Hotel Suggestions in Paris

How about Oh la la! Hotel on Rue de la Roquette. You can use the Colonne Juliette as your landmark. It is a very basic hotel with no elevator and about 15 or 16 rooms. I have not stayed there but I did a walk through a few months ago.Ask for a courtyard room. I now stay only in the Bastille area when in Paris and that area can have street noise at night.

Boston Phil, you might want to have a look at this thread of mine (see link below) asking for hotel recs in Paris. Of course my needs are a bit difference as I will have two older kids with me, but the premise is the same. I can tell you that I went with the Hotel Left Bank, which seems to have a very nice location, in the St. Germain area (6th Ar) by the Jardin de Luxembourg. There are many patisseries, chocolate shops, boulangeries and restaurants in the area. Plus it's close to the Isle de la Cite with Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, the Louvre, and much more. Here's a link showing the St. Germain area. https://g.co/kgs/7Ke6TYK

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/france/three-night-trip-to-paris-in-early-may-with-two-teen-tween-grandkids-what-area-to-stay

Don't be scared off by the prices. Keep in mind that I was looking for a triple or quadruple room. A single room will be cheaper. Every one that I checked was fully cancellable, and I found that to be the norm (I did not use booking.com, fyi, but each hotel's booking service).

I also found that most hotels offer breakfast and quite a few charge a separate fee for it. Quite frankly, from everything I've heard, it sounds like it would be better to just forgo the extra cost and wander out in the morning for some coffee or chocolate and a pastry or something similar.

Location and convenience is also important. Easy to get to and easy to find. I would love a hotel close to. landmark or on a main street. I like being close to.a landmark for when I get lost, not if I get lost, but when.

Not sure if the rates for the time you will be there will fit your budget, but Ile St. Louis is about as central and as convenient a location as can be had. It's right behind Notra Dame, a metro stop is close by, and there are several places to eat on the main street.

There are several hotel on the island. We've stayed at Hotel des Deux-Iles and were very pleased. They also have a sister hotel on the island.

Oh, and getting lost in Paris is one of the best things one can do there.

Mardee is right about most hotel breakfasts that are not included in the rate -- too much money for too little breakfast. If you stay on the island, we can tell you about a great little place for breakfast for not too much money.

I will be seeking a hotel in the single numbered arrondissements.

Since budget is a priority, you might want to stay in the double digits...we always stay in the 15th, a block or so from the #8 Commerce Metro stop, very convenient, and much better price than 2 stops away at Ecole Militaire (Rue Cler) in the 7 eme...

As for breakfast, unless the hotel offers you a special "deal", I find it is not worth it to prepay for the breakfast. On mornings you decide to eat at the hotel, you simply sign for it and it will be added to your room bill, at the very same rate as if you have prepaid for all the mornings. I like the flexibility of eating in or just grabbing a croissant up the street...

Thanks to everyone. I am getting ready to go eat dinner with friends but plan to respond after returning.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Hotel Diana may fit your budget. While it's not across from an easily identifiable landmark, it is close to the Pantheon and the Luxembourg Garden, and short walk from Notre Dame cathedral.

https://hotel-diana-paris.com/en/