My son moved to Paris, so I will be traveling a couple of times a year to visit him.
So far, the hotels I have stayed in have been lacking. I am tired of reading great reviews and
then experiencing tiny rooms and bathrooms. I know that's Paris. I would love recommendations
for nice rooms with decent size bathrooms without paying a fortune. Thank you!
Posted by
Massachusetts
1526 posts
Hi, Can you please provide a budget in USD or EUR so that we can make relevant recommendations? Also please list any of your requirements for a hotel such as elevator, AC, balcony, etc.
Posted by
OP
16 posts
Rooms under $300-night, elevator would be nice.
Safe and nice location, with kettle in the room.
TV apps would be nice, after a long day out.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1526 posts
Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain des Prés has been recommended on this forum.
Later this month, I will be staying at Hôtel Korner Sorbonne, which has been recently renovated (used to be Hotel Diana). The recent reviews are good. https://en.hotels-korner.com/hotels/hotel-korner-sorbonne#/booking/search
Earlier in September, I stayed in a single room in Villa Hotel Modigliani, becuase I needed to be closer to the Montparnasse train station. The hotel is on a nice quiet street. My room was bigger than the typical Parisian single room. The bathroom was decent. The toilet was in a separate room. I had plenty of room. There was a wardrobe so I could hand my clothes. A mini fridge and tea/coffee maker.
https://www.villa-modigliani.fr/lhotel/
Good luck with your search!
Posted by
Chicagoland
1303 posts
So you want something for around 250€ per night. It would be helpful to know where you would like to be. Walking distance to your son's place or closer to the main tourist sights or a favorite cafe or park or whatever with an easy bus or metro to your son's place? Or it doesn't matter? If you would share an approximate location or the Metro nearest your son that will help eliminate a lot of hotels. Where have you stayed that has been disappointing? What's a good size room for some is tiny for others.
Posted by
Maryland
1031 posts
Your son will have local contacts to make suggestions, so ask for some recommendations through him. Since he is now a full time resident I expect he would be in one of the more affordable neighborhoods thus probably not in the center (but maybe not). Anyway, we love the Rue Clere neighborhood, but I think that being close to your son's place would be a top priority.
Posted by
OP
16 posts
Thank you all for the suggestions.
He is in the 16th but looking for something in the 9th.
Posted by
3061 posts
Based upon what has been said, to find hotels with other than tiny rooms and bathrooms, and something that is other than "lacking", I should think you will need to adjust your budget window to 250€ to 300€ at least. Kettles in rooms are not culturally French, but many hotels have them available if you ask.
Not a lot of tourists stay in the 16th, the 9th is more interesting and I might suggest:
https://www.leballu-paris.com/
http://www.hoteladelejules.com/
https://www.hotelbasile.com/