Paris and Bayeux Hotels for Couple with Teenager

Check other threads for info on Rue Cler. But I and others find it to be just full of tourists desperately clutching blue Rick Steves' books, and not very Parisian anymore. Together with the fact that is isn't close to many desirable sights other than the Eiffel Tower, I think you could do better elsewhere. I stayed in that neighborhood...once. Sorry I can't offer advice on the hotel room.

I've stayed at Hotel Beaugency near Rue Cler on a Rick Steves' tour and then again on my own. I know many pooh-pooh the Rue Cler area but I enjoy it. I don't desperately clutch an RS guide book nor have I actually seen anyone else doing so. Perhaps I just didn't notice.

The Beaugency lists a Triple room which is what you want to be looking for. It is listed as 2 twin beds and a single bed. Sometimes they make up the 2 twins in to one bed so you have a king-ish bed.

http://www.hotel-beaugency.com/en/the-rooms/triple/

On a different RS tour, I stayed at Hotel d'Argouges in Bayeux which also lists triple rooms. It seemed to be well-located and staff was quite nice. If I recall correctly they also had a parking lot around back if you will be having a rental car.

http://www.hotel-dargouges.com/en/hotel.html

We also stayed at Hotel d'Argouges in Bayeux - great location, also found Bayeux to be a very walkable town, We went to a different bakery each AM to choose a Breakfast and Beverage - lots of fun. (the breakfast at the hotel was REALLY expensive) You can go to tripadvisor and look up this hotel to see what bed configurations they offer.

In Paris I don't care for Rue Cler,, I usually stay in the Marais district and look for a place near the bus and metro. I always use public transportation.
Lodging, I always look on Tripadvisor - they show location in the cities and then I go to the hotel site to do the booking (prices are better).
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Why don't you use booking.com and enter your criteria. Once you have a few, you could always come back and ask us about the areas.

I'm another who hasn't been over to the 7th where rue Cler is located for about forty years except for a few tourist sights. It's a very sedate, conservative area, not even very old--late 19th C. I have no idea why he latched onto it years ago.

Another vote for Hotel d'Argouges in Bayeux. Absolutely wonderful. We've stayed there at least 6 times, love it.

I loved the Churchill in Bayeux but don't know about its triples. It has great social space enjoyed by kids and parents on the first floor and lots of WWII memorabilia in the halls etc. The hotel is across a parking lot from the Bayeux Tapestry and a short walk to the Cathedral. The Overlord D Day tours start nearby.

In Paris if you can book the Henri IV Rive Gauche I would. Their triple has three singles -- two can be put together as a double. The rooms are small but nice and the location is great. (I don't get the Rue Cler thing -- it is not central and not a very good market street; we stayed there 20 years ago at the Hotel Grande Leveque which was hands down the worst hotel we have stayed at in Paris. In addition to noisy and grimy, the staff told our baby sitter we weren't there for several days although we were of course registered. Not a happy memory and sort of a so so location) Henri IV Rive Gauche is near the Seine and Notre Dame and well connected for both walking to central sites and also to public transport. (steer clear of Rue Huechette an icky touristy restaurant street in the area. Shakespeare and company is also nearby.

I am sure there are many other hotels with triples but you could also get cheaper rooms and get two. One small typical Parisian hotel we have used is Hotel Delambre on Rue Delambre. It was about 100 Euro for a double and presumably a bit less for a single. Then you have two bathrooms. This is a very basic hotel but has a room safe, wifi, decent shower etc. We really like the area in the 14th near Montparnasse Blvd. Lots of classic brasserie, cafes, crepe restaurants etc etc. And the walk to the center through Luxembourg Gardens is lovely and it is good transportation hub. There are lots of hotels like this, this is just one we have used a couple of times. When we traveled with our 14 year old daughter we enjoyed the time or two we got separate rooms.

We had a triple room in Bayeux at the Logis les Remparts B&B. Nice place, great location and less expensive than other places I looked at. Our large, comfortable room had 3 twins. There may be rooms with other configurations but I don't know. I believe this place is listed in Rick's guide. Also, ample parking directly outside the front door.

We stayed 15 minutes outside Bayeux in the Victoria Arromanches B&B. The hotel/B&B is located just off the road which connects Bayeux with Arromanches. Here's the website:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1235734-d8379614-Reviews-Victoria_Arromanches_B_B-Tracy_sur_Mer_Calvados_Basse_Normandie_Normandy.html

We particularly liked the location as we wanted to see the Tapestry in Bayeux, the gun Battery at Longues-sur-Mer and the Mulberry Harbor (remains) at Arromanches.

If you go to see the remains of the harbor at Arromanches you may find it difficult to imagine how this could have functioned as a harbor. So be sure to visit the little museum which has a model of the Mulberry harbor.

In Paris we stayed at the Hotel Britannique. It is conveniently located between the Louvre and Notre Dame. It is also an easy walk to the Seine where you can catch the river boats which will take you to the Eiffel Tower and an RER station where the train will take you to Versailles. Close to Notre Dame is Ste Chapelle which has spectacular stained glass windows. Versailles and Ste Chapelle are both covered by the Paris Museum Pass.

So Rue Cler seems to be overrated...Any thoughts on the Left Bank or Latin Quarter for hotels?

Rue Cler is on the Left Bank.

We have almost always stayed in the 6th Arr., in the St. Germain area. We like the nearby cafes, restaurants, stores (mostly for food), and the ability to walk from there to Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre, etc. Hotel Le Regent is where we've stayed the most often. They don't advertise triples on their website; it's their larger double room with a bed added. You'll have to check on the size of the bed, though; our teen daughter has topped out at 5' tall, so while it fits her, your daughter may not be so comfortable.

We've also stayed in a triple at Hotel le Millesime, which has a regular-sized extra bed, and in a quad / family room at Hotel Danube Saint Germain.

For a first trip the Marais or Latin Quarter or St. Germain near the river are all good. You can walk to the majority of important tourist sites in Paris from there and there is good metro transport to the rest.

This advice was all so incredibly useful - And now that I actually have examined the map of Paris in my RS book, I understand where Rue Cler actually is LOL!

Am I correct in my understanding that the St. Germain area and Latin Quarters are both in the 6e? or is the Latin Quarter considered 5e? Just wondering...

With your assistance, I am narrowing down our choices for Bayeux and Paris...Thanks

The Latin Quarter is in the 5th arrondissement. St Germain area is in the 6th, as you said. And the Marais is in the 3rd and 4th.

Getting a really good map of Paris (I like laminated maps) is really helpful to understand where everything is, and even more helpful if it includes arrondissements. RS maps aren't the best.

The d'Argouges in Bayeux used to have a marvelous triple/quad. There was a large room with a queen and an small adjacent room with two twins. It was kind of nice for privacy and giving a bit of space for each other.