Hi,
My mom and I are planning a short (4 day) trip to Paris in January. Our plan is to see Versailles, le Musée d%26#39;Orsay and the Louvre. Where would be the best and safest area to stay in? Our budget is $200 a night (Canadian, same as US right now) or less.
Thanks!
Stephanie
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Did you go through the hotel reviews on TA? Just read them and choose a hotel you like, with public transport you%26#39;ll be anyware in a short period of time
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I%26#39;m guessing from your message that this is the first trip to Paris - I would suggest a hotel in the 5th or 6th (check the postal code for the hotel you are considering, and look for one that ends in either 5 or 6). From there, you can easily walk or take a very short Metro ride to the central tourist locations, and there will be many cafes and bistros in the area. These are very safe locations; please don%26#39;t worry about things like that.
You can make your first cut by doing a search on the hotel function on this forum (top of the page, %26quot;hotels%26quot; tab) which will allow you to sort the results by price so you are spending time checking out hotels that aren%26#39;t in your budget.
Unless you have your heart set on going to Versailles, I would recommend skipping that and doing more in Paris. You will need the better part of a day to go there, and in January the gardens (which are a big part of the attraction) won%26#39;t really be very attractive (and it may well be raining). There really is a lot you could do in Paris itself, which could more than fill a four-day itinerary.
For instance, you have not mentioned the Arc de Triomphe (beautiful views from the top), or the Eiffel Tower (same), or Sacre Coeur (same), or Notre Dame, or Sainte-Chapelle, or a number of other landmarks you might find interesting. (And don%26#39;t forget, there are big sales in January which might be of interest, depending on when you will be there . . .)
If you haven%26#39;t done this yet, I would suggest getting a couple of guidebooks to see what sounds interesting, and where those places are located. That will help you to decide in which area you would like to stay, and the rest will be easy. The Metro and RER are pretty accessible from the central part of Paris, and I would be surprised if any hotel you might consider would be more than 2 or 3 blocks from a station.
Have fun with the planning!
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Hi
Thanks for the reply. This is my second trip to Paris and my mother%26#39;s first (a surprise trip for her). She%26#39;s an artist so that%26#39;s figured heavily into my planning - Versailles was for me - as I missed it the first time around - thank-you for the tip - I%26#39;ll be skipping it this time as well. I%26#39;m having touble picking hotels (more for my mom%26#39;s comfort than for mine - when I stayed in Paris in my 20%26#39;s it was in a hostel - so I%26#39;m used to cramped quarters) - I%26#39;m looking for something with character and comfort. This sounds silly, but I%26#39;m worried most about the bathroom issue -- at 64 I don%26#39;t think she%26#39;s up to going down a hallway in the middle of the night. Any chance of basic facilities in the rooms? I don%26#39;t want to go the chain hotel route if possible...
Thanks!
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I think the issue of bathrooms may depend on whether you%26#39;re thinking of $200/night per person, or total (sorry, but when I read this I just assumed - silly, given your first name - that it was mother and daughter and a twin room would work).
I think that with some advance planning, you prpobably still can do it with double en suite rooms (although maybe not quite in the center of things - perhaps the 4th?). Now that this is clarified, I%26#39;m sure others will have many specific suggestions for you.
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I would take your mother to the l%26#39;Orangerie to see Monet%26#39;s Waterlilies also. Spectacular.
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The 5th or the 6th would put you within walking distance to the museums or Metro if you don%26#39;t/can%26#39;t walk 1/2 mile or so. Also both have a RER C station for easy trip to Versailles.
Do a search of Latin Quarter or Left bank hotels, also Ile de la Cite and Ile saint-Louis for more moderate hotels. Search Expedia for 2-3* in LQ or Germain Des Pres areas.
Some other sites list 2-3*
http://www.esprit-de-france.com/en/
http://www.hotels-paris-rive-gauche.com/
bookcharminghotels.com/fr/contenu/speed-avai…
T
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My wife has a senior knee (titanium) and a senior bladder. She and a friend went to Paris/.Prague last year on a girls art trip. In Paris they stayed at the Hotel Muguet in the much-maligned Rue Cler area for two reasons- good neighborhood restaurants and a metro stop (Ecole Militaire) with only one flight of stairs to street level. The intersection has a nexus of bus lines for surface transportation.
The hotel has good rooms and an elevator as well as reasonable but not cheap rates.
If your mother loves art, be sure to get to the Musee Marmottan for a room of large late-period Monet waterlilies. There are several patisseries/tea shops to resuscitate you on the street to the metro stop.
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The Hôtel Bonaparte gets high recommendations on the Fodor site, and it would be in your price range. Rooms have adjacent bathrooms, and there%26#39;s an elevator. The location is excellent: just 2 short blocks from the St-Germaine métro station--the Orsay would be within walking distance, as would the Louvre should you want to do that.
See this thread:
www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2
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