Paris : Requesting Hotel recommendations

I am not familiar with them but recently stayed at the Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain des Prés, located on 9 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie. We had a triple room in St. Germain with two grandchildren (11 and 15) and enjoyed our stay there very much. The location was fantastic; close to the Luxembourg Gardens, Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, and countless cafes, boulangeries, patisseries, and much more. It was perfect for walking and the Odion metro stop was a block away.

The large room was great for us because of the layout. It had two single beds near each other (or you can have one double) and the other single was separated by a partial wall and curtain so it gave my grandson some privacy. I believe the cost was around €300 per night. The hotel had A/C and a small lift. And the breakfast was very substantial and very good. My 15 year old grandson, who loves food and eats like a horse, really enjoyed it.

For starters, IMO, there are so my delightful cafes in Paris where you can have a coffee, croissant & oj or more as you watch Parisian life go by, I wouldn't worry about breakfast included at the hotel, especially if your room has a coffee maker for the coffee drinkers

Are you first time visitors? How long are you in Paris? I don't care for the location of #3. Except for the Eiffel Tower you are quite a distance from the usual attractions. #1 and #2 are not far from the Louvre and higher end shopping.

Personally, I like to stay within about a 15-20 minute walk of the Seine in the 4th, 5th or 6th arrondissements if the big sights of Paris are my top priority.

Paris is at its best when you are walking and enjoying the city, not down in the metro. Buses can be convenient. The Metro is best for longer distances.

Thank you so much. I forgot to add -- our dates are
August 15-20 ( 5 nights, which will give us 4.5 days in Paris). We are taking the train from London.
I have flights booked SFO-LHR-SFO (arriving Aug 14, leaving back Aug 29). We are taking the Paris trip out of our time in London.

Thank you, Mardee - for your recommendation on Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain des Prés. This looks like a good option
for the three of us. Price is also reasonable .. with taxes, it is coming to USD $ 2,450 ( 2,149.72 Eur) for 5 nights.

Thank you, jeanm. It is our first time in Paris. Appreciate your feedback on >> 3) Hotel Eiffel Seine << - I have scratched this hotel from our plans.

Comparing -
1) Hôtel Thérèse - 5-7 Rue Thérèse, 2nd arr, 75001 Paris, France
$2,927.23 ( 2,554.86 EUR) Total

2) Hotel Etats Unis Opera, 16, rue d´Antin, 2nd arr., 75002 Paris, France
$2,791.96 ( 2,436.80 in EUR) Total

So cost wise Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain des Prés. USD $ 2,450 ( 2,149.72 Eur) - Total, looks good too.

Yes, the hotel that Mardee recommends is much better located than your other choices for walking to many sights as well as metro bus access.

And, as she mentions, you'll have plenty of cafes, restaurants and patisseries nearby.

Enjoy your stay in Paris!

Thank you jeanm and Mardee.
I will settle with Hôtel Left Bank.

hey hey techtrainer61
happy you've booked hotel left bank, once it's booked don't look back. enjoy activities/sites, we don't know what your tribe wants to see & do. it will be crowded with summer high season, some may go away for month of august. have you been to paris?
book tickets ahead of time, museums/eiffel tower on their websites, many time/date stamped
discoverwalks.com/ paris or guruwalk.com
check the free walks
2cvparistour.com or cedricsparis.com (day or night tours)
different tours around paris in old style french cars
angelina-paris.fr 226 rue rivoli 75001
have their famous hot chocolate. we had lunch there, the entance is absolutely gorgeous with all their bakery items
love me some souffles, lesouffle.fr (36 rue du mont thabor 75001) or la cuisine de philippe (25 rue servandoni 75006)
a hole in the wall near luxembourg gardens, had the passion fruit and friend had grand marnier souffle. was so so yummy. we walked in at noon, best to make reservations. always check days/times places are open
loved montmarte, one of my favorite places. toruristy but we're tourists. had picture painted at place de tertre, an artist square
solosophie.com/ place de tertre
sat at an outside bistro cafe people watching with champagne and charcuterie, had a great & fun time
walked a bit then taxi to the "i love you wall" (lesjetaime.com) square jehan rictus 14 pl des abbesses 75018
the onto moulin rough on bd de clichy, stopped for picture at windmill with the wiff of air on platform, we laughed so much. back to our apartment near eiffel tower. bought 2 bottles champagne, 4 plastic glasses at small liquor store, walked across street to park to watch blinking lights of eiffel tower. was a great day.
have a cocktail at le train bleu, gorgeous restaurant at gare de lyon train station
cafedeflore.fr (172 blvd saint-germain 75006)
sit outside at this gorgeous restaurant decorated with flowers
lesdeuxmagots.fr (6 Pl saint-germain des pres 75006)
we sat outside table, had lunch with many people, had band playing music across the street which was fabulous.
berthillon ice cream shop on ile de louis
eat crepes, all over the place, we had ours at breizhcafe.com (savory and sweet)
nossa-paris.com (1 rue de l'ecole polytechnique 75005)
new portuguese small restaurant known for rotisserie chicken along with other portuguese specialities and dessert.
secretfoodtours.com
paris-walks.com
gpsmycity.com/ paris
many different self guided walks to check out
a few things and more to check out it anything interests your gang. we really didn't make reservations, not wanting to be held to it so we just stopped wherever was available with room for us. or did take out and took back to our apartment. my friend i travel with is french basque with paris her #1 favorite city so we just roamed around to some places we hadn't been. go enjoy, have fun
aloha

The princess scores again!

hey hey
@Jane
mahalos "thank you" just putting people, places, things to do and see. some agree some don't.
aloha

princess pupule --

Whoa .. thank you so much, you have given us so many things to look at.
Very sweet of you to take the time.

I will reach out (post here) for more directions as I finalize.

Thx

I assume you are going to Paris in the middle of your trip and then back to London. I am not sure if it would cost a lot to change flight to SFO to Heathrow travel to Paris at end of trip and home from CDG?? It would save a half a day and expense going back to London from Paris. At this late date might be too much to make any changes.

gail - you are correct.
However, I got flight tickets on Virgin Atlantic on Delta FF miles -- yes, that does work. It cost us 58K miles + $220 taxes for each ticket, and we didn't have choice other than take direct flight available from SFO and back.
Glad I had the miles to use -- but it took me many many years to accumulate these miles.

la cuisine de philippe (25 rue servandoni 75006)

The restaurant, La Cuisine de Philippe, has been closed for years.