Off topic: Family hotel in Paris Thread poster: liz askew
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liz askew 
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Hello
I'm thinking of going to Paris at the end of October 2007 with my husband and two children, ages 13 + 14.
Does anybody know of a comfortable, friendly family hotel in Paris (preferably with restaurant) where we can base ourselves for three days - near places such as the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre, the Louvre etc, in other words, central.. 2/3/4 star?
Thanks for any help.
Liz Askew
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When I went to work there, I had to stay 1 month and a half in a hotel (paid by the company). It was cheap but quite good and the people and atmosphere were great. Check for any "ETAP" hotel. They are really cheap. Maybe 90 euro per night are enough for your whole family.
Their website is http://www.etaphotel.com/
If you don't find any ETAP hotel in a place of your interest, maybe you ... See more When I went to work there, I had to stay 1 month and a half in a hotel (paid by the company). It was cheap but quite good and the people and atmosphere were great. Check for any "ETAP" hotel. They are really cheap. Maybe 90 euro per night are enough for your whole family.
Their website is http://www.etaphotel.com/
If you don't find any ETAP hotel in a place of your interest, maybe you can find an IBIS hotel (the older brother of the ETAP) --> http://www.ibishotel.com/
When you know where you will be staying, let us know!
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| | | | ozan karakış
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| | FAmily hotel in Paris | Sep 3, 2007 |
We stayed at the Novotel, walking distance to the Eiffel Tower. We had a good-sized family room (2 adults and 2 kids 13 and 9); I can't remember the price off-hand but it was good value. We booked the hotel through the easyjet webpage. Have fun and definitely take a boat trip because Paris is stunning from the Seine.
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nordiste
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| Hotel Virgina near Porte d'Orléans | Sep 3, 2007 |
Not exactly walking distance from the Tour Eiffel, but there is a Metro station "Porte d'Orléans" at 5mn.
The hotel is friendly and very calm as it not on the main boulevard but in a small backstreet. Good value.
www.paris-hotel-virgina.com
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It's hard to find a hotel close to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre AND the Pompidou, being these 3 points of interest quite a distance apart, but Paris has a great subway system, so anywhere you stay is fine.
My friends (a family of 3) recently stayed at Hotel Flaubert near the Arc de Triomphe.
Also, not all hotels in Paris have a restaurant (at least the inexpensive ones). They all have a breakfast room, but you know what? In Paris there are hundreds of places where to eat, f... See more It's hard to find a hotel close to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre AND the Pompidou, being these 3 points of interest quite a distance apart, but Paris has a great subway system, so anywhere you stay is fine.
My friends (a family of 3) recently stayed at Hotel Flaubert near the Arc de Triomphe.
Also, not all hotels in Paris have a restaurant (at least the inexpensive ones). They all have a breakfast room, but you know what? In Paris there are hundreds of places where to eat, from a bistro to an ethnic restaurant. That's one of the characteristics of Paris: bistros and restaurants everywhere. Whenever I travel I never eat in the restaurant of the hotel I stay in, because I find that it's generally expensive and the food is not that great. I prefer to walk around, look at different places, take a look at the menus and if I like the ambiance and the food offered, I go for it. Or, even better, I ask the person at the front desk of my hotel if she/he can recommend a nice, place to eat, not tourist traps, but where the locals go. It usually works. When I was in Venice I asked a barman where I took my morning cappuccino if he could recommend a nice place to eat for that evening, and the recommendation was great. So...these are my 2 cents.
Other hotels which are not that expensive and that might have quads are:
Hotel Lyon Mulhouse
Hotel Palais du Bourbon
Hotel Muguet
Hotel Saint-Loius Marais
Grand Hotel Jeanne d'Arc
Hotel Claude Bernard
Hotel des Grands Hommes
Hotel de Varenne
Hotel Michelet Odeon
Hotel Relais Bosquet
Hotel Marignan
Hotel Valdon
Hotel Louvre Sainte Anne
Hotel de Londres Eiffel
Hotel Residence Henry IV
Try to google these hotels to get pricings and photos.
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| | | | liz askew
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TOPIC STARTER | Family hotel in Paris | Sep 4, 2007 |
Thank you to everybody for their suggestions.
I will have a thorough look at the different hotels you've suggested before I book.
It's good to have a few recommendations otherwise it is like looking for a needle in a haystack when looking on the Web!
Thanks again!
Liz
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| www.meetingthefrench.com | Sep 4, 2007 |
We used the above website and found them very good.
Mihailo
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| Thoroughly recommend the Ibis in Issy-les-moulineaux (Ibis Porte de Versailles) | Sep 4, 2007 |
We were parked there in June by the hotel we'd actually booked in central Paris, but despite the irritation of being shunted out into the outskirts we were favourably impressed.
You always know more or less what you're getting with Ibis but this was one of the best I've stayed in: it's clean, in a quiet area, 100 metres from the metro, 500 m from the Porte De Versailles, cheap (it doesn't actually count as Paris, so it's cheaper than hotels in the city and I think even other Ibis h... See more We were parked there in June by the hotel we'd actually booked in central Paris, but despite the irritation of being shunted out into the outskirts we were favourably impressed.
You always know more or less what you're getting with Ibis but this was one of the best I've stayed in: it's clean, in a quiet area, 100 metres from the metro, 500 m from the Porte De Versailles, cheap (it doesn't actually count as Paris, so it's cheaper than hotels in the city and I think even other Ibis hotels in Paris) and the staff are friendly and efficient. Our room was large and the bed was very comfortable. I don't think it had a dining room, though - only breakfast.
It doesn't have much character, obviously, but it's a great base if all you want to do there is sleep.
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| | | | Mats Wiman
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In memoriam | Homelidays.com | Sep 4, 2007 |
Hallo Liz
I suggest you take a look at Homelidays.com. They rent flats around the world. We stayed in Paris in a flat near Etoile.
This is the flat we stayed in and a direct link to the owner.
She is Italian and very nice. Very clean, very nice and very central.
http://www.lauristonweek.com/index.php?lang=en
Good Luck with the hunting.
Best
S. Wiman
liz askew wrote:
Hello
I'm thinking of going to Paris at the end of October 2007 with my husband and two children, ages 13 + 14.
Does anybody know of a comfortable, friendly family hotel in Paris (preferably with restaurant) where we can base ourselves for three days - near places such as the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre, the Louvre etc, in other words, central.. 2/3/4 star?
Thanks for any help.
Liz Askew
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