My family will be traveling to Paris in August. What district is safe for tourists to stay in and is reasonably priced. Thanks so much! We will be traveling with 1 child and 1 baby along with the parents.
Kokil
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I looked at frommers and fodors to get a basic knowledge of the neighborhoods in Paris so i could decide where i should look for the hotel i would like to stay in. i also searched %26quot;paris france neighborhoods%26quot; and i got a description of each of the 20 addrondissments, and also a map which showed their locations split between the left and right bank. go to parisnet.com maps and it will give you a description of each district. a great place to search for a hotel in the district you decide on is venere.com. on the left of the website you can search by district, star rating, price rating etc.
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Just about every place in Paris is safe. Do you want to be in the center of town near the main sites or do you want to be on the outskirts of Paris where it is quiet and you can just take public transportation into the center of town to see the sites? Most tourist who come for their first time or two stay in one of the first 7 arrondissements. They are very centrally located. However, some people prefer to stay out a little farther and venture in when they feel like it.
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For six of you, if you%26#39;re planning to stay a week or more, highly recommend that you consider an apartment. It will be difficult enough to find a room for two adults and two small children, as there are not that many quad rooms in Paris, and suites tend to be very pricey. A huge advantage of an apartment is having a kitchen and (usually) a washer/dryer to minimize packing. You can typically stay in a very nice apartment for the same, often less, than a hotel. There are plenty of apartments that would be more reasonably priced than a quad and double hotel room.
Also, restaurant prices are high, and the exchange rate is dreadful right now, so you%26#39;d save a fortune having coffee, breakfast, snacks, even just having a refrigerator for stocking up on water, juice, milk, etc. There are wonderful shops all over with terrific %26quot;take away%26quot; preprepared food, so you don%26#39;t have to cook.
With small children, you might prefer a quieter and more residental neighborhood such as the 7th. It%26#39;s central enough, with convenient metro stations and bus routes. I would highly recommend using the buses versus the metro with small children, especially if you%26#39;ll have strollers for one or both.
And, for August, you may want to limit your search to places that are air conditioned if you are used to having it at home.
Venere is a terrific place to search for hotels, especially once you have your preferred area(s) narrowed down, particularly for rooms which will accomodate four people. Not all Paris hotels are included, but plenty. But, it%26#39;s usually best to go to the hotel%26#39;s web site and book directly. Many hotels offer %26quot;special rates%26quot; during August that you won%26#39;t find shopping the hotel booking sites.
You might want to get yourself a one-page map of Paris and highlight the major places you plan to visit during your stay. Then, decide where it would be most convenient to sleep. If you plan to go all over, then it doesn%26#39;t matter that much.
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