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you'll find a bakery, pizzeria, cafés, and a few restaurants. Most Roissy hotels list specials
on their websites.
These hotels are within walking distance of the town:
$ Hôtel Ibis CDG Paris Nord
2**
(Db-€70-110, usually much cheaper than the Ibis right at the airport, 335 Rue de la
Belle Etoile, tel. 01 48 17 56 56,
www.ibishotel.com
,
h0815@accor.com
),
$ Hôtel Cam-
panile Roissy***
(Db-€70-130, Allée des Vergers, tel. 01 34 29 80 40,
www.campanile-
roissy.fr
,
roissy@campanile.fr
)
,and
$$ Hôtel Golden Tulip Paris CDG***
(Db-€90-180,
11 Allée des Vergers, tel. 01 34 29 00 00,
www.goldentulipcdgvillepinte.com
,
info@goldentulipcdgvillepinte.com
). The cheapest option is
$ B&B Hôtel Roissy CDG*,
where many flight attendants stay (Db-€55-60, 17 Allée des Vergers, tel. 01 34 38 55 55,
or 02 98 33 75 29,
www.hotelbb.com
)
.
To avoid rush-hour traffic, drivers can consider sleeping north of Paris in either
Auvers-sur-Oise
(30 minutes west of airport) or in the pleasant medieval town of
Senlis
(15 minutes north of airport). In Auvers,
$$ Hostellerie du Nord***
is small, friendly,
and polished—a treat for those who want to sleep in luxury. It has modern, spacious
rooms and a seriously good restaurant that requires reservations (Db-€100-130, suites-
€190,
menus
from €60, a block from train station at 6 Rue du Général de Gaulle, tel. 01
30 36 70 74,
www.hostelleriedunord.fr
)
. In Senlis,
$ Hôtel Ibis Senlis**
is a few minutes
from town (Db-€80-110, Route Nationale A1, tel. 03 44 53 70 50,
www.ibishotel.com
,
h0709@accor.com
). If you don't have a car, sleep elsewhere.
Near Orly Airport
Two chain hotels, owned by the same company and very close to the Sud terminal, are
your best options near Orly. Both have free shuttles
(navettes)
to the terminal.
$$$ Hôtel Mercure Paris Orly***
provides high comfort for a high price; check
their website for discounts (Db-€140-220, book early for better rate, tel. 01 49 75 15 51,
$ Hôtel Ibis Orly Aéroport**
isreasonable andbasic (Db-€95-130,tel. 01567050
60,
www.ibishotel.com
,
h1413@accor.com
).
Several agencies can help you go local by staying in a private home in Paris. While prices
and quality can range greatly, most rooms have a private bath and run from €80 to €140.
Most agency websites allow you to select by neighborhood and most owners won't take
bookings for fewer than two nights. To limit stair-climbing, ask whether the building has
an elevator. The agencies listed below have a good selection, but there's no good way to
check the quality of the rooms as I do with hotels (agencies work with an ever-changing
