Where to stay in Paris

If you’re thinking of going to Paris and don’t want to spend a lot of money with the place you’re going to sleep, forget it.
Staying in Paris with cheap prices needs a lot of research but we’re going to help you with that task.
What we recommend are the Formule 1 or Etap hotels. They belong to the Ibis Hotels chain and that means some quality and comfort.
The Formule 1 hotels are more central then the Etap ones. Etap is best for those who have a car.





Here you can see where the Formule 1 are situated.








There’s a very good Formule 1 Hotel in Saint-Denis, right in front of the Stade de France, the national football field, has a Mcdonalds also in front and it’s a 3 minute walking from the St Denis station and only two stops form the Gare du Nord (Paris Centre).
In this chain spreaded around the city the prices vary between 35€ and 50€ for a triple bedroom (all the rooms have a double bed and a single one). There not luxurious rooms but they have a sink and a tv in every room. The showers and bathrooms are shared but they are very clean and you don’t have to pay to bathe (it’s usual in many paris hotels an extra fee for every shower you take, about 2€ each, and there are some hotels that offer you a greeting shower when you arrive). No wonder that it was the French who invented the perfume!
The breakfast is not included but for only 3.90€ each you can enjoy a buffet.
Another good option with this type of prices is the Mije Hotel, a hotel/hostel whose prices are between the 28€ and 45€ per person. It’s very near the Pompidou Centre and if don’t want to look out for a restaurant this hotel has one whose meals are only 10.50€.

Another good option but a bit more expensive are the Ibis hotels that cost about 90€ per room (double) and breakfast is not included.
Like the Ibis hotel there’s also the Luxour Hotel.



But if you’re looking for something more sophisticated then make your reservation at the Hotel Le Tourville, where for 150€ per night you’re going to have an exquisite stay.


If you’re looking for a type of accommodation where you can meet people all around the world then the option are the famous hostels.

We recommend the Peace and Love hostel where all the people that work there are very nice and they try to speak English (a thing that doesn’t happened very often in Paris), it’s very central – 10 minute walking from the Louvre- and has many weekly activities like tours around the city or even fancy dinners.
The prices are around the 25€ per person per night.
Whatever you do stay away from the Richard hostel as that here you have to pay an extra fee for your sheets (3€) and if you’d like to change them during your stay you have to pay for a new one and has no breakfast. Beside this it has no security and a badly situated.

A zone that you have to avoid is the Pigalle/Clichy area (where is the Moulin Rouge and many prostitution houses) as by night it’s not a very secure area.
It’s one of the arrondissements with a big criminality rate and where the tourists are easily to be recognized.


As you can see accommodation in Paris is not a very cheap thing but between the many options and prices available the best thing to do is to stay at a less central hotel then in a central one where you have to share your room with 10 other strangers.