Hotel Residence des Arts, Paris

Advantages: Central, cheap, quiet
Disadvantages: Small rooms, no on -site restaurant

...This Hotel is close to the centre of Paris, and at less than £20 a night is a marvellous find. Close to many of the grands magasins, as well as hundreds of colourful individual shops, it is a perfect base from which to explore Paris. Although the hotel rooms were not the most spacious ever encountered, all were en-suite and cleaned thoroughly everyday. Covered in posters from various 'spectacles', and with a parrot in residence in the foyer, l'Hotel des Arts was truly welcoming and well worth visiting. Local restaurants - of many different nationalities - were cheap and the friendliness of this part of Paris cannot be underestimated. Although the hustle and bustle of Parisian life was at the end of the street, the enclosed nature of the road meant that noise wasn't a problem. All in all a cheap, friendly place to stay in Paris... Read review

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Advantages: location is perfect, clean and well decorated room, great shower room
Disadvantages: no bath in classic double room, breakfast not included

...I have just stayed in the Artus hotel on my first to Paris and was really impressed with it. It was difficult knowing which area to stay in but was totally pleased with our decision to stay here. The Artus is in the Saint Germain area of Paris which is on the left bank of the River Seine and adjacent to the Latin Quarter. The hotel is ideally placed as it is central to the main places that you would want to visit in Paris (Arc de Triumphe, Eiffle Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral etc) The Rue de Buci, the road the Artus is on a great little street it's bustling with cafes bars and restaurants and there are some great independant shops and art galleries here and on the adjacent streets. The nearest underground Metro stop is barely 3 mins walk away (Mabillion) or 5 mins walk will take you to St Germain des Pres Metro stop which... Read review

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Advantages: Recently redecorated/efficient conference service
Disadvantages: Don't take care of transport needs, fight for your own taxi!

...This hotel, just on the edge of the La Defense 5 area has recently been refurbished. Although the area surrounding the hotel itself is not particularly inviting, the inside is bright, clean and welcoming. Rooms are light and airy and more than adequate for a business stay. Having just used the hotel for a conference for 20 the facilities proved to be excellent, and all the arrangements including meals and other ereshments were handled with courtesy and efficiency. The hotel isnt big on conferences and that's maybe why it was able to focus on our small group, the restaurant manager even helping to make up for lost time on the agenda by serving lunch with the minimum of fuss and delay. Easily accessible by RER or Metro we chose to go into Paris by taxi - and that was when the fun started. We were assured by the reception that since... Read review

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