Villa Beaumarchais, Paris

Advantages: art and history
Disadvantages: -

...Paris is the city I think I better know as I have been there for seven summers when I was young (from the age of 12 till 18) living in the house of my uncle and auntie. Then I retuned there, for business or pleasure, at least 300 times. And I still go to Paris 6 times a year, at least. Despite of this fact, 10 years ago I got embarrassed when I made a mistake giving a direction. I was in Paris with my family and the one of my brother in law for sightseeing. My nice expressed the wish to visit the grave of Jim Morrison. She told me about a cemetery where many famous personalities have been buried. Without hesitation I took everybody of our group to the cemetery in Montmartre where I have been some years before and where I discovered graves of famous poets and writers. We arrived there and we started going around, looking for the Jim... Read review

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Advantages: Good location
Disadvantages: Tiny baths!

...Just back from 4 great nights in Paris at La Villa hotel. The location is fantastic - only a short walk away from loads of exciting restaurants and cafe-bars in the happening Latin Quarter. Try out Le Pres Aux Clercs next door (Hemingway's old haunt apparently, he used to live close by) - the food is fairly expensive but very good and the massive tree in the middle of the dining room is amazing! The hotel itself is on a quiet street in the heart of St Germain, plus all the rooms have shutters, which help to keep the noise to a minimum at night. The reception staff at La Villa are generally very helpful and the rooms are clean and well-decorated/furnished. Each room is equipped with a minibar, complimentary toiletries,robes and hairdryer. My only complaint is that the baths are very small (I could not lie down in ours, and I am only 5... Read review

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Advantages: One of the most beautiful cities in the world
Disadvantages: Not enough time to do every thing you canin Paris

...If no place is perfect, Paris comes close. The French capital practically invented the modern concepts of romance, fashion, good food and riverside walks with the one you love. Whether you come for a day or a decade, the city can't cease to inspire you. There are always new streets to discover, another brilliant little bistro to sample, another bench in the Luxembourg Gardens to sit on, another museum to check out, another hip shop opening in the Sixth or another watering hole popping up in the Marais. So while spending only a weekend in Paris may seem quelle tragique, it may be just what you need to rekindle your smouldering, work-dampened inner fires. To aid in your quest for a portion of Parisian perfection, here are some suggestions on what to do when you get there. Some are gay, some are grand, some just giddy, but most can... Read review

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