We will be traveling to Paris in early July 2009 and are not sure which hotel to stay at. We need to stay in a Marriott owned hotel which includes Marriott, Courtyard, and Renaissance. We want to visit the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, and eat at a sidewalk cafe. If possible, we%26#39;d like to see Notre Dame and some of the other attractions. Where should we stay? Thanks!
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Your question is confusing. What does the hotel you want to stay at have anything to do with the sights you want to see? Paris is a walking city. No matter where you stay the sights are very easy to get to. Icanonly recommed one hotel, if that is your question. Hotel Nepoleon. Great hotel great location. Half a block from both the ARC and Champs. Review their web site for specifics.
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How many nights will you be spending in Paris svg?
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We will be staying four nights.
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I was trying to get a hotel close to the sights, not something that is 30 min my metro away. That way we can walk to where we want to go and if we are tired we can go back to the hotel and rest awhile. Also, if we purchase something, we can take it back to the hotel instead of carrying it around. Does that sound reasonable? Thanks.
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Well yes it does sound reasonable, but the only problem is that the major tourist sites can be quite a distance from each other. I couldn%26#39;t say that one particular area is better than the other for sightseeing, but I can say that when we went to Paris last year, I checked out a map of Paris and got to understand the different areas (Arrondisments) and looked at the metro lines. I also looked at prices of accom and googled where they were in relation to sites and metro lines and what our main priorties would be.
In the end we stayed near Chatelet metro station and although we took the metro to sites such as the Arc de Triomphe, we walked all the way back, down the Champs Elysee, through the Tuleries, the Louvre and along the bank of the Seine. I really like the left bank area too and when we go to Paris we%26#39;ll look for accom there. If you look at the metro map, you can see at some stations various train lines intersecting thus indicating that you can use different lines and trains (eg RER) to get from A - B. See ratp.info/orienter/cv/cv_en/carteparis.php and hyou%26#39;ll see what I mean.
The reason I asked how many nights was to get an idea of how long you%26#39;d be there and if an apartment would suit you for a longer stay. There are threads on apartments that have been tried and recommended as well as hotels. This site may be of use to you as well as the various threads on TA, not to mention the reviews. http://en.parisinfo.com/
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First of all, you can eliminate the Courtyard group. Googling shows they are all located outside the city.
The Marriott on the Champs Elysées is very well situated, as is the Rennaissance Paris Vendome (Knowing nothing about the hotel except the location, I would prefer to stay there than on the Champs Elysées. There is also the Marriott Rive Gauche at Monparnasse - it is not as central as the other two.
This page gives you all the options - www.marriott.com.au/holiday/paris-hotels
Only you can make the decision. Put the address of each one into Google maps http://maps.google.com
and you will see for yourself where they are located.
There%26#39;s an excellent map on this page http://tinyurl.com/d2ywqy (scroll down a little) which shows the location of each arrondissement and its proximity to the major sights. Used in conjunction with Google maps and the location of each Marriott/Renaissance property, it should be very easy to decide based on your own criteria.
Being locked in to a hotel in the Marriott chain means you don%26#39;t have a lot of options if you want to be central - we%26#39;re glad to help, but you do need to do some basic homework of your own.
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Thank you very much. That map is great. I%26#39;m leaning toward this hotel.
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel - 39 Avenue de Wagram. Do you think it is centrally located enough?
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I don%26#39;t know the hotel or the actual street, but the location in general is good in my book. Did you look at reviews on TA or other websites?
There was a thread last week about buying breakfasts in this area so you might want to trawl back and have a look at that to give you some ideas if your hotel doesn%26#39;t include breakfasts in its rates.
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This page on the Marriott site shows the locations of the group%26#39;s hotels in Paris
https:/…findHotels.mi
The most central is the Renaissance Paris Vendome in the 1st arrondissement opposite the Tuilleries Gardens and therefore near the Louvre and Musee d%26#39;Orsay.
It is very close to Tuilleries Metro on line 1 that will take you to the Arc de Triomphe in 10 minutes although it is only about 2 1/2 km away so easily walked. That line also takes you to Hotel de Ville Metro near the two islands and Notre Dame and also minutes from the Marais area and the Latin Quarter on foot.
Other close metro stations are Pyramides with lines 7 and 14 and Concorde with lines 1, 8 and 12. You can get to the Eiffel Tower via line 1 to Franklyn Roosevelt then change to line 9 to Trocadero which is a great way to approach the Eiffel Tower walking down across the Pont Iena.
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%26lt;%26lt;Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel - 39 Avenue de Wagram. Do you think it is centrally located enough?%26gt;%26gt;
Given your original criteria %26quot;That way we can walk to where we want to go and if we are tired we can go back to the hotel and rest awhile. Also, if we purchase something, we can take it back to the hotel instead of carrying it around.%26quot;, I think the Renaissance Paris Vendome would suit you better.
My suggestion is to go to Google Maps, use the Get Directions facility (top left), then put in the address of the first hotel and a few of the places you want to visit, and then do the same with the second hotel (don%26#39;t forget to choose the Walking option).
That way you%26#39;ll get an idea which one will suit you better. The Paris Vendome hotel is much closer to the Louvre and Notre Dame; the Arc de Triomphe hotel is closer to the Eiffel Tower.
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