Paris Travel Forum

We're thinking of staying at either the Hotel de Nevers (in 11e, not 7e) or the Repulique Hotel. Has anyone stayed at either of these who can give me their opinion of these places? Also, I've heard the Place de la Republique area is unsafe. Just how unsafe is it?

The Republique Hotel we were looking at was only a 2 star hotel. The website is: http://www.republiquehotel.com/. Looks OK, but sometimes websites can be deceiving, so I wondered if anyone had first hand accounts. The Hotel de Nevers' website is more cryptic, so opinions on that one are more than welcome, too. Thanks!

I stayed at Hotel Paris France (a two-star) in October. It is right off of Republique. The hotel was clean, comfortable, and had everything I needed for my stay.

I would come and go at night and I felt perfectly safe. Of course, this hotel is right off of the main road, so it's not like I had to walk far away from the Metro. There's not a whole lot to do at night right around the hotel (I would take the metro to Champs Elysees or the Latin Quarter), but I didn't feel that it was in any way out of the way from the major attractions. Paris is such a compact city, nothing is too far away (by Metro).
The last time I went to Paris, I stayed near Montparnasse. It was a little more convenient than Republique, but not overly so.

There is few to do and to see near place de la Republique, especially at night.
I suggest more centraly located hotels which are not more expensive.
The North part of place de la Republique (where there is the Holiday Inn) has no problem of safety. But the opposite side of the place is frequented by some bunches of shady guys.

Some 2 stars of the 4° or 5° arrondissements are located in pleasant areas and they are not expensive.

Any specific recommendations of 2 star hotels in the 4th & 5th for around the 50 euro price that you know of? We're looking for doubles w/ shower & toilet for around that price (or slightly more would be acceptable). Thanks.

A friend of mine was at the Hotel St André des Arts - 66 rue St Andre des Arts (6° arrondissement but close to the 5° ).
The price was 54€ .
The area is pleasant; not far from the carrefour de Buci which is a nightlife place of Paris.

Never stay at the Hotel De Nevers in the 11th... we had money stolen from our locked room. No one broke in, a key was used and the only man working was the man at the front desk who knew we were at the hotel across the street (that they are affiliated with) for dinner. When we told the manager he said, my partner had probably stolen my money.

Terrible hotel and staff.