Overwhelmed with Paris Hotels

[joy2theworld]

Please recommend your favorite. Our budget is about $300-350 a night. Less would be great, but we don't mind paying a bit more if it helps with location. Any other recommendations for 5 days would be appreciated. We do plan on doing one day at Disneyland.

[sarahbear]

It helps if you narrow down what area of the city you want to be in. Are there places you'd like to be within walking distance to? Or do you not mind being farther away? D you want modern or old and quaint?

[80sjunkie]

Sign up for the hyatt credit card and get two free nights to use in Paris. If we didn't have friends in Paris this is definitely what we would use our free nights for.

[anna7602]

I have heard great things about Mama Shelter in the 11th arrondissement. I have a friend who comes here frequently and always stays there.

You could also try renting an apartment. There's a full range of prices depending on the area, condition of the apartment, etc., but take a look at sites like homeaway and vrbo. Another friend of mine just found a place for about 500 Euros for a whole week in January in the 9th arrondissement.

[Deleted]

We stayed here in September and really liked it:

www.cntraveler.com/hotels/europe/france/la-belle-juliette-paris-france

[anna7602]

Oct 22, 2012 7:35:05 GMT -5 v said:

We stayed here in September and really liked it:

www.cntraveler.com/hotels/europe/france/la-belle-juliette-paris-france

You can't go wrong staying in this part of town. You'll be able to walk to just about everything on the Left Bank and even across the river, depending on your stamina.

La Belle Juliette has a very nice spa, too.

[raangoli]

We stayed here for 5 nights during the beginning of October and liked it a lot:

hotelempereurparis.com/

A few things to note:
(1) the rooms can be on the smallish side, but we were rarely there, so it didn't matter. The bathroom was definitely spacious though.
(2) You have to leave the key at the front desk when you leave. I couldn't figure out why, but it was fine and we never felt unsafe doing so.
(3) They don't allow food in the room. Normally this isn't an issue, but there was a night or two when it would have been nice to have some take away and relaxed in our room. They do have an area downstairs in the lobby though where you can bring your food back and eat there.

[mdgirl]

We've stayed at the Hotel Relais Bosquet twice and enjoyed it. The neighborhood is really cute, and there's a fantastic bakery at the end of the block.

[hz80408]

We did the rental apt route and really liked it. Prior to deciding to do that, here is a list of hotels we considered (around $200USD/night):
www.paris-montparnasse-hotel.com/uk/
www.hotel-paris-londres-eiffel.com/
Hotel Select
www.hotelparismuguet.com/
www.hotel-turenne.com/en
www.paris-hotel-lenox.com/en/
www.saint-christophe-hotel.com/uk/index.php
Mecure Paris Haussman St Augstin
Mecure Raspail Montparnasse
Hotel Jardin de l'oden
Hotel Design Sorbonne

[chicago]

We stayed at the Duquesne Eiffel in March and thought it was great. Great location near the metro and walking distance to Rue Cler, Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, lots of cute cafes, etc. I think we paid around $250 and got a Superior room with the most amazing view of the Eiffel Tower.

[joy2theworld]

Thanks ladies. I was told today that location near the metro is key.

[Deleted]

We stayed at the Renaissance Arc d' Triumph 2 summers ago. It was beautiful and excellent service. It was right between two metro stations.

[hz80408]

Oct 22, 2012 18:30:10 GMT -5 joy2theworld said:

Thanks ladies. I was told today that location near the metro is key.

It partially depends on what you want to see which metro to be near. But, I would agree that being near a metro is convienent and preffered. We were about 3 blocks from one and were pleased with that

eta: For reference we were there in April with nice weather. We live in Chicago and are used to doing a lot of walking and taking public transit. We didn't use a taxi once while in Paris. Their public transit website is pretty helpful to determine routes on how to get places (and to use buses) if you can't figure out on your own: www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/r_61595/finding-your-way-in-paris/

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Oct 22, 2012 18:30:10 GMT -5 joy2theworld said:

Thanks ladies. I was told today that location near the metro is key.

When we were in Paris for five days around Labor Day, we actually didn't take the Metro at all. We walked pretty much everywhere during the day, and walked or took taxis to dinner. We took a taxi when we went to Montmartre, and the train to Versailles, but other than that we were able to get to all the places we wanted to be by walking.

We do like to walk though

[urbancowgirl]

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Notre Dame and we loved it. It was less than a block from a Metro station and there were so many restaurants and shops within walking distance. Although it's branded as a Holiday Inn, it looks more like a boutique hotel. Plus, it has an awesome roof-top bar with great views of the city.

ETA: The rooms were small, but we expected that.