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Ajay (Ajay)
Monday, March 18, 2002 - 5:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post  Link to this message

I am starting this thread more structured way so we all can share information. I am not related to hotel in any way.

Name: Hotel de l'Avre
Address: 21, rue de l'Avre - 75015 PARIS
City: Paris
Website:<A HREF="http://www.cofrase.com/hotel/avre/" TARGET="_top">http://www.cofrase.com/hotel/avre/</A>
(click on UK flag for english info)
Phone:33.(0)1.4575.3103
My Travel dates: July-August 2001
Rating: 4 (on a scale of 1-5)
I came from: US
# people : 3 including 1 child
Good: Excellant Location, friendly staff, reasonable and cheap (by paris standard)
Bad: Small, first appearance not good

Description:
We stayed in this hotel during our first visit to paris last summer. Very happy with our experience and would certainly recommend.
If you are coming from US, be prepared for shock to see most of Paris hotels which are really small. Booked this Hotel completely on the net and also spoke with manager on the phone before travel. When we arrived at the hotel (about 30 minute cab ride from Airport) we were realy disappointed at the first impression as this is in a small lane (like a small galli in Narayan or sadashiv peth) and the rooms are also very small. This is an official 3 star hotel by paris standard. We stayed in Twin room with shower with extra bed. Make sure you ask for shower in the room when booking a room in any hotel in Paris. It is not by default you have to ask it.We did look at a few hotels nearby in similar range and realized almost all are small. After staying there for about 5 nights the size did not bother us anymore and realized location is much more important. We were out of the hotel most of the time anyway sightseeing and just needed a safe and nice place to crash. We also went to switzerland in between the week and we kept our luggage in hotel which remained safe below one of the staircase :-) And you can check Hitguj from Hotel Lobby if you are addicted to Hitguj like me :-)
The metro station, La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle, is vey close (5 minute walk and it connects 3 different lines) and it is on two metro lines. So it was very easy to go around and less trains to exchange. It took about 10-15 minutes train ride to closest metro station to Eiffle Tower (but there is 20 minute walk from train station to Actual tower)
There are several restaurants nearby including an Indian restaurant(2 minute walk in same lane) and McDonalds 5 minute walk. My Wife is a strict vegetarian and having Indian restaurant nearby was god send. I tried other food elsewhere but because of too much cheese and bland food with red meat almost everywhere, prefered to eat indian food most of the time (Sorry I didn't like the celebrated french food at all). There is also a Tea room on Rue de Pondecherry (5 minute walk)where you can get real boiled tea ;) In front of La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle station on Sundays you can see a Paris style sunday market (like our bhaji bajar) which is interesting to observe as people argue and bargain in french.
Even if you don't stay in this hotel I would suggest a hotel in the nearby area for its location advantage.

Preetamu
Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post  Link to this message

hi,
me sadhya mannheim,germany madhye aahe.majhe aai baba ani navra ithe schengen var ale aahat.mala tyanchyasathi tour itenary for europe fit basvaychi aahe.only weekends -start on friday - return on sunday night - maxi monday morning.
ek rainbow tours bare vatle - friday start to paris by bus and sunday evening return . saturday full day in paris.
pan majha prashna will that be sufficient for paris - this is city tour of one day.
Ani itar countries or travel agents badal mahiti aslayas at the earliest mahiti milalyas bare hoil.

regards,
preetamu.

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