My colleague and I are traveling for our third annual work trip in Southern France this July. We get about a day and a half in Paris before we head South, and I'm looking for recommendations on which neighborhood to book our lodgings. I'd appreciate hearing about other's experiences.
For the past two years, we been in Le Marais, and it's hard to imagine another neighborhood being as beautiful as that. But we're eager to explore another part of the city. Can anyone recommend a neighborhood (or particular streets even) with the winning combination of beauty and charm, local flavor, slightly slower / quieter nooks, not completely overrun by tourism, good restaurants and coffee, some interesting boutiques, and pretty parks?
Thank ye!