Wanted - Recommendation for hotel in Paris

[catgirl]

Can anyone recommend a hotel in Paris for a weekend away without the children. Don't want to be spending a fortune but would like somewhere that felt a bit special. Much appreciated.

[candj]

Here you go ...

Hotels in Paris

[catgirl]

Thanks. Anyone got any other gems to recommend?

[silverfox]

Don't normally like to recommend hotels etc because it can be subjective. However have a look at the Hotel de Vigny by the Arc de Triomphe/Champs-Elysees. Part of the Relais & Chateaux group which guarantees excellent food. Not cheap but ideal for a special occasion

http://www.hoteldevigny.com/

[cate]

I can't recommend a hotel, but can recommend an area - the Marais. Lots going on. I also recommend looking at the website davidlebovitz.com. He's a Paris based chef/baker and has a fantastic website with recipes, shopping, inc. a very good market in the 4th on Sunday, and restaurants.

[Siduhe]

Not for hotels, but some good restaurant recommendations on these threads. Last time we went we did a walking tour of the Marais district and it was good fun. If you go, definitely try Falafel Alley (if you like Falafel that is) and try some of the chocolate shops - Jacques Genin's shop is amazing to look at and the chocolate isn't half bad too...http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2008/12/jacques_genin_opens_in_paris.html

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,188683,195627

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,128080,129839

[nurismum]

H0tel Scribe is rather chic - quite a while since I stayed there -so not sure how expensive.Also not that flash but very comfortable and not that expensive the Paris Bastille- near Bastille -good transport links and within walking distance from the Marais.

[giggirl]

Hotel Tremoille is posh and worth every Euro. Quite an experience. Highly recommended.

http://www.hotel-tremoille.com/

Hotel Atlantis Saint Germain is a real find. Bargain price, great location, lovely hotel. I can't find its website but the reviews are here:

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187147-d325742-Reviews-Hotel_Atlantis_Saint_Germain_des_Pres-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

[vinceayre]

Plaza Athenae

[catgirl]

Many thanks for all the recommendations, will have a look.

It's just taken me ages to find this thread - thought I was going mad and then did a search and found it here in the lounge - spooky as I posted it in wanted, recommendations section!

Thanks again

[AllforNun]

The Ritz , blinding. And it's easy to smuggle tarts into.

[charliecharlie]

http://www.parismarais.com/4-star-hotels-paris-marais.htm

the Marais is a great area to stay, if you want something fun and different(but not the cheapest) try Le Petit Molin...

It's fab and worth paying a bit more for... very theatrical and very Parisian

see the link below for more comments and info

happy trip!

xxcc

http://www.urbanfleadesign.com/2008/04/interior-inspiration-hotel-du-petit.html

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KnFzPfKqS48/SBaVVBHhyRI/AAAAAAAAAkg/KLN7J4BtRIA/s400/room8.jpg

[barcat]

le chat noir, near (almost next to) moulin rouge did cheap deals when we went last year. It was brand new and very friendly and they are on the web. And you are cat girl...

[JetSetWilly]

AllforNun Wrote:

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> The Ritz , blinding. And it's easy to smuggle

> tarts into.

if anyone offers you a lift, say no.

[JetSetWilly]

try le hotel d,esmeralda - rue st-julien le pauvre,

its not the most modern of hotels, but it has character in abundance, with views of the seine and notre dame and its also more or less next door to another parisian institute - shakespeare and co. highly recommended.

[zephyr]

Mrs Zephyr and I stayed at Hotel Jardin Le Brea last August when we were on a break without the children. It was great - used it as a base for sightseeing and was certainly central enough for us. It is in the Montparnasse area

[Trout Mask Replica]

barcat Wrote:

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> le chat noir, near (almost next to) moulin rouge

> did cheap deals when we went last year. It was

> brand new and very friendly and they are on the

> web. And you are cat girl...

And the bar downstairs hosts excellent soul/jazz/funk bands. Just be sure to soften your pronunciation of the 't' in chat when talking to the frogs. 'Le cha(t) noir' means 'the black cat' whilst 'Le ChaT noir' means something entirely different...uuufff.