I recommend the following hotels: A + indicates HIGH recommendation
Hotel Camelia
24, bd Pasteur (métro Pasteur) 75015 Tel. 33 (0)1 47 83 76 35 - Fax 33 (0)1 40 65 94 98
www.hotelcameliaparis15.com
+ Hotel Acacias Hotel de Ville
20, rue du Temple
Tel. 01 48 87 07 70- Fax 01 48 87 17 20
www.acacias-hotel..com
0, rue du Temple
+ Hotel Acacias Hotel de Ville
20, rue du Temple
Tel. 01 48 87 07 70- Fax 01 48 87 17 20
www.acacias-hotel..com
0, rue du Temple
+ Hotel rue du Rivoli
19 Rue De Rivoli
Paris
+ Hotel Victoria Chatelet
17 Avenue Victoria . Paris 75001
Tel: (+33) 1 40 26 90 17 - Fax: (+33) 1 40 26 35 61
http://www.hovica.com/
19 Rue De Rivoli
Paris
+ Hotel Victoria Chatelet
17 Avenue Victoria . Paris 75001
Tel: (+33) 1 40 26 90 17 - Fax: (+33) 1 40 26 35 61
http://www.hovica.com/
Hotel Roma Sacre Coeur
101 Rue Caulaincourt
Paris, 75018
Hotel Montparnasse Alesia
147 Ter Rue D’Alesia
Paris 75014
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Paris Arrondissements
1st (1er). The geographical centre of Paris and a great starting point for travelers. The Louvre Museum, the Jardin des Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Les Halles and Palais Royal are all to be found here.
2nd (2e). The central business district of the city - the Bourse (the Paris Stock Exchange) and the Bibliothèque Nationale are located here.
3rd (3e). Archives Nationales, Musée Carnavalet, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, the northern, quieter part of the Marais
4th (4e). Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Hôtel de Ville ( Paris town hall), Beaubourg, le Marais (gay Paris)
5th (5e). Jardin des Plantes, Quartier Latin, Universités, La Sorbonne, Le Panthéon
6th (6e). Jardin du Luxembourg, Saint-Germain des Prés
7th (7e). Tour Eiffel, Les Invalides, Musée d'Orsay
8th (8e). Champs-Elysées, the Palais de l'Elysée, la Madeleine
9th (9e). Opéra Garnier, Grands Magasins
10th (10e). Canal Saint-Martin, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est
11th (11e). the bars and restaurants of Rue Oberkampf, Bastille, Nation, New Jewish Quarter
12th (12e). Opéra Bastille, Bercy Park and Village, Promenade plantée, Quartier d'Aligre, Gare de Lyon, the Bois de Vincennes
13th (13e). Quartier Chinois, Place d'Italie, La Butte aux Cailles, Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF)
14th (14e). Montparnasse Cemetery, Denfert-Rochereau, Parc Montsouris
15th (15e). Montparnasse Tower, Gare Montparnasse, Stadiums
16th (16e). Palais de Chaillot, Musée de l'Homme, the Bois de Boulogne
17th (17e). Palais des Congrès, Place de Clichy
18th (18e). Montmartre, Pigalle, Barbès
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Paris Sights
Notre Dame Cathedral: The Notre Dame took over a century to build, and was once the center of medieval Paris. It is probably the most beautiful cathedral in all of Europe.
Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees: The Arc was built by Emperor Napoleon, and offers a fantastic view. No trip to Paris is complete without seeing the sculptures and reliefs that adorn the arch. The promenade offers some spectacular shopping opportunities, as well as an assortment of cafes.
Versailles: Versailles was home to the King of France, as well as the seat of their government for more than 100 years. While walking through this remarkable palace, you'll feel like your walking in the footsteps of nobility. Inside you'll find the Hall of Mirrors, which consists of 250ft of sheer glass. The Louvre: The Louvre is home to some of the most famous works of art in the world.
Pere Lachaise Cemetery: The crypts are amazing to behold, and there are some extremely famous people buried here. Including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Richard Wright of Pink Floyd fame, Marcel Marceau and George Seurrat.
Seine River Cruise: See the majesty of Paris glide by while riding in a glass boat. You'll get to see the Eiffel Tower, old historic bridges and even the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Musee d'Orsay: One of the most visited museums on the planet, the Musee d'Orsay holds the biggest collection of sculptures and paintings produced between the years 1848 and 1914. If you're a lover of art, then this is a sight you won't want to miss.
The Sorbonne: Founded in 1257, the Sorbonne is one of Europe's oldest universities, and many a great thinker has wandered its halls.
Sacre Coeur and Montmartre: This basilica dominates the highest point of Paris, and was consecrated in 1909. It boasts gold mosaic interiors , and offers a magnificent view of the city below.
Catacombs: The catacombs have got to be one of the most popular sights in Paris among backpackers. These underground tunnels are lined with the neatly stacked bones of millions of Parisians which were placed in a disused quarry around 200 years ago to solve the problems of the city's crowded cemeteries. You get to walk a 1.6km stretch of tunnel and a guard will check your bags (for stolen bones) when you come out at the other end).
Centre Georges Pompidou: Also known as the Centre Beaubourg, this modern sits right in the heart of Paris and is home to an incredible array of modern art, a cyber café, a couple of restaurants and an excellent library. Although you have to pay to visit the art galleries, it is free to ride up to the top floor in the glass-tube escalators for a free view of the city centre. The library is also free (although there is often a long queue to get in) and has some English language books and newspapers, CD listening stations and free use of language courses on CD-ROM and cassette.
Hôtel de Ville: Famous as the backdrop in Robert Doisneau's photograph Le Basier de l'Hôtel de Ville, the town hall is an elaborate neo-Renaisaance style building which sometimes hosts exhibitions.
Musée Jacquemart-André: This small museum displays the private collection of Adouart André and Nellie Jacquemart, which features Botticellis, Rembrandts and 18th-century tapestries, furniture and objects d'art.
Musée du Louvre: This huge (about a third of a kilometer long) art museum is home to some of the most important pieces of art in the western world including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. The Louvre has recently received a billion dollar face-lift which has included the construction of a new entrance through a glass pyramid in the courtyard leading to an underground shopping mall and food court. During weekends and school holidays it can get very busy with very long queues, usually the easiest way to avoid some of the queues is by entering through the Carrousel du Louvre (shopping mall) - on rare occasions when there are queues in the Carrousel du Louvre you can try to jump the queue by telling the guard that you just want to get to the post office which is located near the entrance.
Musée National du Moyen Age: The Musée National du Moyen Age displays antiquities from the Middle Ages and is noted for its large collection of tapestries, which includes the famous Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries.
Le Panthéon: Although originally commissioned by Louis XV as a church, this prominent landmark is now the final resting place of many of France's most influential figures including Victor Hugo, Rousseau, Voltaire and Pierre and Marie Curie.
Tour Montparnasse: An amazing view of Paris from the top of the city's tallest office building. You can take the lift to the 56th floor of la Tour Montparnasse and then climb the stairs to the open-air observation deck on the 59th floor. It is best to get here just before sunset so you can see Paris in daylight, sunset and night.
Musée d'Orsay: After the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay is perhaps the most important art museum in Paris. This former railway station has been converted into a pleasant art gallery housing the works of some of Europe's most important impressionist, post-impressionist and art nouveau artists.
Place de l'Opera: This square, which is often referred to as the Hub of the Universe. The Place de I'Opera was first projected in 1857 by Baron Haussmann, a sub-prefect under Napoleon III, to whom we owe so much for the modernization of Paris.
The Lapin Agile: Lapin Agile, Paris cabaret, is located in the center of the Montmartre district in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, behind and slightly northwest of Sacre Coeur Basilica. Today, many people visit the Lapin Agile, sitting at wooden tables where initials have been carved into the surfaces for decades. Located in a stone building on the steep and cobbled Rue des Saules, the cabaret presents visitors with French songs dating back as far as the fifteenth century.
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