Paris - lone female traveller looking for good value hotel as a base for seeing the sights

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I am posting this on behalf of a friend who is travelling to Paris on her own for a few days to do the sights.

She wants to find a nice hotel, not too expensive, in a safe area which she can use as her base to explore and see the usual sights.

Anyone got any suggestions please?

Thank you!

i wanted to stay int eh hotel de la lutece on the isle de st louis once, but it was booked up

www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187147-d219994-r13112482-Hotel_de_Lutece-Paris_Ile_de_France.ht ml but it was booked up
fab location a stones throw from notre dame and near a very good ice cream shop.
easy to walk and as name suggetss on an isladn on the seine.

not super snazzy but fine

look at the loaction here

tell her not to over used the metro but to use the batobus a great hop on and off boat that takes oyu everywhere oyu need to go to.
a nd get a musesum pass at waterloo station( wherever it si now)

Thanks Cod

Have passed all the info on

Anywhere else in case it is booked for her too?

xx

Hotel le Regent, 61 rue dauphine.

She can walk almost everywhere. 10 mins to Louvre, Notre Dame. Near to Seine, close to restaurants, friendly buzzy area. Can get the RER train from the airport to nearby. Easy location. Would definitely stay there again. Great PAUL nearby for delicious breakfasts, breads and pastries.

ooh wiimii I am staying in that hotel too weekend after easter!!! Do post and let me know what its like. Someone on here recommended it and you cant go wrong in the Latin Quarter.

thanks!!! Have fun! How long are you going for?

We are going for 2 nights. Cant wait! i love Paris. Going to try and get to the big flea market this time.

no-am going with my heavily pregnant friend! We are leaving the kids at home and having a nice shopping weekend. Your DS will love it! Have fun x

haha!!! Maybe a tour bus. Do you reckon the Sacre Coeur steps would be too much?

ooh good plan!!! or should I say Bonne Idee madame.

Hi WiiMii

How old is your DS and how did you fid the room accommodation wise sharing with your DH/DP and your DS?

We are thinking of using this hotel at the end of May and our DS is almost 8. Are the rooms unfeasilby small to share with a child?

Just wondering if we should go for something a bit larger which may mean going up to a 4* hotel which will = pricey!!

Hi Wiimii glad you had a good time! Am getting excited now! i thought the breakfast in the hotel would be good for preggers pal as its an all you can eat type affair? Where did you go? last time I was in Paris, we didn't eat in the hotel, we went to a brasserie on Rue St Jacques just before Notre Dame and the next day we went to a similar place on Boulevard St Germain. Did you take RER from CDG? Also, did you take metro to Montmartre? Thanks again for posting! Am tempted to take ds next time!

thanks Wiimii! Will follow your advice!
I forgot about Trocadero. The views are fab for photos! Glad you enjoyed it. Now off to brush up on my Francais x