Best neighborhood for a two week stay in Paris

I love Paris, and go at least every other year, short as a week and in November 2023 as long as a month.

In the Marais stayed at Hotel Jeanne d'Arc, wonderful hotel a couple of blocks from the Metro in a great location

I stayed in the Paris France Hotel, around the corner from one bus stop, 2 blocks from another, 3 blocks from one Metro line and another block from yet another Metro line and numerous buses. In addition close to the oldest market in Paris. I loved it.

I also rented an apt a block away in November 2023 for the month. Top floor, no elevator, fabulous building, incredible area, across the street from the Le Carreau du Temple La Penthouse Picardie on booking.com.

I will be back in April 2025 but will be there to have daily day trips out of Paris so will be staying in the Pantin area at the Mosaic Canal apt, about a block from metro line 5 which is just a few metro stops from both Nord and d'Est which I will be using almost every day that I am there.

I like to stay in different areas and immerse my self in that area and I seem to have particular needs on every trip and these accommodations have met those needs. I book them all through booking.com

Yeah different districts have different characters. Good cheap lodging is up in Montmartre. My favorite areas are the 6th and area around Sorbonne and Luxembourg Garden, and also in the 10th by Place de Republic. I think RS's advice to go to Rue Cler is no longer applicable - it's become pretty expensive. In fact anything within blocks of Eiffel is probably not too good. Some of the outer areas - particularly the NE are a little rough.

If I was going for that long, I would probably go farther out. I would stay in one of the double digit arrondissements where you could get more space

I’d be looking for an apartment also just so you had some room to spread out for a month

I think Montemarte is a great neighborhood to explore for the day, but I would very carefully consider how hilly it is before deciding to stay there. And pretty far out; not especially convenient. Especially for a first visit to Paris.

for our first trips we stayed in the Latin Quarter and Marais. Now we stay in non touristy districts near the edge: Batignolles and the area south of Place d'Italie. Those are not great choices for a first trip. We have stayed in about two thirds of the arrondissements over the years. The only place we really didn't like was the 7th. Nice apartment but not even a bakery an easy walk away. Most places we have stayed have several. It of course. boils down to the specific location as all the districts are quite varied. The 11th has a lot going for it, but we happened to stay on a street that was neither charming nor near amenities.

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Four years ago was our first trip and we stayed at Le Relais du Lovre in the 1st arrondisement. We had the Louvre on one side and Rue de Rivole behind us, St. Gabriel's church across the street. Everything about this hotel was magical. So small, so french, so kind and so perfectly located. We're heading back in Jan. and would stay there again, but the prices are out of our league now at close to $500/night for a triple. If you can manage it though I highly recommend it.

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As far as I'm concerned, you will be happiest within a short walk of Notre Dame. Latin Quarter and La Marais are fine. I'd suggest mapping any potential lodging on Google maps, then ask for walking directions. If it's over 15 minutes, you will wish you were closer to the center.

My worst stay in Paris was in Montmartre. I had to take a metro to get anywhere. I felt isolated that far from the center. I stayed near Gare de Lyon a couple nights before heading to Lyon by train. I felt that was too far from the center as well. Other worst choice, for me, was near Jussieu metro. Even that felt like too long of walk to the center to enjoy strolling. For me, walking out of my lodging and strolling to sights, cafes and/or along the Seine is the best part of being in Paris.

If you will be taking "day trips out of the city," I would examine where you intend to go, and how you will get there. You may find it easier to stay somewhere near a train station from which you will take most, or at least some of your trips. Finding a great neighborhood from which you need to schlep all the way across the city every couple of day to get out could get tiresome.

Hotels or vacation rentals? On our first trip to Paris, we stayed one week in the Marais and one in the 13th (Butte-aux-Cailles). Not only were we interested in experiencing two different areas, truth be told, I wanted clean sheets for the second week without having to wash them myself and find a place to dry them in a tiny Marais apartment which had a washing machine but (as usual) no dryer.