My boyfriend and I are going to have a couple days to spend in Paris at the end of the summer. We are both college students on a limited budget, but we don%26#39;t want to stay in hostels. We want to have a nice trip. Neither one of us has ever been to Paris. I would really appreciate some suggestions on hotels as I am getting over whelmed with all the options and neighborhoods. Also, please give us some good moderately priced restaurants that are worth going to. Anything would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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What%26#39;s your budget range? It%26#39;s just easier to recommend hotels when we understand what %26quot;limited budget%26quot; means to you, as everyone has very different ideas on the term, %26quot;budget%26quot;!
You could perhaps check out www.venere.com and see what hotels are available in your budget range. Don%26#39;t forget to check out TA reviews though! Also, don%26#39;t go by star rating alone because they%26#39;re based on facilities and not on standards of quality and service. So, you could have an excellent 2 star hotel and a terrible four star hotel.
I%26#39;m not sure exactly how many days you%26#39;ll be spending in Paris, but, you could also consider staying in an apartment, which will cut down on costs. Centreparis.com offers budget apartments from 60 Euro per night, but, as you%26#39;re going in late Summer, it may be best to email them, and see what is available, and then decide whether you like it or not.
I inserted in some random dates in August, and was looking at hotels undr 100 Euros (or around there), but, as I said, I%26#39;m not too sure what price you%26#39;re willing to pay. Also. I%26#39;ve skimmer TA reviews, and all of them are largely positive for the hotels below, but, of course, do check them out yourself! :)
- Hotel Lyon Mulhouse (about 79 Euros per night): 11th District
- Hotel Le Quartier Bastille le Faubourg (about Euros per night): 12th District
- Hotel Lenox Montparnasse (about 100 Euros per night):
- Hotel Mogador Opera (about 85 Euros per night): 9th District
- Hotel Exposition Tour Eiffel (about 74 Euros per night): 15th District
- Hotel Terminus Orleans (about 60 Euros per night): 14th District (I think ...)
- Hotel Eiffel Kennedy (about 99 Euros per night): 16th District
All prices came from Venere.com are average prices per night for 24th-30th August (just made up the date).
Have fun planning, and have a great trip! :)
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kweaver, let%26#39;s set the record straight: this is not the right forum for budget travelling. Most posters here are North American middle-aged ladies who like their comfort, which is absolutely legitimate of course, but it comes at a price. The Lonely Planet forum (Thorn Tree) would be more suited to your needs. There is also a good site for budget accommodation called www.eurocheapo.com. It started as a hostel-oriented site, but has now expanded to other reasonably priced accommodation. Even a classic booking site such as hotels.com has good promotions and clearly presents the different options.
Plus, you know, a good old fashioned paper guide book will list plenty of hotels with prices, and will kill this %26quot;overwhelming%26quot; feeling. If you don%26#39;t want to buy them all, you can borrow them at the library or discreetly look them up at a bookstore!
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I disagree about TA not being the right forum for budget travel. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford mid-range to very expensive accommodation, food, etc. here. There are so many threads everywhere in TA that ask about information for budget accommodation, nice but cheap restaurants, etc. And, these aren%26#39;t just students, but, plenty of families ask the same too.
I don%26#39;t believe that Tripadvisor is exclusive and caters only to those who can afford to travel comfortably, and more importantly, pay huge amounts of Euros, just to visit Paris. I%26#39;ve found plenty of advice here about visiting various places on a budget, and I would certainly hope no one directed me elsewhere simply because I might not be able to afford to travel in luxury. I also find Thorn Tree to be very messy looking, and not as great as TA.
Having said all that, yes, I agree that a guidebook may be a good investment, kweaver. You%26#39;ll have a whole selection of restaurant recommendations to go to that%26#39;ll fit your budget, right in your hand! :)
About accommodation in Paris, if you want to live in %26quot;central Paris%26quot;, then stick with accommodation in the 1st to 9th Districts (be aware that prices will generall be higher, of course). However, Paris has a great metro system, so, if you decide to stay in a district outside the first nine (as many people do), you%26#39;ll definitely have no problems getting to where you want to go via the metro.
Good luck with your planning and have a great trip! :)
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rs- You claim that this is the right forum for budget travel and then recommend staying in the 1-9 arrondisements. These are the most expensive areas of the city.
The 14th is central, young and affordable. The 15th, near the Eiffel Tower is also an easy base that is much more affordable (my grocery bill went down 20% when I moved here... despite shopping at the same brand stores). The 11th is one of the funniest, trendiest pars of the city with the astounding Marche Aligre that is half the price as the markets in the 5th or 6th. Same food, though.
For budget travel... think picnics. And cafes have good, filling meals that are usually more affordable than going to a restaurant.
The Ace de Falafel is an amazing place on the rue des Rosiers in the Marais. Cheap and excellent. The Japanese noodle joints on the rue Ste Anne in the 2nd are also cheap and fresh and excellent.
As a student, ask for the 18-25 free tickets at all the museums. It is supposed to be for EU residents only, but the employees at the museums don%26#39;t always know this and I have yet to have a guest denied.
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rendezvous,, how unhelpful of you,and frankly a bit stuck up. I am not sure where you get your information from,, but many of us enjoy travel and are on budgets.. The OP did say they were NOT interested in hostelling,, which automatically lifts them out of the least expensive catergory of accomadations available in most cities.. I think there are many on this forum that can offer great inexpensive hotel ideas.
kweaver, you have not stated your budget,, but, there are many good inexpensive places recommended often on this forum.One problem you may run into is finding a room availablities... great budget places get booked up fast,, and since many are small places, 20-30 rooms they just don%26#39;t offer the inventory that allows for last minute booking vacancies.
Still you can try.
Try Hotel Diana,, or Hotel Du College De France, or even Hotel Claude Bernard.
As suggested picnics are a great money saver,, as are crepes and sandwiches..
Thorntree is a good forum for budget ideas also.
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TA is a great site to plan a budget trip to Paris, the help I got from this site was invaluable.
But people here do need to know what you are wlling to pay per night for a hotel so they can suggest the best options.
IMO pay as much as you possibly can for accomodation as its lovely to come back to a comfy clean hotel after a long day in Paris
Happy planning
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You can find some good deals like a double room (with shower, wc in the corrridor) in the 5th for about 60 euros, about 30 s by foot from Notre Dame (Les Argonautes is the hotel).
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%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;rs- You claim that this is the right forum for budget travel and then recommend staying in the 1-9 arrondisements. These are the most expensive areas of the city.%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;
I just wanted to clarify:
I don%26#39;t believe I recommended staying in any particular arrondisement actually. The reason I mentioned the 1-9 arrondisements was because the OP stated that they were overwhelmed about information regarding the neighbourhoods. Hence, I thought it was best just to state the very basic about what is considered to be %26quot;central Paris%26quot; (and I mentioned that they had higher prices), IF they wanted to live there. I then went on to say that many people stay outside of %26quot;central Paris%26quot;, and as long as they lived close to the metro, they would have no problems (also, most of the hotels that I found on Venere aren%26#39;t located in %26quot;central Paris%26quot;, anyway, except some Centreparis.com apartments and Hotel Mogador Opera).
Anyway, kweaver, I hope you come back and check out the many recommendations listed here! They%26#39;re all very good suggestions, and certainly something to consider!
Have fun planning and have an amazing trip! :)
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I find TA on any forum a fantastic way to plan a budget trip, most all mine are, now i will let you know about a place i found for my august trip that is very reasonable, it%26#39;s across from luxembourg palace,
hotelresidencedupalais.com/residence-du-pala…
i%26#39;m going to be having picnics in the gardens which will save money too and what a setting that will be !
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I hope you come back and post about the hotel - looks like a good, clean, basic, budget option.
ebabe
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