Jardins de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt

Advantages: Clean comfortable hotel on the outskirts of Paris
Disadvantages: Limited and awkward parking

...beside the Peripherique on the south-western corner of Paris, in the Boulogne-Billancourt district. Whilst it is perfectly feasible to get there and back in a day from where we live in Surrey, even driving, there was no reason to want to do so. After such an event the last thing you want to do is to get back on the road again. So, local accommodation was essential. A hotel had been reserved for us as a part of the package, which also included a crossing to France on Le Shuttle. The hotel was the Acanthe Quality Hotel on the rond-point (roundabout) Rhin et Danube across which runs the Route da la Reine that leads to the Park des Princes, about a 25 minute stroll away,and then on into Paris. It appeared that it could not have been much more convenient but, in this district would it be any good? The Acanthe is a hotel in the Choice Hotels... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: clean, comfortable, value for money, easy access to central paris by metro, close to bois de boulonge
Disadvantages: very quiet area, outwith pheripherique

...Hotel Acanthe, 9-11 rond-point rhin et danube, 92100boulogne-billancourt, Paris, e-mail Hotel-Acanthe@akaMail.com - Travelled to Paris for the first time in November 1999 with my husband for a long weekend. Found the Hotel Acanthe on the internet and booked it over the internet. Between November and March they offer special deals for weekend stays(three nights for the price of two). The hotel is situated about 50 paces from the last stop on the Pont de St Cloud subway station so even for a first time visitor to this vast city, it was incredibly easy to find. The hotel is very modern inside, clean and comfortable public rooms and very well equipped bedrooms with hairdryers and minibars - it more than deserved its 3 star rating. Best of all, due to its location it was quiet but only a 10 minute metro ride from central paris... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Lots to see and do, the metro,
Disadvantages: Eating out can be expensive, everyone else is there too (everyone loves Paris)

...in the Jardin des Tuileries outside the Louvre you can see the monument behind the obelisk at Place de la Concorde. After a great victory in 1805 Napoleon promised that his army would go home under triumphal arches. I guess this is not a new idea as there are really old arches like this in e.g. Rome. The Arc de Triomphe was finished in 1836 and today it is a national symbol. We think it is a great place as you get a very good view from the 50 meter rooftop terrace and I have been there on all three trips to Paris :-). We paid 7.50 € for the ticket and made our way towards the top. There are a few steps along the way but the view you get is worth it. On the roof there are a couple of fixed binoculars if you want to pay to get a look and there are boards identifying the different buildings that you see around Paris. We like the structure of the avenues... Read review

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