
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I've stayed in the Muguet and they do have some rooms with queen beds, but not very many. You can specifically request and book them, though.
Double beds in hotels in France are not usually two twins pushed together. That is what a "king" bed may often be (two 80 cm twins together), but a double bed is just a regular sized double bed (140 cm).
Double beds in hotels in France are not usually two twins pushed together. That is what a "king" bed may often be (two 80 cm twins together), but a double bed is just a regular sized double bed (140 cm).
Feb 10th, 2006, 10:45 AM
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We have stayed in the 10th, the 1st and the 16th. My wife also had an apartment for a year in the 16th on Rue de Longchamp one block from Av. Victor Hugo towards the Bois de Boulogne, lovely location.
The last four trips we've stayed in the 14th, the last three in the same inexpensive hotel (about $125 per night with breakfast in Nov 03 and 04)convenient to Metro line 13, good, small & inexpensive restaurants and seldom hear English spoken.
The last four trips we've stayed in the 14th, the last three in the same inexpensive hotel (about $125 per night with breakfast in Nov 03 and 04)convenient to Metro line 13, good, small & inexpensive restaurants and seldom hear English spoken.
Feb 10th, 2006, 11:15 AM
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Love the 7th, for the sense of calm and peace, metro station a few minutes away, always stay in the Hotel De France, for the lovely helpful staff, and the clean and comfy rooms. I feel very safe in the area even walking alone at night.
Feb 21st, 2006, 07:43 AM
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I've been to Paris more than a dozen times and almost always stay at the Hotel St. Andre des Artes in the 6th (mentioned, I notice, by another reply here).
It's as (relatively) cheap and as funky as when I first went to Paris more than 30 years ago. I'm booked there for the last two weeks in March this year. The price is 84 Euros a night with breakfast for a double.
It is, I caution, rather funky. No mini bar, no room service, no color TV. A place for the young (even if, like myself, only at heart) and uncritical.
I suspect I stay there because I want to convince myself that I'm still the young scamp I was when I first visited Paris and fell in love with the city.
That and, less romantically, the fact that although I've grown wealthy I'm still as tightfisted a skinflint I was when I was poor.
It's as (relatively) cheap and as funky as when I first went to Paris more than 30 years ago. I'm booked there for the last two weeks in March this year. The price is 84 Euros a night with breakfast for a double.
It is, I caution, rather funky. No mini bar, no room service, no color TV. A place for the young (even if, like myself, only at heart) and uncritical.
I suspect I stay there because I want to convince myself that I'm still the young scamp I was when I first visited Paris and fell in love with the city.
That and, less romantically, the fact that although I've grown wealthy I'm still as tightfisted a skinflint I was when I was poor.
Feb 21st, 2006, 05:01 PM
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We stood in a room in the 7th once . . on Rue Ameli . . it was a quick trip from Moscow and we actually thought it was a different hotel which we had seem on a previouse trip. . first the cabby could not find it, drove past it ( on a one way street ) so we had to get out and carry the bags back to the hotel. . then, when we got to the room, it was so small that if we wanted to go to the bathroom, we had to put the suitcases on the bed . .
As things often go . . it actually turned out to be one of our most memorable visits in Paris . . go figure!
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Feb 21st, 2006, 05:04 PM
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Whenever in Paris I stay in the 6th, usually at St. Jacques (http://www.hotel-saintjacques.com/).
That said, I'm 28 and like the nightlife, so that's why I like the area. The hotel is pleasant, clean, and the rooms insanely small, but with cool little balconies that can see the tops of the notre dame and the pantheon. I like the 6th because it's the most central arrondissment that still feels a little like natives actually live there.
That said, I'm 28 and like the nightlife, so that's why I like the area. The hotel is pleasant, clean, and the rooms insanely small, but with cool little balconies that can see the tops of the notre dame and the pantheon. I like the 6th because it's the most central arrondissment that still feels a little like natives actually live there.
