Paris hotels

[Strangler Lewis]

I thought you were living in Paris.

Anyway.

We just did the vacation apartment rental thing, which is cheaper. Our studio apartment was down an alley right behind the Moulin Rouge, which I had not realized was as, um, active a neighborhood as it is. There were no real problems. The fellow who slept in the doorway did not wake up all day, and the kids heeded my advice to avoid the puddles between the cobblestones. Also, the nearest Metro route down to Notre Dame went through some realistic neighborhoods. All in all, if I were a single woman, I might look elsewhere.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I thought you were living in Paris.

Anyway.

We just did the vacation apartment rental thing, which is cheaper. Our studio apartment was down an alley right behind the Moulin Rouge, which I had not realized was as, um, active a neighborhood as it is. There were no real problems. The fellow who slept in the doorway did not wake up all day, and the kids heeded my advice to avoid the puddles between the cobblestones. Also, the nearest Metro route down to Notre Dame went through some realistic neighborhoods. All in all, if I were a single woman, I might look elsewhere.

Thanks for the info on the area near Moulin Rouge. That's one reason I may avoid the Montmartre.

I'm living in France, but far from Paris. I wasn't sure I could book an apartment since I won't be there a full week, just 5 nights. How did you find your rental?

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

Thanks for the info on the area near Moulin Rouge. That's one reason I may avoid the Montmartre.

I'm living in France, but far from Paris. I wasn't sure I could book an apartment since I won't be there a full week, just 5 nights. How did you find your rental?

If you do a Yahoo search of +paris +vacation +apartment +rentals, you'll come up with lots of sites. The two I found most useful in my various queries were AhParis and cyberrentals.com. Both seemed easier to use with searches by neighborhoods. The AhParis listings claim three night minimums. The Cyberrentals site is useful because even if someone says one week minimum, you can see a calendar of availability that might show a smaller block.

It may be since you're a single that the budget hotel/restroom down the hall thing will be cheaper than an apartment.

Fetchez la vache!