help 3 star hotel wanted

hi all

i am going on a trip to paris at end of sept this is a last minuet decision and i have been looking at hotels now for hours and still cant find one i have no idear of what area to stay in so i am hopeing someone can advise me,and is it easy to get from the airport to the center

would like 3 star hotel

staying for 3 days

would like to be near the main tourist attractions

willing to spend up to 450euros for 3 nights

there are 2 of us and i would like to get this all booked up today if poss so any info would be great

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It might be a good idea to check out what%26#39;s available on www.venere.com/ as I%26#39;m not sure of your dates. It%26#39;s important to note that star rating isn%26#39;t really a very reliable way to select hotels, as they%26#39;re based on the facilities available, and not necessarily on standards of service and quality. Hence, you could find an excellent two star hotel, and a terrible four star hotel.

As for areas, you may find this site to be very helpful in determining where you%26#39;d like/prefer to stay: originalstayinparis.com/blog/where-to-go/how… %26lt;- It was posted here recently on this thread: tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k28850… I inserted in random September dates, and have still managed to find some relatively decent hotels with largely positive reviews on TA and Venere (I always find it good to compare reviews from both sites) that are under your budget range. So, do take a look!

Good luck and have an AMAZING trip! :)

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I heartily recommend you stay at Les Degres de Notre Dame in the 5th. It is located right across the river from Notre Dame, is in a lovely area and is convenient to a metro stop right near by. We stayed in a wonderful room for 2 there and spent 150 Euro per night and that included a great breakfast every morning. You must make your reservation directly through their hotel website www.lesdegreshotel.com. The woman who runs it is named Nicole and she is just great. She reserved a taxi for us to get back to the airport at the end of our stay and was just generally helpful in so many ways.

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laterooms.com/en/k12835253_paris-hotels.aspx

Might want to look on above site. Sept is busy time in Paris

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My favorite booking site is parisby.com (good and abundant photos, same prices as hotel sites, lots of info in a well-organized manner).

Enter your dates, click on %26quot;more search criteria,%26quot; click on: St-Germain/Luxembourg, Hotel de Ville/Marais and Latin Quarter. I just did that and there were 127 options for the last weekend in Sept. Once you narrow it down to 2-3 hotels, check on TA for reviews and/or post here for feedback.

Bonne chance.

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Truth is,, this may not be easy as you think,, simply because end of September will be busy, hotel rates are up from summer, and this is last minute so many good cheaper places will be full.

A good two star may be a better bet then getting a poor three star too.

Maybe look at latebooking.com .

Getting into to Paris is easy and cheap on the RER( suburban train system). About 9 euros, and about 35-40 minutes. Just do not take too much luggage, the underground passages can be long walks, and there are often no elevators or escalators, so you should be able to carry your suitcase up a flight of stairs ( or serveral flights of stairs, LOL ).

There are shuttles, but I have never used them so cannot comment. In some cases a taxi is a good option, travelling with kids, older folks with mobility issues, or very long flights and arriving exhausted( the poor Australians,LOL)or, too much luggage! Taxi will run from 45-65 euros depending on time of day( traffic) and where exactly in Paris you are going .

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Another excellent hotel in a great location in the 6th that is in your price range is the Hotel Le Clement

It%26#39;s only two star but is spotlessly clean. The least expensive rooms are quite small so go for one of the better ones.

clement-moliere-paris-hotel.com/clement/page…

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Do you have specific comprehension of what %26quot;3-star hotel%26quot; means in France?

If not, it is good to know that it refers not to the actually quality of the hotel but to a specfic list of equipment and services (elevator, multilingual reception staff, restaurant on the premises, hair dryer, number of square meters, etc.).

This means that sometimes a two-star hotel can be better than a three-star hotel, because it simply didn%26#39;t qualify due to lacking a restaurant or something like that.

The rules are currently being rewritten because some of the things are becoming obsolete and other services like internet access have appeared.

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Try a Best Western. We stay at the BW Folkestone Opera or the BW Sydney Opera, both between the Madeleine and Haussman.

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We stayed at the Grand Hotel St Michel this summer for a week. We loved the place and the location.

The price would suit your budget.

www.hotel-saintmichel-paris.com/index.html

Handy for RER train from the airport, metro and lots of restaurants.

Rob