Marais District

Issue Summer 2003  

Paris Hotelsx

Recommendations by
by Jacqueline Harmon Butler and Lisa Alpine

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     --Geoffrey Cottrell


Key

* under $75
** between $75 and $150
*** between $150 and $300
**** $300 and up

These are rough estimates. Please check with the hotel of your choice for actual room rates.

Jacqueline's Hotel Recommendations

Crystal Hotel **
24 rue St. Benoit, 6e
Tel: 01.45.48.85.14 Fax: 01.45.49.16.45
Major Credit Cards
Metro: St. Germain
The rooms have recently been redone and are very cozy with French Windows opening up onto the street. There is a great deal of nightlife on rue St. Benoit, so it can be noisy, but it is ideally situated near the Blvd. St. Germain with the Cafe Floré on the corner.

Hotel de Fleurie ***
32-34 rue Grégorie-de-Tours 6e
Tel: 01.43.29.59.81 Fax: 01.43.29.68.44
Major Credit Cards
Metro: Mabillon or Odeon
A charming, quiet hotel. Built in the 18th century, it has been completely restored and has 29 rooms. Smallish rooms are beautifully decorated and have a TV, mini bar and are air-conditioned. Heated towel racks and hair dryers in bathroom. This is a very popular hotel, so book early.

L’Hotel Delavigne***
1 rue Casimir-Delavigne, 6e
Tel: 01.43.29.31.50 FAX: 01.43.29.78.56
All major credit cards
Metro: Odeon
http://www.hoteldelavigne.com
Quiet street, well-located right off the Blvd. St. Germain. I love this hotel. People are very friendly and helpful. Great location.

Hotel des Marronniers ***
21, rue Jacob, 6e
Tel: 01 40.46.83.56
No Credit Cards
Metro: St. Germain
There are 37 tiny rooms in this classified landmark hotel. It has been a hotel since the reign of Henri IV and is lovely and quiet, set in a courtyard with two chestnut trees (hence the name). There is a tranquil garden in the back. Remember, they do not take any credit cards.

Pavillion de la Reine ****
28 Place des Vosges, 3e
Tel: 01 42.77.96.40
Major credit cards
Metro: St. Paul/Bastille
http://www.hotels4travellers.com/france/paris/pavillon_de_la_reine_hotel.html
This hotel is right on the beautiful Place des Vosges, tucked behind large wooden doors in the middle of a colorful garden. The rooms are decorated with beautiful period furnishings such as baldaquin beds with sumptuous hanging draperies, carved wooden tables and gilded mirrors.

LONGER STAYS:
PSR - Paris Sejour Reservation – Short Term Apartment Rentals
645 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 638
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312-587-7707 Fax: 312-587-9887
e-mail: psrusa@aol.com
http://www.qconline.com/parisps

Lisa's Hotel Recommendations

Hotel de Nesle**
2 rue de Nesle, 6e
Tel: 01.43.54.62.41 Fax: 01.43.54.31.88
All major credit cards
Metro: Odeon
http://www.hoteldenesle.com
A small artsy Left Bank back-street hotel filled with students and international travelers. The rooms are all decorated with different themes. Check out their website for details.

Hotel Henri IV*
25 Ile de la Cité (south side), 4e
Tel: 01.43.54.44.53.
No credit cards
Metro: Pont-Neuf
Funky, charming and cheap in the Ile de La Cite near Notre Dame. Bathrooms and showers down the hall, but the location, right on one of the prettiest squares in Paris.Hotel Saint-Louis**
75 St-Louis-en-I’lle, 4e
Tel: 01.46.34.04.80 Fax: 01.46.34.02.13
http://www.hotel-saint-louis.com
Major credit cards
Metro: Pont-Marie
Charming hotel on l’Ile Saint-Louis between the Left Bank and the Marais.

Hotel Des Deux-Iles***
(also owns the Hotel Lutèce – see following listing)
59 rue St-Louis-en-I’le, 4e
Tel: 01.43.26.13.35 Fax: 01.43.29.60.25
Major credit cards
Metro: Pont Marie
Rooms decorated with a Provençal theme with lots of fresh flowers.

Hotel Lutèce***
65 rue St. Louis-en-I’lle, 4e
Tel: 01.43.26.23.52 Fax: 01.43.29.60.25
Major credit cards
Metro: Pont Marie
Ask for a room on the top floor overlooking the Seine and the Panthéon in the distance.

Wild Writing Women Magazine | June 2003

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