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the Hôtel de Ville on Rue du Lobau (where it meets Rue de Rivoli), and a quieter one on the
north side of Rue St. Antoine (where it meets Rue Castex).
Near Place des Vosges
$$ Hôtel Castex***,
on a quiet street near Place de la Bastille, is a well-located place with
tile-flooredrooms(thatamplifynoise).Theircleversystemofconnectingroomsallowsfam-
iliestotalprivacybetweentworooms,eachwithitsownbathroom.The30roomsarenarrow
(Sb-€145, Db-€175, Tb-€220, ask about free buffet breakfast with this topic, just off Place
de la Bastille and Rue St. Antoine at 5 Rue Castex, Mo: Bastille, tel. 01 42 72 31 52, fax 01
42 72 57 91,
www.castexhotel.com
,
info@castexhotel.com
).
$$ Hôtel Bastille Spéria***,
a short block off Place de la Bastille, offers business-
type service in a great location. The 42 well-configured rooms are modern and comfortable,
with big beds (Sb-€135-150, Db-€165-185, good buffet breakfast-€13, 1 Rue de la Bastille,
Mo: Bastille, tel. 01 42 72 04 01, fax 01 42 72 56 38,
www.hotelsperia.com
,
$$ Hôtel St. Louis Marais***,
an intimate little hotel, lies on a quiet street closer to the
river. The well-maintained rooms come with character and reasonable rates (Db-€175-195,
1 Rue Charles V, tel. 01 48 87 87 04,
www.saintlouismarias.com
).
$$ Hôtel Original Paris***,
on a busy street barely off Place de la Bastille, has
artsy rooms and a good location (Db-€155-190, 8 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Mo: Bastille,
tel. 01 47 00 91 50, fax 01 47 00 06 31,
www.hoteloriginalparis.com
,
$ Hôtel du 7ème Art**,
two blocks south of Rue St. Antoine toward the river, is a
young, carefree, Hollywood-nostalgia place with a full-service café-bar and Charlie Chap-
lin murals. Its 23 good-value rooms have brown 1970s decor, but are comfortable enough.
Sadly, smoking is allowed in all rooms, so you might detect an odor. The large rooms are
American-spacious (small Db-€100, standard Db-€115, large Db-€130-160, Tb-€150-180,
extra bed-€20, no elevator, 20 Rue St. Paul, Mo: St. Paul, tel. 01 44 54 85 00, fax 01 42 77
69 10,
www.paris-hotel-7art.com
,
hotel7art@wanadoo.fr
).
$ Hôtel de la Place des Vosges**
has simple, chic rooms and is brilliantly located
between Rue St. Antoine and Place des Vosges. Amenities are sparse, there's no air-con-
ditioning, and the elevator skips floors five and six, but the price is right (Db-€95-140,
12 Rue de Biraque, Mo: St. Paul, tel. 01 42 72 60 46, fax 01 42 72 02 64,
$ Hôtel Jeanne d'Arc**,
a lovely little hotel with a stylish lobby and thoughtfully ap-
pointed rooms, is ideally located for (and very popular with) connoisseurs of the Marais.
It's a fine value and worth booking way ahead (three months in advance, if possible). Sixth-
floor rooms have views, and corner rooms are wonderfully bright in the City of Light.
