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ACCOMMODATION

Ideal accommodation is usually found in a quiet location of the hotel away from noisy main roads or main staircase access.

Hotel Banville Situated a few steps from the Arc de Triomphe This hotel has come highly recommended. The website will convince you Website 2 Recommendations.

Hotel des 3 Poussins 15 rue Clauzel. Tel 00 33 (0) 15332 8181 Website A good 3 star hotel well located between the Opera and Montmartre. The Website provides an excellent insight into the hotel. If there is a downside it may be that some of the bedrooms are a little small. We suggest you do your own research. Value for money and the good location makes this hotel well worth considering. 2 Recommendations

Hotel Danube 3 star boutique hotel, St Germain des Pres. Situated on the Left Bank, close to Boulevard St. Michel, the Louvre and Musee D'Orsay Website Perfect Location and good hotel - value for money! Breakfast is not inclusive, but there are plenty of shops and excellent restaurants close by where you can enjoy breakfast or dinner. Highly recommended by 2 friends.

Hotel Europe St Sevrin 38-40 Rue St Severin Website  This  very central 65 bedroom hotel has been inspected but not stayed in during a visit to Paris.   Located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, in the pedestrian precinct between Notre-Dame and Saint Germain-des-Pres. We were impressed with this hotel and would seriously consider the hotel on another visit.

Hotel du Jeu de Paume 54 Rue Saint-Louis-en-I’Ile. Website 4 star hotel located in the heart of the Ile Saint-Louis and nestled between the branches of the River Seine - a unique hotel. A former royal "jeu de paume" commissioned by Louis XIII in the 17th century, this mansion has been entirely restored to respect its original identity suffused with art and history. A hotel with atmosphere from the reception hall, the lounge bar, the dining-room and the mezzanine library room to the 28 bedrooms including 5 duplexes and 2 junior suites. They are all decorated in their own way and opening onto an indoor patio-garden. Includes an antique gallery and a billiard smoking-room. 2 Recommendations

Hotel du Levant 18 Rue de Harpe Website  We also inspected this 47 bedroom, 3 star hotel, very centrally situated, just off Boulevard St Michel and close to the Seine. We were unable to stay on this occasion, but the hotel is in such a good location in the Latin Quarter, we would dearly like to try it out on our next visit to Paris. The hotel appeared clean, well presented and affordable.

Hotel La Manufacture   8 rue Philipe de Champagne Website A very reasonably priced simple hotel providing B&B facilities.  Very clean and tidy – good service and no complaints.   Metro Place d’Italie (lines 5, 6 and 7) and Les Goblins (line 7.) The hotel is not in the centre of Paris – about 8-10 stops south east on the metro to the centre. If you want to be in the centre of Paris consider one of the other recommendations. This small hotel is recommended if you are happy to be away from the centre of Paris. 2 Recommendations

Hotel Michelet et Odeon - Between Boulevard St Germain and Jardin du Luxembourg. Hotel Website The website looks good! Second Website providing more details. A charming 2 star 42 bedroom hotel in perfect location. A friend stayed in this hotel many years ago but called in recently and suggests this hotel is still worth considering.

Atelier Montparnasse Hotel 49 rue Vavin Website This small hotel is extremely well located in a quiet street within walking distances to the many attractions of Paris including the Luxembourg Gardens. We have been advised that it is a great little hotel but if there is a downside, it is the small size of the lift. 2 Recommendations

Hotel Duc de Saint-Simon Website Tel 01 44 39 20 20 - Sunday Times Recommendation. 'lovely doubles with private patios for those dream breakfasts'.Nearest Metro Station Rue du Bac - line to Station d'Orsey.

Hotel des Grandes Ecoles 75 Rue Cardinal Lemoine. Tel 01 43 26 79 23 Website Recommended by the Sunday Times as a good value hotel 'with a lovely quiet courtyard and lovely people'. The Website looks good. Private car park.

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RESTAURANTS

Restaurant 1728 8 rue d'Anjou Tel. 00 (33) 1401704 77 Website A wonderful luxury Parisian restaurant near the Gardens des Champs Elysees. An superb and elegant venue for a special occasion. Highly recommended.

Les Bookinistes A Guy Savoy restaurant. Left Bank overlooking the Seine close to Boulevard St Michelle. Reasonable, but pricey wine list. Fun décor. Check opening times. Reservations advised. 53 Quai des Grands-Augustins. Tel. 01 43 25 45 94. 2 Recommendations.

La Cerisaie Restaurant 70 Boulevard Edgar-Quinet. Tel. 0033 143 20 98 98. A very small unpretentious restaurant popular with the French. We had a lovely evening in this little restaurant with our French friends. Simple restaurant - Good value

La Coupole on the Boulevard Montparnasse, 102 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris. Metro Vavin. Tel 0033 143 20 14 20. This famous restaurant is big without being brash and one of the most famous brassieres in Paris. Officially an historic monument but with a cavernous art-décor interior. 'Food gorgeous of course, and next to us two businessmen calmly picked what they wanted from a kind of huge cake stand filled with delicious shellfish. Consider ordering the groaning plateau des fruits de mer prepared at the seafood counter by men with jaunty Breton hats. Sole meuniere' is also very good'. This is a special restaurant and quite expensive Website and Review Website 2 Recommendations

L'Epi Dupin 11 Rue Dupin 6th Arrdt. 0033 142 22 64 56 A small bistro restaurant, always crowded, but good atmosphere and sophisticated menu. South of the river near Boulevard Raspail. Open Tuesday - Friday. Closed August. Nearest metro Sevres-Babylone. We have 2 recommendations but have also heard mixed reports - please check out Website for research

The following two restaurants close to Boulevard St Michelle were not sampled, but were inspected and menus studied. They looked good and worth considering another time.

La Lune Rousse Restaurant Centre of Latin Quarter close to the Hotel Levant. A restaurant specialising in fish. 19 Rue de la Harpe. Tel. 00 33 1 44 07 01 38

Restaurant Santorini 25 rue de la Harpe. Tel. 00 33 1 43 54 39 47

The following restaurants have been recommended in the Sunday Times and not personally recommended:

Au Bon Accuel 14 Rue de Monttessuy Tel. 00 33 147 05 46 11. Metro Alma Marceau Set in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. The Times states that this little restaurant is curiously overlooked by 6 million tourists who visit this area. The restaurant is 'a dapper little place, modern, neat and uncluttered. Tables are close but since everyone's speaking French your neighbours soon fade into blur of unintrusive jabber. The good welcome lives up to its name and the food is excellent. Two courses with coffee and a bottle of wine and water will set you back about £50.00 for two Website

Café Marly Palais du Louvre 93 Rue de Rivoli. Te 01 49 26 06 60. Metro Palais Royal-Musee du Louvre. This is not so much near the Louvre but in it, with nothing more than a glass wall separating its salon from the sculptures of the Richelieu wing. Better still is the long row of tables on its terrace under the vaulted colonnade of the Louvre's North wing and over looking the Pyramid. It is a place to see things and be seen - but the food is serious business too. The Barley serves work of art salads, sandwiches, pasta, caviar and much more. Main courses are from £13.00 And the best views Website and Website and Cafe Website Tel. 01 49 26 06Unable to find one good website - Any suggestions please?

Au Gamin de Paris 51 Rue Veil du Temple. Tel 01 42 78 97 24. Metro PST Paul. Plenty of variations of duck - with figs and grapes, with honey, with apple sauce etc. If you do not like duck there is plenty more on the menu. Salads and superb home-made desserts. Duck dishes start at £12.00. Desserts at £4.00 A Review

Le Reminet 3 Rue des Grands-Degres Tel. 01 44 07 04 24 Recommended in Sunday Times 'a cosy shamelessly traditional and sanely priced bistro'. Nearby consider Le Bilboquet 13 Rue St-Benoit. Tel 01 45 48 81 84 Also recommended in the Sunday times 'Paris's revived jazz scene offers yet more treats offering bordello-burgundy velvet and silk with tables outside or (better still) on a balcony above the band which strikes up at 9ish' Website - Browse and Listen to the Jazz

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PLACES TO VISIT & ATTRACTIONS

Champs-Eylees Etoile and Latin Quarter-St Germain-Left Bank Website
Latin Quarter Website
Montmartre Website and Sacre Coeur
Paris Islands Website

BATEAUX MOUCHE

Bateaux ParisiansWebsite wth Music!
Bateaux Mouche Website - English Translation unavailable at time of placing on Paris Page
Parisian Boats Website
Du Pont Neuf Cruises Website
Canal and River Cruises Website

PARKS AND GARDENS

Le Jardins de Luxembourg off the southern end of Boulevard St Michelle is worth a visit. A wonderful palace and gardens in central Paris. One of the many joys of this magical city Website

Gardens and Parks of Paris

MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS

Eiffel Tower - Official Website Website

Notre Dame Website

The Louvre The biggest museum in the western world. The Louvre at the time of print is closed on Tuesdays - check first. The museum has 224 galleries and many, many pictures to admire and ponder over. May require more than one visit if you want to see more than the 'Mona Lisa'! Website

Museum d'Orsay One of the prettiest, interesting and compact Museums in Paris. Wonderful sculptures and artists including Monet, Manet, Van Gough, Renoir and many others. 5th Floor the best! A little gem of a museum and worth researching Website This is a wonderful museum, but if you have never been to Paris, then the Louvre should be one of the most important museums to visit.  Friends Best Holidays highly recommend the Museum d'Orsay.

Picasso Museum Well worth a visit. The Musée National Picasso is situated in the heart of historic Paris, and has a collection of several thousand works of Pablo Picasso. Picasso was born in 1881 and began to study art in 1895. During his life he created diverse works: painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, engraving, and even poetry. After his death in 1973, many of Picasso's works went to the French state, and a museum was founded for the collection Website

Musee Jacquemart-Andre 158 Bld Haustmann, has been recommended as 'absolutely terrific'. The café also comes recommended as a favourite places for lunch Website

The Orangerie Museum Collection of paintings including Renoir, Cezannes, Picasso, Matisse and Henri Roussea. Check this museum out prior to visit Website

Centre Georges Pompidou This is one of the world's most extraordinary museums and contains the largest collection of modern art in the world Website

Rodin Museum Rue de Varenne. Combine your visit and amble to Rue Mouffetard's morning market. Cafe la bourgogne, at the bottom of the hill is a lovely time-wasting cafe - Recommended in the Sunday Times.

Le Digestif It is a trio of museums from medieval armour to memento's of the resistance. The star attraction is Napoleon's tomb.

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OPERA AND ENTERTAINMENT

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SHOPPING

Le Digestif Chez Jean this shop is a ten minute walk from Galleries Lafayette and Au Printemps. This is the grandest of the grand magasins.

Saturday Street Market at Edgar Quinet at subway entrance to metro. Recommended for wonderful displays of flowers, fruit and vegetables and the tastiest selection of cheese.

GOLF

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Top 100 French Golf Courses

LINKS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Detailed and clearly identified individual maps of Paris and the Underground are essential at the beginning of the visit, plus a good guide book.

Purchase tickets before going on the Metro .The simplest way is to purchase a book of Metro tickets prior to journeys from most of the small shops or metro stations. 

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Paris is a top City destinations in the world and one of the most beautiful and romantic places to visit.  Need we say more! First Visit - Take a bus tour of the City and a good Guide Book!

If you are able to extend your visit then you might consider a trip to Rouen about one hour by rail.

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