Recommended hotels on the left bank?

We are traveling to Paris in June of 09. We are looking at staying on the left bank. There are many options for accomodations to choose from. Can anyone recommend a good place that is under $150 US per night? Hotels that have been recommended by friends are %26quot;Hotel College de France%26quot;, %26quot;Hotel Del Esperance%26quot;, %26quot;Hotel Eiffel%26quot;, %26quot;Hotel Ecoles%26quot;.

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I suggest you first transfer your USD in Euros, easier to search when using the local currency.

Hotel du Collège de France is quite nice, a bit old according to US standards but very clean and quite OK IMO. We had Room 503 that has a balcony (double room) Superior rooms are on 6th floor and are larger of course.

Hurry up their rooms go fast as it has a very good reputation.

Very nice location, close to Métro Cluny Sorbonnes (corner of St-Michel and St-Germain).

Try La Sirena, Italian restaurant close by on St-Germain (I like their Spaghetti carbonara and Wifey loves their pizza)

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As suggested, it would be a good idea if you tried to think in terms of €uros...rather than US dollars...since most hotel rates and other prices will usually be expressed in €uros. To assist with the process, try printing out €uro-to-US dollar and US dollar-to-€uro conversion %26#39;..Cheat Sheets..%26#39;

http://www.oanda.com/

Your proposed $150 price range equates roughly to 115€

Check out these good little well-located and situated Left Bank 2-stars (among others) in the upper-5eme--Latin Quarter and upper-6eme-Saint Germain des Prés that are within or around your price range (in checking Rates/Tarifs...also check for any on-line discounted rates, special, promotions)---

upper-5eme-LATIN QUARTER---

http://www.hotel-paris-familia.com/

http://familiahotel.com/

http://www.hotel-saintjacques.com/

http://www.paris-hotel-stjacques.com/

http://www.hoteldescarmesparis.com/

http://www.hotel-collegedefrance.com/

http://www.hoteldesuezparis.com/

http://www.hoteleurope.net/

http://www.hotel-diana-paris.com/

upper-6eme--SAINT GERMAIN des PRÉS---

http://paris-hotel-grandbalcons.com/

http://www.hotel-de-saint-germain.com/

http://www.hotelbonaparte.fr/ang/accueil.htm

http://www.hotelmicheletodeon.com/

clement-moliere-paris-hotel.com/clement/page…

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Hi Scout--I have looked into the Hotel des Grandes Ecoles--it is in a nice area, but you may have trouble getting a reservation unless you reserve well in advance (like NOW for June). My group is trying to get 10 rooms there in July. I was going to stay there in April when I go with my husband for our anniversary, but we opted for the 2 star Hotel Saint Jacques instead. Even tho it is 2 star it looks great and has good TA reviews--KDK also mentioned it in his/her(?) response with a web address.

Bon voyage!

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The popular Hôtels des Grandes Ecoles has a long-standing policy of accepting reservations no more than 90 days/3 months prior to the intended arrival date for the reservations.

You also need to understand that within the Paris hotel rating system, the criteria for %26#39;..stars..%26#39; are predicated on the number of rooms in the hotel and sizes (sq. meters) of room, bathrooms, etc. There is NO criteria for %26#39;..quality..%26#39; within the rating standards. It is entirley possible that by subjective %26#39;standards%26#39;, the %26#39;relative quality%26#39; of an individual, 2-star rated hotel can exceed those of an individual 3-star rated hotel.

HOTEL RATING SYSTEM--

http://www.paris.pref.gouv.fr/demarches/A.PDF

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Had a quick look at that document, the emphasis seems to be on room size.

The 4* have to have a restaurant and a lift for 2 fl (3 levels) or more.

The 3 or more * have to have a lift for 3 fl (4 levels) or more, people on reception must know at least 2 foreign languages (one of them being English), there must be a minimum of 10 rooms + breakfast can be served in room.

At 2* establishments people on reception are suppused to speak English, there must be a lift for 4 fl (5 levels) or more and there should be at least 7 rooms.

A few more subtleties, but basically that%26#39;s it.

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You came to the right place to ask info on the left bank. Check out Fodor%26#39;s Euro page. They have a huge list of left bank hotels and right. Lot%26#39;s of great detail info on those hotels.

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