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Paris Hotel Guide: Seven Days and Seven Nights
This week we have a very special report from Monica Guy who had done a brilliant job of telling us where to go, what to see and what to avoid in Paris over on Jaunted. Now, she's breaking down the hotel scene for us, starting with her top seven hotel picks in different neighborhoods for different kinds of experiences. If you have a specific question about Paris accommodations, hit us on the tipline, or just comment below, and we will do our best to get you some sort of answer. Enjoy.
Okay, so it's Wednesday night (for no reason other than to follow in the footsteps of the great Matt Chesterton) and you've just spent several hours squashed in amongst the cattle of a budget flight, then another hour with your head stuck out the window of Paris's packed, smelly, rattling ghost-train of an airport rail link, you arrive at the Gare du Nord with a gollum in your head, a hole in your rucksack and an urgent desire for a piss.
You just want somewhere to crash, right?
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A Montmartre Find Without A Fortune
When we were looking for a budget bed in romantic Paris, the two-star Hotel Beausejour Montmartre appealed to us partly because of the quaint English translations on its website--we wanted to "quickly distress from the fuzz of Paris life" and stay in a room "that gives to the garden". It also was truly walking distance from many funky parts of Paris--Montmartre of course, and Sacre Couer, and very near the Place de Clichy metro station--but key was the nightly rates of around 80 Euros for a double.
Some of the rooms have great balconies, with enough space to get into a bottle of red wine and some cheese and crackers, and views over some ramshackle Parisian houses. Breakfast in the garden outside is also a highlight. Inside, you get what you expect when you're staying in the middle of a great city and paying not much--less than perfect beds, sometimes leaky bathrooms and varying service levels depending on who's manning the desk. But for the price, it's perfect.
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Room with an Anti-View: Mister Bed City
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.
We actually thought this hotel name was a joke but apparently, there really is a place called Mister Bed City in Paris. In fact, there's quite a few of them. But it's not really a hotel chain...more like a hostel chain. If you don't believe us, check out another photo from Andyxox's photostream.
And while we aren't exactly sure where this Mister Bed City is, we can safely say it's next to a highway.
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Stayin' Sexy at Paris' Five Hotel
After last week's low-budget hotel review, the New York Times sent Sarah Wildman to The Five Hotel in Paris. The place has sort of an NHow Hotel thing going on, with the planetarium-style lighting and sassy decor.
You better like the scene too, since you probably won't be lounging around your room:
To call room 203, in the lowest price category, small would be generous. The bed, pushed into a corner, almost entirely filled the space...The bathroom -- triangular and fitted as for a dollhouse -- was fine for a woman of about 5 ft 3 inches (me), but uncomfortable for anyone ganglier.
Hmmm...sounds like the Times "sprung" for the cheapest room at the place. Other floors have bigger and better rooms--including one with a bed hanging from the ceiling on steel cables. Now that is sexy!
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Everyone Loves Springtime in Paris
The New York Times didn't "Check In, Check Out" this week, but we were happy to find a heavy-duty hotel report from Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino. She has a run-down of a dozen Parisian guesthouses, all of which fall under the banner of chic and cheap. (For the Times, that means they cost less than $200 a night.)
Her favorite--the hotel she suggests for her husband's cousin's visit to Paris--is the New Orient Hotel:
Close to the Parc Monceau, filled with both antique and well-worn second-hand furniture, the hotel is homey and very French. Each room is decorated differently. There is Internet service available in the rooms and in the lobby, where postcards are sold. Their room (No. 8) was small, but had a carved bed with a good mattress, an old armoire, a desk and a balcony overlooking the street.
If the New Orient doesn't suit, Budget Travel magazine also has a rundown of Parisian Hotels. The top pick there is the Hotel Caron de Beaumarchais.
[Photo: pabfou]
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Small Rooms But Hip Bathrooms in Hotel Duo
When you're looking for something not too big, a bit hip and fairly central in Paris, then the Hotel Duo might fit the bill (just don't confuse it with another European capital starting with P: there's also a Hotel Duo in Prague). You'll find Paris's version in the Le Marais district near the Hotel de Ville metro station and most previous guests have raved about its trendy location and safe neighborhood feel, all rolled into one.
It looks kinda impressive too, with reasonable rates (under $200) and TripAdvisors give it the decorative thumbs up without it being overwhelmingly modern and cool:
The hotel is done in warm chocolates and is chic and very comfortable... Really cool bathroom and generally really well decorated.
On the down side, the rooms are a bit on the small side and there are definitely mixed reviews of the service--a few previous guests have complained that the front desk staff had little or no recommendations to give for eating or sightseeing. To end on a positive, Wifi is available in the lobby and in rooms on the lower floors.
[Photo: LeMarais]
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Hotel Regina's Deal for Paris in the Summer
We reported a few days ago that European hotel prices are looking ugly for this coming summer, so you might want to lock down a good deal when you see it if you're still heading that way.
We wouldn't normally call a $300 a night hotel room a great bargain, but these days, in Paris, it is. At Hotel Regina, they're offering a weekend in Paris package that's two nights, buffet breakfast, and a fruit basket in your room for 479 euros. By our calculations that comes to $627, but National Geographic Traveler's deal alert says $575, so maybe they're giving the yanks with downtrodden dollars a break. Supposedly the breakfast is normally 30 euros, so having that thrown in is no small thing.
You can't book it for this price in June, but it's good all of July and August. Hotel Regina is in a prime location, across the road from the Louvre, just off the Champs Elysees, and near Notre Dame. Past guests note that rooms are a good size, especially by European standards, and some even have a distant view of the Eiffel Tower. If you're a light sleeper though, bring some earplugs. Rooms facing the street can be noisy (the case with many historic city hotels of course.)
[Photo: Djof]
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Power Rangers Are Amongst the Staff at George V Paris
Who would've thought that a posh hotel like the Four Seasons George V in Paris would turn out to be family-friendly on top of all its other charms? Not us, but according to a recent Times UK review the George V has something for everybody.
Whether or not you have kids to drag along with you, it sounds like service standards are still high and, above all, highly adaptable. When one of the reviewer's kids went to breakfast wearing his Power Ranger outfit, the waiter managed:
"Bonjour Red Power Ranger," and with a flourish, added: "I am blue Power Ranger and Eric 'ere, is the yellow one."
Who would've thought it from a Parisian. Without the kids, the reviewer still recommends the George V with these enthusiastic words:
One of the hotel greats, a super-smart, marble-clad temple of Parisian chic -- the ultimate setting for a romantic mini-break fuelled by decadent dinners in its three-Michelin-starred restaurant and 100-year-old Armagnac from the cellars
But what we really want to know is why the kids get all the good stuff--like "Orangina, large chocolate biscuits and Smarties laid out on a tray"? Can't we sign in as adults who love chocolate?
[Photo: Sacred Destinations]
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Enjoy Paris Without Breaking the Bank
Got a craving for Paris in the spring? Then book now and you can get some tips for hotels that are a bit less overpriced than normal with a recent Guardian review of 20 Paris hotels under 100 pounds. That means signing up for a room for less than $200, and all within range of some of Paris's most famous attractions.
Top of the list was the Hotel des Arts in Montmartre, which apart from simple but reasonably-sized rooms is very welcoming: including a special "welcome from Caramel, a big, friendly labrador". The Hotel Therese makes it onto the list with its "calm luxury" and Hotel Britannique, near the Seine and Notre Dame, lies in a quiet leafy spot; plus all rooms "have fluffy bathrobes and flat-screen TVs". Check the list for more affordable Paris delights, and then head to the city of romance.
[Photo: Nardell]
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A Parisian Hotel 'Deal'
A luxury Parisian hotel is offering discounted rooms but their version of discount is still different from ours.
Fodor's Travel Wire reports that the Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière which just opened this past November has rooms available from 483 € until April 30.
An idea of just how luxe this place is? Aside from its location on the corner of Champs Elysee and Georges V, the hotel simply pampers you when you're in your rooms.
Before we had a chance to take out our Passports and, credit card we were whisked up to our rooms for checkin which was a nice touch and, informed how to operate all the technical aspects of the room (of which there are many) the lights, the television etc. The hotel Has Butlers which cater to your every whim....
And according to this picture posted on TripAdvisor, the hotel has gotten into the TV on the bathroom mirror trend.
However, the web site seems to be plagued by too much flash media similar to the Wynn Las Vegas unbelievabley slow-to-upload site.
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Designer Christmas Tree War in Paris
We hear Le Meurice in Paris has Christmas tree wars in its lobby this time of year. Designer pines from Dior and others compete for the attention of holiday guests. Want more? Meurice was the German military headquarters during their occupation of Paris during World War II. If we were on VH1, now is the point in the conversation where we would look straight into the camera and make a ironic joke about France losing multiple wars, Louis Vuitton, and what the holidays would be like if the Nazis won the war. However, since we are not on VH1, we will let you construct your own joke, while we ask you for holiday hotel photos.
If you happen to be staying at Hotel Meurice, or any other hotel in the world with a visually pleasing holiday scene, go ahead and send the pics our way, or just post 'em in the HotelChatter/Flickr pool, everyone likes to look.
Happy Holidays.
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A Merry Hotel Christmas: Hilton Arc de Triomphe
If you're headed to Paris during Joyeux Noel, you probably have your trip all planned out. But just in case, the Hilton Arc de Triomphe is offering the Festive Package which includes accommodations, your very own decorated mini-Christmas tree, a glass of champagne in the hotel's Purple Bar, chocolates, and daily buffet breakfast at Le Safran restaurant. Rates start at 295 Euros and is available from Dec. 15 to Dec. 30.
Also here are some other hotels that are offering up ways to celebrate the season. Just remember not to leave Kevin Home Alone.
· Marco Island Marriott
· The Buckingham Hotel
· Good Rate: Le Chatelain All Suite Hotel in Brussels
· The Peninsula Chicago
· Eldorado Hotel
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