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Place St. Sulpice presents an elegant, pedestrian-friendly square and quick access to some
ofParis'bestboutiques.Sleeping intheLuxembourgareaalsoputsseveral movietheaters
atyourfingertips(atMétrostop:Odéon),aswellaslivelycafésonBoulevardSt.Germain,
Rue de Buci, Rue des Canettes, Place de la Sorbonne, and Place de la Contrescarpe, all of
which buzz with action until late.
While it takes only 15 minutes to walk from one end of this neighborhood to the oth-
er, I've located the hotels by the key monument they are close to (St. Sulpice Church, the
Odéon Theater, and the Panthéon). Most hotels are within a five-minute walk of the Lux-
embourg Garden (and none is more than 15 minutes away).
Services:
The nearest
TI
is across the river at the Pyramides Métro station (daily
May-Oct 9:00-19:00, Nov-April 10:00-19:00). There are two useful
SNCF Boutiques
for
easy train reservations and ticket purchases: at 79 Rue de Rennes (Mon-Sat 10:00-19:00,
closed Sun) and at 54 Boulevard St. Michel (Mon-Fri 8:15-19:45, Sat 10:00-18:00, closed
Sun).
Markets:
The colorful street market at the south end of Rue Mouffetard is a worth-
while 10- to 15-minute walk from these hotels (Tue-Sat 10:00-13:00 & 16:00-19:00,
Sun 10:00-13:00, closed Mon, five blocks south of Place de la Contrescarpe, Mo: Place
Monge).
Bookstore: San Francisco Book Company
is a welcoming bookstore with a full
selection of secondhand English-language books, including mine (Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00,
Sun 14:00-19:30, 17 Rue Monsieur le Prince, tel. 01 43 29 15 70).
Internet Access:
Try
Cyber Cube
at 5 Rue Mignon (Mon-Sat 10:00-10:00, closed
Sun).
Métro Connections:
Métrolines10and4servethisarea(10connectstotheAusterl-
itz train station, and 4 runs to the Montparnasse, Est, and Nord train stations). Neighbor-
hood stops are Cluny-La Sorbonne, Mabillon, Odéon, and St. Sulpice. RER-B (Luxem-
bourg station is handiest) provides direct service to Charles de Gaulle airport and Gare du
Nord trains, and access to Orly airport via the Orlybus (transfer at Denfert-Rochereau) or
via Orlyval trains (transfer at Antony RER station).
Bus Routes:
Buses #86 and #87 run eastbound through this area on or near
Boulevard St. Germain, and westbound along Rue des Ecoles, stopping on Place St.
Sulpice.Lines#63and#87provideadirectconnectionwesttotheRueClerarea.Line#63
also serves the Orsay and Marmottan museums to the west and Gare de Lyon to the east.
Lines #86 and #87 run east to the Marais, and #87 continues to Gare de Lyon. Line #96
stops at Place St. Sulpice southbound en route to Gare Montparnasse and runs north along
Rue de Rennes and Boulevard St. Germain into the Marais.
