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$ Hôtel du Champ de Mars**,
with adorable rooms and serious owners Françoise
and Stephane, is a cozy Rue Cler option. This plush little hotel has a small-town feel from
top to bottom. The rooms are snug but lovingly kept, and single rooms can work as tiny
doubles. It's an excellent value despite the lack of air-conditioning (Sb-€100, Db-€120, 30
yards off Rue Cler at 7 Rue du Champ de Mars, tel. 01 45 51 52 30, fax 01 45 51 64 36,
Near Rue Cler, Close to Ecole Militaire Métro Stop
Thefollowinglistingsareafive-minutewalkfromRueCler,nearMétrostopEcoleMilitaire
or RER: Pont de l'Alma.
$$$HôtelDuquesneEiffel***,
afewblocksfartherfromtheaction,iscalm,hospitable,
andverycomfortable.Itfeatureshandsomerooms(somewithterrificEiffelTowerviewsfor
only €20 more), a welcoming lobby, and a big, hot breakfast for €13 (Db-€190-250, price
growswithroomsize,Tb-€270,askaboutdiscountwiththisbook,23AvenueDuquesne,tel.
01 44 42 09 09, fax 01 44 42 09 08,
www.hotel-duquesne-eiffel-paris.com
,
contact@hde.fr
).
$$$ Hôtel La Bourdonnais***
is
très
Parisian, mixing an Old World feel with creaky,
comfortable rooms and generous public spaces. Its mostly spacious rooms are traditionally
decorated, and its bathrooms are due for an upgrade (Db-€200-300, Tb-€240-320, Qb-
€280-350, ask about free breakfast with this topic, closed for renovation through March
2014, 111-113 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, tel. 01 47 05 45 42, fax 01 45 55 75 54,
$$HôteldeFranceInvalides**
isanOKmid-rangeoptionawayfrommostotherhotels
I list. It's run by a brother-sister team (Alain and Marie-Hélène) with a small bar/lounge and
60well-maintainedrooms,somewithknockoutviewsofInvalides'goldendome.Roomson
the courtyard are very quiet, while those facing Les Invalides face a large street (Sb-€115,
standard Db-€140-250, ask about discount with this topic, connecting rooms possible for
families, no air-con, 102 Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, tel. 01 47 05 40 49, fax 01 45 56
96 78,
www.hoteldefrance.com
,
contact@hoteldefrance.com
)
.
$$ Hôtel Eiffel Turenne**
has comfortable rooms at OK rates and a lobby with win-
dows on the world. There are five true singles and several connecting rooms good for famil-
ies (Sb-€130, Db-€150-200, Tb-€190-230, Wi-Fi only, 20 Avenue de Tourville, tel. 01 47 05
99 92, fax 01 45 56 06 04,
www.hotel-turenne.com
,
reservation@hoteleiffelturenne.com
)
.
Near Rue Cler, Closer to Rue St. Dominique (and the Seine)
$$$ Hôtel de Londres Eiffel***
is my closest listing to the Eiffel Tower and the Champ
de Mars park. Here you get immaculate, warmly decorated rooms (several are connecting
for families), snazzy public spaces, and a service-oriented staff. Some rooms are pretty
small—request a bigger room. It's less convenient to the Métro (10-minute walk), but very
