# Where to stay in Paris for a family of 4? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007 "2006-05-16T17:51:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/1 "2006-05-16T17:51:04Z")
We are planning a trip to France the last two weeks of August before school starts back up for the little Gases, 7 & 10. We’ll be spending at least a week in Paris and at least a few days near Tour with some friends of the family. Mrs. Gas (aka BakingWithElectricity) showed me a Paris hotel room that she likes–for EUR 455 per night :eek: So I’m broadening the search to include other hotels and possibly weekly apartments rather than a conventional hotel. Any recommendations for specific lodging, or places to conduct such a search would be welcome. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/2 "2006-05-16T18:40:59Z")
I don’t have anything specific. But I just wanted to mention that all that is really key is that whereever you stay, so long as you’re reasonably close to a Metro (subway) station, that is all that matters. The Metro is very convenient (get a week pass, if you’ll be there that long), and you can get all over the city. With this in mind, I’ve had good luck with [hotels.com](http://hotels.com) for pricing. And they have decent maps which you can use to locate the proximity to Metro stations. I don’t know if there are many places to stay in that area, but if you could find a bread and breakfast type of place in Montmarte, that would be ideal. It’s kind of up the hill from a Metro station, but would be a neat area to stay. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/3 "2006-05-16T18:41:17Z")
Here’s a good place to start: [VRBO](http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/region/europe/france/ile-de-france/paris) . I rented an apartment in the Latin Quarter in December was very happy with it. My sisters got an apartment through [RentParis](http://www.rentparis.com/home.php?l=en). We all loved the independence of having an apartment with a full kitchen and plenty of room. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@Cat\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/4 "2006-05-16T19:31:03Z")
Paris is relatively small and easy to navigate so as previously said location isn’t such a big deal. There are of course plenty of cheaper hotels but I think an appartement may be the way to go, sometimes it’s nice to just go to a supermarket and eat in you know? Not sure what your kids like doing but it might be nice to be near a park - the Buttes Chaumont, Jardins de Luxembourg for example. I’m not good on places to stay here but you might find doing a search (or posting) on [this travel forum](http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g187147-i14-Paris_Ile_de_France.html) helpful. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/5 "2006-05-16T19:33:33Z")
I’ve found great deals all over western Europe using [hrs.com](http://www7.hrs.de/). ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/6 "2006-05-17T00:13:23Z")
As usual, I’m going to advise to check the message boards on [www.fodors.com](http://www.fodors.com) . There are a zillion threads there about hotels and appartments in Paris, with recommandations by people who stayed there . Click on “Talk” then pick the “europe” Forum. If you open a thread there, make sure to mention your budget. ---
**Author:** ![marginal\_prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@marginal\_prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marginal_prophet)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-in-paris-for-a-family-of-4/357007/7 "2006-05-17T01:00:32Z")
I’ve always had good luck with the Fromer series [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-6795730-5036631?\_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=stripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=frommer](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-6795730-5036631?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=stripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=frommer)