Hotels FAQ

Question:

> I’ve already checked Citadines and Flatotels > but they are just above the price range.

Did you factor in the savings from being able to fix your own meals and eat them at home.  It is quite significant! I’m not familiar with Flatotels, but Citadines is good value for the money, and some of them are extremely well located.

Response:

Hullo All. Asking for help on accommodation in Paris. I really appreciate the combined expertise and experience here. I’m finally starting to make some bookings for next year’s Grand Tour. I’ve booked London based on advice found here; lots of other cities to go. I’ll ask about just one city each time to avoid confusion. Our basic (impossible?) requirements for Paris are: 1. Self-catering; must have cooking facilities. This is a necessity for a T2 diabetic (and also for cost); 2. Staying from 4 to 7 days in late June 2003; 3. Central (pref 7th, 8th or 16th) preferrably in walking distance of some historic attractions. 4. Cheap, as in VERY cheap, budget might stretch to 90 euros/$s nightly or 400 euros weekly. Told you it was impossible:-) 5. Beds must be at least Queen size or twins – not a sofa-bed. So far I’ve looked at lots of apartments on the net but there’s always a glitch like 7th floor with no elevator. I’m happy to stay at a cheap hotel if we can find one with cooking facilities. We can find the price range out of town and commute, but I agree with other posters about staying central if we can. I’ve already checked Citadines and Flatotels but they are just above the price range. Amhotel seems a little far out in the 13th. Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers – Alan

Response:

Hullo All. Asking for help on accommodation in Paris. I really appreciate the combined expertise and experience here. I’m finally starting to make some bookings for next year’s Grand Tour. I’ve booked London based on advice found here; lots of other cities to go. I’ll ask about just one city each time to avoid confusion. Our basic (impossible?) requirements for Paris are: 1. Self-catering; must have cooking facilities. This is a necessity for a T2 diabetic (and also for cost); 2. Staying from 4 to 7 days in late June 2003; 3. Central (pref 7th, 8th or 16th) preferrably in walking distance of some historic attractions. 4. Cheap, as in VERY cheap, budget might stretch to 90 euros/$s nightly or 400 euros weekly. Told you it was impossible:-) 5. Beds must be at least Queen size or twins – not a sofa-bed. So far I’ve looked at lots of apartments on the net but there’s always a glitch like 7th floor with no elevator. I’m happy to stay at a cheap hotel if we can find one with cooking facilities. We can find the price range out of town and commute, but I agree with other posters about staying central if we can. I’ve already checked Citadines and Flatotels but they are just above the price range. Amhotel seems a little far out in the 13th. Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers – Alan

Response:

> I’ve already checked Citadines and Flatotels > but they are just above the price range.

Did you factor in the savings from being able to fix your own meals and eat them at home.  It is quite significant! I’m not familiar with Flatotels, but Citadines is good value for the money, and some of them are extremely well located.

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