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king size and kids are warmly welcomed. But the biggest asset is the outstanding service on
every level.
HOTEL
HÔTEL ST-GERMAIN DES PRÉS
s €185, d €205-400, tr €450; ; St-Germain des Prés)
Many guests come to lay their head where Henry Miller did at this tapestry-adorned, period-
furnished hotel. Its location, just up from the cafes and hubbub of place St-Germain des
Prés, couldn't be handier.
Montparnasse & Southern Paris
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
HÔTEL VIC EIFFEL
;
Sèvres-Le-
courbe)
Outstanding value for money, this pristine hotel with chic orange and oyster-grey rooms
(two are wheelchair accessible) is a short walk from the Eiffel Tower, with the metro on the
doorstep. Budget-priced Classic rooms are small but perfectly functional; midrange Superior
and Privilege rooms offer increased space. Friendly staff go out of their way to help.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
LA MAISON
€95-110, d €115-130, tr €135-160, f €165-205; ; Pernety)
The House goes all out to re-create home, with homemade cakes and jams for breakfast in
the open-plan kitchen-lounge or little courtyard garden. A candy-striped staircase leads to its
36 rooms (there's a box-sized lift too) with bold pinks, violets and soft neutral tones. Ask
for an Eiffel Tower-view room.
HOSTEL
ARTY PARIS
€65-100, d €75-120, tr €80-135, q €100-180; ; Porte de Vanves)
Freebies at this fun, all-en-suite hostel/budget hotel include lockers, croissant breakfasts and
wi-fi. Private rooms come with plasma TVs, but since that's not why you came to Paris,
you'll be more interested in the hotel's authentic local neighbourhood location by Parc Ge-