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What's the best reasonably-priced hotel in Paris?

Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 3 days ago by Rhonda Smith
- Sam Araz: Depends on what you consider reasonably priced?!
  
  I have stayed at Hotel des Academies et des Arts and really liked it, and found it good value and well located.
  
  Friends think that the Novotel chain is not too bad.
  
  You dont go to Paris to stay inside the hotel I guess!
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- Debbi Khoury: We stayed at a little boutique hotel called the Paris de Rivoli. It was just a small hotel - not 4 star but had own room and shower. It was really cheap and we booked through flight Centre in Sydney. The location was perfect. just around the corner from Notre Dame Cathedral and a short walk to the Louve. We also got our train pass from Sydney through them as well. this gave us 7 days travel. We could also get the city explorer from Notre Dame to which ever sectors we wanted. It was really handy. As Sam said - You don't go to Paris to stay inside. Have a great trip.
  about 17 hours ago
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3-5 days budget in Nice

What sort of budget would I need for accommodation, food, and sight seeing?

Nice, France, 28 days ago by Ian C
- Nicholas Roberts: http://www.vsaint.com/
  By far the best hostel I have ever seen in my life.
  
  They organise loads of trips. They have a bar and a kitchen that makes pretty awesome food for very little. They will pick you up from the train station with a mini-bus.
  
  And now I am looking it looks like they have renovated and it looks pretty awesome
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a cool hostel to stay in paris??

Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, about 1 month ago by sarah mcwilliam
- Jo-Anne Kelder: I stayed at the aloha hostel : http://www.aloha.fr
  Metro line 12, station Volontaires
  It was clean and pleasant, reasonable price.
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- Simon Monk: We are looking at apartments for a week: http://www.all-paris-apartments.com/en/paris-apartments/district-18/
  about 1 month ago
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Where can you find the best crepes in Paris?

Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 3 months ago by Alicia Smith
- Attilio Rapisarda: Creperie Josselin in Rue de Montparnasse, 14eme arrondissement.
  If you don't like crowded places, go to the Creperie Bretonne in the same Rue.
  3 months ago
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What are the usual weather conditions in the French Alps in February?

Can I expect sunny slopes, or will it be more overcast/snowing during the day? I'm trying to buy snowboarding goggles in advance (working out which lense to get) and googling isn't helping much.

France, 3 months ago by Samantha D'Angelo
- teya barnett: A rose coloured lens will be the best to cover all conditions. As weather in the mountains can be very unpredictable i.e. beautifully sunny in the morning and snowing in the afternoon, a rose lens with a slight reflective tint would be best.
  3 months ago
- Justin S: Snow?
  2 months ago
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the best way to get to evil tower ?

Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 3 months ago by Hope 4ever
- Nicholas Roberts: The Eifel Tower is easily walk-able from most places in the center of the city.
  
  The easiest way to get there is probably the Metro system. Just take the metro to Champ de Mars, TrocadÃ©ro or Ecole Militaire and from any of these you should be able to easily see the tower.
  
  Best view of the tower is probably from TrocadÃ©ro but it is also the furthest away.
  3 months ago
- Sam Araz: I jumped on a bus and got off near to the Eiffel Tower, walked round it and then crossed over the bridge and looked at it from the Trocadero - which is where Hitler liked to look at it from too!
  3 months ago
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Inexpensive hotel in city centre? Do they exist?

My boyfriend and I are going to Paris in March for a very well due holiday and while I am jazzed to go, finding a hotel is becoming a nightmare. Everything is either hostels (and I do love them, but not this time: it's a romantical weekend) or luxurious. Does anyone know any 100E a night or less places that aren't in squalor and are in city centre? Or near enough to a metro stop?

Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 5 months ago by Courtney Harre
- Ian C: I've used this website earlier this year to find a cheap hotel in Paris..
  
  http://www.eurobookings.com/france-fr/reservations-paris-hotels.html
  
  If you click the map on the left you can see the hotels on the map, it's quite helpful.
  
  Hope that helps!
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- Nicholas Roberts: It depends on what you call cheap, but there are some on the outskirts of the centre zone of Paris.
  
  I stayed at
  France Hotel Du Parc
  14 Rue Laforest , Malakoff, Paris
  for â‚¬36.00 per night in total
  
  I booked it through hostelworld.com
  5 months ago
- christina tunnah: I've used this site with great success for an upcoming trip to Argenitna, and they cover the world: http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/
  
  Check out Priceline of they cover Paris hotels. I swear by it!
  5 months ago
- Loic Dupont: Have you thought about vacation rentals? Sites like homeaway.com are great. You also have NYHabitat.com . They all have very nice apt to rent. You will feel more at home than at a hotel and will be able to have a much better parisian experience!
  4 months ago
- Sam Araz: http://www.eurocheapo.com/ is a good website. Also look at renting an apartment as this can prove very cost effective.
  
  http://www.hostelbookers.com/
  
  Or ring up a chain such as Novotel and see what deal they could do you. http://www.novotel.com/gb/reservation/liste_hotels.shtml# if you book in advance you could get something for 100 E a night.
  3 months ago - 1 person liked this answer
- Courtney Harre: Hey dudefaces and awesome people! Thank you so much for the recommendations. Cian and I found a perfect hotel to call our own in Paris with your help.
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5 things I should know before I go (and isn't in guidebooks!)

Often, one can plan thoroughly and read all the guidebooks, but there's always some critical item forgotten, some place (day-trip, restaurant/bar, venue, shop, neighborhood) left unvisited or some great unique hotel I shoud have stayed at.

Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 7 months ago by christina tunnah
- Sam Araz: I would advise getting an unlimited metro/bus pass which allows you to move round the city with ease.
  
  I loved wandering around the streets near Le Jardin Du Luxembourg - very pretty area.
  
  I stayed here http://www.hotel-des-academies.com/uk/index.php and thoroughly loved it. The rooms are cosy, but the service and the extra touches made it a great place to be.
  
  Paris is a wonderful city to just walk round. The museums are amazing and I loved the Rodin; the Picasso and the Musee d'Orsay. I found the queues and crowds too much for the Louvre and will save that for another day.
  
  A friend raves about the day trip she did to Versailles but be prepared as its lots of walking around.
  7 months ago
- Catharina Stam: I would agree about the unlimited travel pass - its an essential item.
  
  Getting lost in all the little streets of paris is fantastic!!
  
  The catacombs are not well advertised, but I found it interesting and enlightening. If you are interested in the history of paris, the reason for the catacombs goes back to the plague.
  
  While it is all quite touristy, I still find the main attractions pleasant, particularly around the montmartre area leading up to sacre coeur.
  7 months ago
- Bart van Poll: What certainly isn't in the guidebooks, is the spots that Paris locals visit. At Spotted by Locals Paris, we offer tips by locals:
  
  For example: the best outdoor terrace this summer: 25 Est!
  http://www.spottedbylocals.com/paris/area/la-villette/bars-la-villette/25-est
  
  Enjoy! Bart
  7 months ago
- Nicholas Roberts: Versailles is definitely worth the trip. There is a LOT of walking though. Get the headphones too then you can hear all about the things you are seeing. Do not miss the big painting room with all the big moments in the creation of France.
  
  To experience something different in Paris itself. Just get away from the main tourist attractions and find a small coffee place.
  
  I would recommend finding someone on Couchsurfing.com just to meet someone who speaks your language and is willing to guide you around a bit.
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5 days to spare between Montpellier and Athens, what to do?

Any suggestions for best place to go for 5 days after I leave Montpellier before going to Athens? What is the best town in France to fly to Athens from?

France, 8 months ago by Danielle Burnie
- Marcus: You could always try catching a flight down to Turkey (Bodrum) and then catch a ferry up to Athens (Via Kos). I did this a few years agao and was a great trip. You could spend a night or 2 on Kos and enjoy some island life which is MUCH nicer than Athens!
  8 months ago
- Marcus: Otherwise, head down to the coast. Marseille or Nice both have airports that I'm sure would fly to Athens. Nice is obviously more upmarket but Marseille is more bohemian (as long as you stay away from the bronx style projects at night.).
  8 months ago
- L: Hi Danielle
  I am biased in my reply to you as we have a cottage in this village - but all that aside - if I had five days outside Montpellier this is where I would go! it is a small unspoilt fishing village on the Mediterranean close to the Spanish border called Collioure and its absolutely sensational with loads to do. It is only about one hour by train from Montpellier. You change trains at Perpignan to the smaller regional lines to Collioure. If you check out our site at www.collioure.com.au and send me an email I will send you our activities sheet so you can see all there is to do. Its a fascinating and visually spectacular village as its catalan - a bit french, a bit spanish and also is famous for its art by Matisse and Derain. Hope this info helps your plans. By the way Ryanair has a hub for cheap flights out of Girona which is an hour south of Collioure (via frogbus.com) so this would be a great route to take, to get you to Athens.
  All the very best with your holiday plans.
  Collioure.
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Can I leave my luggage in Gare du Nord for 4-5 hours?

I'm arriving in CDG in the morning and taking the train to Brussels in the evening. I'm planning to walk around Paris for a bit in between, and would like to know if it's safe to leave my luggage in Gare du Nord while I'm out.

Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 8 months ago by Erika Cabangon
- Bart van Poll: Yes, there's left luggage. I think 24 hours a day.
  8 months ago
- Victor: http://raileurope.typepad.com/info/2005/02/leftluggage_ser.html
  
  Left-luggage services in France and Switzerland
  Most back-packers remember the days when they could go to the left-luggage desk in any train-station, deposit their baggage and head out to explore the sites, safe in the knowledge their belongings were well-looked after. Left-luggage services offered counter-top service or automatic lockers of different sizes. As a result of heightened security (for example, Plan Vigipirate in France), following a number of terrorist attacks or the threat of such attacks, some railway operators temporarily curtailed or closed these services. This is no longer the case. Proactive measures have replaced the cautionary methods put in place during â€˜orangeâ€™ periods (i.e. low terrorist threat) with new scanners to check baggage and passengers entering the left-luggage areas.
  Travellers can therefore once again avail of these services particularly in main train stations in France. Left-luggage services are now available in the main stations in Paris â€“ Paris Gare de Lyon (gateway to the south of France and Italy), Paris Montparnasse (gateway to the Loire Valley and the Atlantic coast), Paris Gare du Nord (gateway to the north of France and the international services to the UK, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands), Paris Austerlitz (gateway to the south-west and Spain). Regional train stations include Angers, Avignon-Centre, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Toulouse. For passengers using Marne-la-VallÃ©e Chessy returning to or from Eurodisney, left-luggage facilities are once again in operation.
  
  â€¢ Opening hours for left-luggage services are generally from 06.30AM to 11.00PM.
  â€¢ Costs for small automatic lockers are 3â‚¬50, 5â‚¬ for the medium-sized ones and 7â‚¬50 for the large sized lockers.
  â€¢ Baggage can be left for 72h, with the exception of Paris Gare du Nord where it can be left for 48h.
  
  In Switzerland, it is customary for train stations to offer left-luggage facilities, ranging in size from small,
  medium and large sized lockers, ranging in price from 2 to 8 CHF.
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