Hotels
Luxury Hotels, Boutique Hotels, Business Hotels, Family Hotels and Budget Hotels. Paris has it all.
In Paris the hotels are classified by the Paris Préfecture de Police in the following categories:
| Ungraded (HT) |
Simple and basic |
| 1* |
Basic amenities |
| 2** |
Good amenities |
| 3*** |
Very good amenities |
| 4**** |
Outstanding amenities |
| 5**** L |
Luxury |
Search for your preferred type of hotel using some of these popular websites:
• TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com)
• Hotels.Com (www.hotels.com)
• Momondo (www.momondo.com)
• Expedia (www.expedia.com)
• ParisInfo (booking.parisinfo.com)
• Accor Hotels (www.accorhotels.com)
Aparthotels
An Aparthotel (in French “Résidence de tourisme”) combines the service of a hotel with the furnishing of an apartment with kitchenette and one or more bedrooms.
The following are just some of the aparthotels offered in Paris:
• Adagio (www.adagio-city.com)
• Citadines (www.citadines.com)
• Pavillon Courcelles - Groupe Les Hôtels de Paris (www.leshotelsdeparis.com)
• Residhome Apparthotel Parc du Millénaire (www.residhome.com)
Bed & Breakfast
B&B’s (in french ”Chambres d’hôtes”) is a good choice if you want to stay with the locals and experience real parisian culture.
Often a B&B includes a tasty home-made breakfast.
The Paris City Council has drawn up a quality charter for B&B accommodation named “Hôtes Qualité Paris” and branded as “Authentic B&B”.
Look for the quality charter logo to identify members.
Many of the B&B’s are let through professional organizations like the following:
• Gîtes de France (www.gites-de-france.com)
• BaB France (www.bedbreak.com)
• Fleurs de Soleil - Les Maisons d'Amis en France (paris.chambresdhotes-fleursdesoleil.fr)
Private Holiday Apartments
It is possible to rent an entire apartment, usually offered by privates.
They are often advertiszed on their own websites or through websites with home rental listings like the following:
• HomeAway (www.homeaway.com)
• Abritel (www.abritel.fr)
• Paristay.com (www.paristay.com)
• HouseTrip (www.housetrip.com)
• All-Paris-Apartments (www.all-paris-apartments.com)
• MyApartmentParis (www.myapartmentparis.com)
• Escalea Apartments (www.escalea.com)
• Local Nomad (www.localnomad.com)
• Airbnb (www.airbnb.com)