> > you stayed at the Hotel Daguerre! How was it? > > Yes, I've stayed there on all 3 of my visits to Paris. The first time was on the > recommendation of a colleague, for an astronomy conference at > l'Observatoire de Paris, which is within walking distance. > > I've liked the hotel just fine, and haven't had a reason to look elsewhere. > The rates have always been reasonable. Breakfast is often included in your > rate (croissants, yogurt, fruit, etc.). The rooms are small, but clean, and have > private, modern bathrooms. The staff has been unfailingly polite, and most > speak excellent English. The location is nice, with all the shops on the rue > Daguerre, and a short walk to Gare Montparnasse and Denfert-Rochereau > (RER from CDG, Orlybus to Orly). > > The one F-up there was when a female colleague with the same last name as > me also booked a room there, for the same conference. Nevermind that I > was coming from the US, and she was coming from Germany, and we > booked separately. They assigned us to the same room. She checked in > after I did, and they gave her my room key (I was out). She was quite > startled to find all my stuff in the room. The hotel was otherwise full, so I > think they helped her find accommodations at another hotel. > > Here's a picture of our room. The photograph encompasses most of the > room. > http://www.coneslayer.org/gal/honeymoon/034-C2-16.html > > And, as you say, you can't beat the name. Although when I told a friend > where I was staying, he first thought it was the Hotel of War, then realized it > must be the Hotel of the Train Station.
I like staying at one called Hotel de l'Avenir (Hotel of the Future!) on the rue Madame. It's just around the corner from the Jardin du Luxembourg. A fantastic location, although the hotel is quite pricey, especially with the pound low against the euro. If you're interested enough in that area round Denfert Rochereau and the catacombs, and the observatory, you might be interested in the book Parisians by Graham Robb. His essays about those places are absolutely fascinating. It's a great book for lovers of Paris. < http://tinyurl.com/ydjkm3y> < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7563806/Parisians-An-Adventure-Hist ory-of-Paris-by-Graham-Robb-review.html> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
