France OnLine Travel : PARIS HOTEL GUIDE (TM)

The Guide:
Introduction
Recommended
Areas in Paris

Maps of Areas
Right Bank
Left Bank

Rules of thumb

The Star System:

Hotels in France are classified by the French Ministry of Tourism under strict guidance and under the following categories:

First Class hotel ****L

Deluxe Hotel

****

Comfortable hotel

***

Tourist hotel

Budget

BLA BLA BLA BLA ET BLA

Introduction:

Known as the "city with a 100 villages", Paris is divided in 20 districts (known as arrondissements). Chances are that you'll spend most of your stay within a few areas, the ten we've listed in the following pages.

The Paris subway being exceptionally fast and clean, it may be your preferred means of transport while in the City of Lights, and all hotels in the center of the city are at a walking distance to a subway station

Since it is impossible to define where the "real" Paris is, the best is to choose your destination according to what you'll want to do and which ambiance you want to experience during your trip.

Recommended Areas in Paris:

Please choose one of the areas on the map or in the table below:

Right Bank	Monuments	Museums	Shopping	Business	Parisian Life	Hotel costs
Louvre - Les Halles	Best	Best	Good	Good	Poor	High
Opéra - Madeleine	Good	Good	Best	Good	Poor	High
Le Marais - Ile St Louis	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Good	Avg
Champs Elysées-Etoile	Good	Poor	Good	Best	Poor	High
Trocadéro	Good	Good	Good	Good	Avg	High
Montmartre	Good	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Low

Left Bank	Monuments	Museums	Shopping	Business	Parisian Life	Hotel costs
Latin Quarter	Good	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Low
St Germain	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	Best	High
Invalides (Eiffel/Orsay)	Good	Good	Poor	Good	Poor	Avg
Montparnasse	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Best

Rules of thumb:

The closer you are from the center of Paris (Concorde-Louvre-Saint Germain) the more expensive the hotels are.

Hotel rooms in Paris are smaller than those in the US.

Hotels are more expensive on the Right Bank (Champs Elysees, Opera, Louvre) than on the Left Bank (Saint Germain, Latin Quarter, Invalides) where rooms are typically smaller.

Among European capitals, Paris is among the most affordable.

There's been a great deal of renovation of hotels in Paris in the recent years and most of the hotels that we recommend have all the modern amenities (except for A/C due to the short hot season needed only in July/August).

Not all hotels have restaurants/room service but don't forget, you'll be in Paris, the city that boasts more restaurants than any other!

Most hotels offer continental breakfast (with croissant and café crème!) which are usually not included in the room rate.

The city tax is generally not included in the hotel rates but don't exceed $1-$2 per person per night.

Note: Starting at the 3-star level, all hotels offer rooms with bath and/or shower. The rates in the following pages are usually valid for a double room, i.e. for double occupancy, but may also apply to single occupancy when single rooms are unavailable.