Am I doomed?

I%26#39;m planning a London/Paris trip this summer. Staying in Paris for 6 night, June 12-18. I realize I%26#39;m leaving things late (I just got the airplane tickets booked yesterday), and am now having serious trouble finding paris hotels. It%26#39;s my best friend and I going to celebrate our college graduation, so we%26#39;re really trying to stick to a budget. I had hoped to find a room under 100euros/night if possible.

We don%26#39;t want to stay in hostels. I had really liked Hotel des Mines, but they just booked up too fast. We%26#39;d like a fairly central location, easy to get to from the airport and to gare du nord for eurostar to London. We%26#39;re not party people, so it%26#39;s not important to be near all the nightlife.

Any ideas? I feel like I%26#39;ve looked at 100 hotels, and they%26#39;re all booked or too expensive. Luckily I got a really good deal in London, so if we have to spend a little more in Paris I guess we can.

Thanks!

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check out Madeleine-Opera

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Check this out, they even have one for $99 a night! Heard good things about them, have booked for myself in late May and early June. But the great thing is you pay in US$ and that%26#39;s a huge savings!

This link is to their studio page, I have no idea if they still have anything available but you could call and ask.

http://vacationinparis.com/infop/studios.htm

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Try http://www.hotel-lelaumiere.com/index-gb.htm

It is not at all central, but only three stops on line 5 to Gare du Nord on the metro.

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Navrad makes a good point - if you find something in your price range that%26#39;s on a direct Metro line, it may not be quite as ideal but still will allow you to get to the center easily (as you note, it%26#39;s a problem that summer vacation is upon us!)

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A budget hotel we stayed at and liked is the Hotel St. Andre des Arts, which is located on rue St. Andre des Arts between Place St. Michel and St. Germain des Pres. It%26#39;s not fancy, but the staff are very friendly and the neighborhood is absolutely the best -- lots going on nearby, and it%26#39;s walking distance to everything. It%26#39;s at most 10 minutes walk from the St. Michel Metro stop, which is on the RER B line from CDG airport. The street-side rooms are nicer, with large windows and plenty of light and the one we had was quite large by Paris budget hotel standards.

We%26#39;ve also like the Hotel de la Sorbonne, which is walking distance from the Luxembourg Metro stop, also on the RER B line. The rooms are small but very clean, and the location is great. It%26#39;s not quite as central as St. Andre des Arts, but it%26#39;s near nice things like the Luxembourg Gardens, the Place de la Sorbonne, the Pantheon, etc. It%26#39;s in heart of the Quartier Latin, and it%26#39;s really not a very long walk up to the Seine and all the sites nearby.

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Hi --

Congratulations on your graduation!

Central really isn%26#39;t an issue, and safety isn%26#39;t an issue, but budget is, so find the hotel and plan your sight seeing from there. The Metro makes everything easy and there are restaurants, brasseries, cafes, bakeries, etc., in just about every little neighbourhood, so you won%26#39;t starve even if you%26#39;re a little off the beaten path.

There is nothing to prevent you from staying out on your wanderings and having dinner near Notre Dame or where ever before you Metro back to your hotel.

I%26#39;m seldom able to plan very far ahead, so I often end up in a little one or two star hotel that I%26#39;ve never heard of. It really doesn%26#39;t matter. Even by myself, I wander the city, dine out at a Gallic hour, and walk or take the Metro home afterwards. No matter where I%26#39;ve stayed - perhaps 8 different arrondissements over the last 15 years, I%26#39;ve never felt unsafe, and I%26#39;ve always found interesting little shops and cafes in the neighbourhood.

Find your hotel, and then have a great time.

Bon voyage.

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Hi -

Try this site - I used your dates and found loads of hotels - but more importantly - some in the vicinity of $100USD

http://kayak.about.com/s/hotels

Good luck.

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Take a look at www.venere.com

There seems to be plenty of availability for your dates.

You can sort the results by price.

You can narrow your search by neighborhood(s).

I wouldn%26#39;t necessarily book through Venere. Sometimes their rates are a bit lower, but I%26#39;ve also known them to be a bit higher, that directly with the hotel%26#39;s website.

The ratings are useful, too.

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With a stay that long, you might want to look into an apartment rather than a hotel. It is often way less expensive than a hotel with way more space. You always get a least a kitchenette and can often get extra amenities like washer/dryer. There are a lot of different apartment rental sites. One that I%26#39;ve used twice in the past is servissimo.com. A quick check just now showed a studio on the Ile Saint Louis for 800 euros for your time frame. (A little more than you wanted to spend, perhaps, but you cannot get more central than in the middle of the river, a bridge away from Notre Dame...)

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Love vacationinparis.com

for an apt. See if they have a studio left. ID #108 good size and location for college students. Friends daughter stayed there- loved the street.