We are a New Zealand couple travelling to Paris early August 3 days then heading down to Nice) Happy to stay in a hostel(private room) and thought I%26#39;d found somewhere in Montmartre - Le Village hostel but I%26#39;ve read mixed reviews about Montmarte.. We just want to be somewhere close to transport that has character. Can anyone help?! Also we are going to learn some french, maybe take some classes before we arrive. Do you think basic sentances, greetings etc will be enough!?
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If you enter the address at www.ratp.fr and click on Plan de Quartier, you can see how close you will be to transport.
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I don%26#39;t know what the problem would be in Montmartre - I%26#39;ve stayed there a number of times, often without my husband, and have never had a problem. It%26#39;s safe, there is a good selection of cafes and restaurants, as well as a supermarket and bakeries.
My problem at the moment is that my old stand bys have evidently been purchased and renovated into places I can%26#39;t afford.
I%26#39;ve always gone to dinner at the usual hour for Paris and walked to and from with no difficulty. I%26#39;ve taken the Metro to go to a jazz club or opera and returned the same way without problems.
If you have found a hotel that interests you and you can afford, go for it.
Bon voyage.
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I would search Paris Hotels on this site and enter your budget. It has very helpful reviews. If you can stretch your budget I would stay in the Latin Quarter or the Marais area, both recommended on this forum and I feel definately the best. If you don%26#39;t have time for classes buy a learn french cd. I bought a good one in the travel section of a bookshop. You only need to learn a few basics such as numbers, hello/goodbye, please/thankyou and a few basics sentences. The french are extremely helpful if you are polite and most speak some english. We asked people often if we were going the right way etc and had no problem. You will have a great time with 20-30 basic words.
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Hello Rappy
I am going to Paris with a friend in September, and have booked into the Hotel Square d%26#39;Anvers in Montmartre. I stayed there in 2004, and if you ask for a room on the 4th or 5th floor with a view over the square when you book you get a marvellous view of Sacre Coeur right THERE in one direction and the Eiffel Tower far away in another. It twinkles at dusk. Magnifique! We are paying 436 euro for a twin room for four nights in September. The Metro is just up the road - one minute literally - and the yellow sightseeing bus stops there also, so getting to the other tourist spots is not a problem. 10 minutes walk to Gare du Nord if you%26#39;re arriving by Eurostar. It is nothing flash, cute and quaint.
Grocersgirl
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OOPS! Forgot to add the website
…federal-hotel.com/page_en_1.html
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rappy11 says %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;Also we are going to learn some french, maybe take some classes before we arrive. Do you think basic sentances, greetings etc will be enough!?%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;
Basic sentences and greetings will be enough. I would suggest you access
travlang.com
It%26#39;s an easy way to see and hear how those French words will sound. They start with all the basic phrases you will need.
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