Paris is a romantic city that will leave no one indifferent. The French capital will give you vivid impressions, rich museums will awaken your senses of beauty, and luxurious architecture will make you come back here again and again. But to make your trip successful, you need to prepare for it in advance, and to find a good hotel for a comfortable stay.
Tourist Leaflet
Check your documents before you depart:
- passport
- plane, train or bus tickets
- insurance
- charge card, cash
- License (if you plan to rent a car)
- If a child is traveling with one parent, a power of attorney is required.
- voucher
- travel program
When you arrive in Paris, answer all questions politely and calmly at passport control. If you are traveling with a group, stay close by and wait for the others to go through passport and customs control.
Accommodation
You can choose a private apartment, hotel or hostel to stay in Paris. When choosing a place, it is worth focusing on the arrondissement. Each arrondissement is numbered, the safest places to stay are in the central arrondissements with numbers from 1 to 10.
Booking a hotel
You can book a hotel in advance online. Depending on the requirements of the hotel, prepayment can be made online using a payment card or on arrival on site. For online hotel booking the most famous service is Booking.com. If you prefer to live in an apartment, you can book it through the popular Airbnb system. In the latter case, as a rule, a prepayment is made and the system is a certain guarantee of the host’s decency.
Average prices
Many factors influence the price of a room, but the main ones are the “star” of the hotel, its location and the view from the windows. For example, the cost of a room in hotels in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower will be higher. The most prestigious hotels in Paris are those located in the 7th, 8th, 9th arrondissements. Of course, the cost of a room here will be high at any time of the year. The Eiffel Tower is located in the 7th arrondissement. Rodin and Orsay museums are also located here. Staying in such a room will cost an average of 150 euros, although you can find cheaper options – from 100 euros per night.
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- Hôtel Le Méridional
Price dependence on hotel location
There are 20 districts in Paris in total. The location of the hotel largely determines its status.
In the trendy 4th arrondissement, room rates start from 90-95 euros with an average price of 130-140 euros per night. In the 11th arrondissement, room rates start from 60 euros with an average price of about 100 euros. Approximately similar prices (with slight differences) in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th districts. The budget list does not include the 16th district, which is traditionally considered to be a neighborhood of wealthy citizens. There are several museums and the Roland Garros stadium, and the average cost of a hotel room is about 160 euros per night. Many tourists choose hotels in Paris 3 stars, because in most cases they are a reasonable compromise between price, comfort and service. Cheap hotels in Paris will offer a tourist a smaller room area and fewer amenities. Often such hotels offer only the most basic service.
Excursions
Paris sightseeing tour will give you the first vivid impressions of this amazing city. You will see the most famous sights of the French capital: the famous Champs-Élysées, the famous Eiffel Tower, the House of Invalides, the romantic Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris, the Sorbonne, the educational mecca of France, the Defence quarter and much more. Professional Russian-speaking guide will not only familiarize you with interesting places, but also give you a part of his adoration for this city. Paris is also called the capital of museums. There are Orsay and Rodin museums, French art center named after Georges Pompidou, gallery of Jeux-de-Pom, house-museums of Balzac and Victor Hugo, Dali museum, house of wax figures Greven and many others. However, it makes sense to start the cultural program with a visit to the Louvre – the largest museum in France and one of the most significant in the world. Perhaps, it is difficult to find a person who has never heard of the Louvre. It is a huge museum located in the center of the city, with an area equal to several soccer fields. Here is one of the largest collections of cultural and artistic heritage of mankind. You can visit the museum both independently and with an excursion. It is better to start the examination of the exposition with a guide. He will quickly and fascinatingly tell about the most famous paintings and objects of the exposition. Then you can visit the museum on your own. But remember that it is huge, and if you want to get to know it thoroughly, you will need several days.
