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€140-170, Tb-€160-190, extra bed-€20, no elevator, 20 Rue St. Paul, Mo: St. Paul, tel. 01
44 54 85 00, www.paris-hotel-7art.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Hôtel de la Place des Vosges** has simple wood-floored rooms and is brilliantly
located between Rue St. Antoine and Place des Vosges. Amenities are sparse, there's no
air-conditioning, the management is formal, and the elevator skips floors five and six, but
the price is right (Db-€125-170, Tb-€190, 12 Rue de Biraque, Mo: St. Paul, tel. 01 42 72
60 46, www.hotelplacedesvosges.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Hôtel Jeanne d'Arc**, a lovely little hotel with thoughtfully appointed rooms, is
ideally located for (and very popular with) connoisseurs of the Marais. It's an exception-
al 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. Rooms
on the street can be noisy until the bars close (Sb-€65-96, Db-€96, larger twin Db-€119,
Tb-€149,goodQb-€164,noair-con,Wi-Fionly—inlobby,3RuedeJarente,Mo:St.Paul,
tel. [phone], www.lesvoixdejeanne.com , [e-mail] ).
$ Sully Hôtel, right on Rue St. Antoine, is a basic, cheap dive run by no-nonsense
Monsieur Zeroual. The rooms are frumpy,dimly lit, and can smell ofsmoke, and the entry
is dark and narrow, but the price fits. Two can spring for a triple for more room (Db-€90,
Tb-€110, Qb-€120, no elevator, no air-con, Wi-Fi only, 48 Rue St. Antoine, Mo: St. Paul,
tel. [phone], www.sullyhotelparis.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Hôtel Pratic, just off the quiet and charming Place du Sainte Catherine, works for
travelers who don't mind squeezing sideways to make it past the bed into the bathroom.
The half-timbered interior gives this hotel a modest level of charm, but also makes for
dark hallways (Sb-€69, Db-€95-130, more for rooms with view of square, no elevator,
no air-con, 9 Rue d'Ormesson, tel. [phone], www.pratichotelparis.com , prat-
[e-mail] ).
$ MIJE Youth Hostels: The Maison Internationale de la Jeunesse et des Etudiants
(MIJE) runs three classy old residences, ideal for budget travelers who are at least 18
years old or traveling with someone who is. Each is well-maintained, with simple, clean,
single-sex (unless your group takes a whole room), one- to four-bed rooms for travelers
of any age. The hostels are MIJE Fourcy (biggest and loudest, €11 dinners available with
a membership card, 6 Rue de Fourcy, just south of Rue de Rivoli), MIJE Fauconnier
(no elevator, 11 Rue du Fauconnier), and MIJE Maubisson (smallest and quietest, no
outdoor terrace, 12 Rue des Barres). None have double beds or air-conditioning; all have
private showers in every room (all prices per person: Sb-€51, Db-€38, Tb-€34, Qb-€31,
includes breakfast but not towels, required membership card-€2.50 extra/person, 7-day
maximum stay, rooms locked 12:00-15:00, curfew at 1:00 in the morning). They all share
the same contact information (tel. [phone], www.mije.com , [e-mail] ) and
Métro stop (St. Paul). Reservations are accepted (six weeks ahead online, 10 days ahead