It can be tough when you’re planning your trip to France and hunting around for accommodation that won’t break the bank. But we’re here to help, especially when you’re looking for great budget hotels in Paris! We’ve carefully combed through our top listings from our guide to the best cheap hotels in Paris, looking for small and charming places that represent the absolute best budget hotels in Paris.
This is determined by examining several criteria, including:
• Location: Would most travelers consider this location to be convenient? Can you walk to popular sights and a good selection of restaurants from this hotel? At the same time, does it offer enough calm to let you sleep comfortably at night?
• Average rate: Are rates cheaper than other hotels of the same category? To determine the “average double rate,” we compiled and averaged rates for a double room in June, July and August of this year.
• Quality of service, rooms, and amenities: How do the actual rooms and hotel services stack up with others in the same category? If this is a two-star hotel, for example, does it offer better rooms and more personal services than other two-star hotels?
• User rating: How have past guests rated this hotel? What issues, if any, have previous guests experienced with the hotel?
• “Special something”: Does this hotel offer something special that distinguishes it from its competitors? Does it have a special theme, interesting owners, or fascinating history? When we’re reviewing hotels, we’re always looking for this “something special.”
And finally, we also go with our own instincts. We’ve visited and inspected hotels hundreds of times in Paris. We’re including hotels in this list that we like and feel should be shared with our readers!
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The best budget hotels in Paris
Here are our picks for the best cheap sleeps in Paris, ranked by price. Read more about any hotel by clicking the “read full review” link, or click to see our complete guide to budget hotels in Paris, with more than 100 listings.
Clean, central, and super cheap, the Tiquetonne is the perfect Cheapo pick.
Hotel Tiquetonne *
Neighborhood: 2nd: Bourse/Montorgueil
Average double: €76
The Hotel Tiquetonne offers 45 simple and homey rooms at shockingly low rates, given its central Right Bank location (a couple blocks north of Les Halles). The Tiquetonne is one of the most popular hotels on EuroCheapo, and for good reason: Year after year, it continues to offer comfortable rooms (most with private bath) at very low rates. (Most doubles with private bath go for around €80-90, while singles can for as low as €62.)
Hotel Eldorado
Neighborhood: Montmartre
Average rate: €81
The Hotel Eldorado is a funky cheapo gem, offering rooms with shabby-chic style and a charming garden with a wine bar. The location is in the artsy and diverse Batignolles neighborhood near Montmartre and the Place de Clichy. The Eldorado is anything but a standard hotel. Its clientele seems to embrace its eclectic and quirky style, and the friendly owners seem quite content to keep it that way.
The Hotel du Nord offers affordable rooms with quirky style and free bike rentals.
Hotel du Nord *
Neighborhood: 10th: République
Average double: €86
The Hotel du Nord is an enchanting little guesthouse, packed with personality and tucked away behind Republique on a tiny street that sees surprisingly little traffic. The exterior crawls with ivy, while its 23 rooms are artfully decorated with a mix of antiques, flea-market finds, and original art. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV, telephone and free Wi-Fi. Guests have free access to the hotel’s bicycles during their stay.
It isn’t fancy, but the Audran is a clean, budget-friendly pick near Montmartre.
Hotel Audran *
Neighborhood: 18th: Montmartre
Average room rate €95
The friendly Hotel Audran is a solid deal, offering renovated two-star rooms with private bathrooms along the café-lined rue Abbesses, one of Montmartre’s most charming stretches. The hotel’s 40 rooms were recently painted a bright blue, and all are equipped with a flat-screen TV, telephone, and free Wi-Fi.
Hotel de Nesle **
Neighborhood: St-Germain-des-Pres
Average rate: €99
The one-star Hotel de Nesle, tucked away among the back streets of Saint-Germain des Prés and steps from the Seine, offers affordable rooms that are painted with a sense of humor and history. The 18 guest rooms are individually painted and decorated by the owner and her son. Most of these boast lavish line drawings of famed moments in French history, including scenes of Egypt and the Orient, as well as some playful representations of Molière, Hugo and others who have lived in the neighborhood.
Looking up at Hotel St Pierre.
Hotel Saint-Pierre **
Neighborhood: 6th: St-Germain-des-Prés
Average rate: €110
With a location near the lively Boulevard St-Michel, the Hotel Saint-Pierre offers stylish, renovated rooms at affordable rates. Guests even have the option to book rooms with balconies and views of Notre Dame’s towers or the Eiffel Tower.
The Hotel Chopin is tucked away at the end of a 19th-century shopping arcade.
Hotel Chopin **
Neighborhood: 9th: Opéra
Average room rate €110
Ready for something with an extra dose of charm? Tucked away inside a 19th-century shopping arcade, the two-star Hotel Chopin offers comfortable rooms at great rates, but it’s the setting that’s sure to make romantics race to their fainting couches. The arcade, located along the Boulevard Montmartre near the Opera shopping district, is lined with picture-perfect stores selling toys, jewelry, and sweets. And then halfway down, you stumble upon the Hotel Chopin. Inside, things have a quiet, grandmotherly touch.
Family-run charm is the name of the game at Familia Hotel.
Familia Hotel**
Neighborhood: 5th: Latin Quarter
Average rate: €115
It’s hard to resist this family-run hotel — especially when you consider the price for the excellent location in the Latin Quarter. We love the little antique details including cute desks, historic maps, and Paris-themed art. For rooms with views across the rooftops of the city, try to reserve a room on the top floor. They also have a few balcony rooms (check when booking). Familia Hotel features Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and air-conditioning in all of the rooms.
If those (centrally located) walls could talk! Old fashioned rooms at the St. Andre des Arts.
Hotel St-Andre des Arts *
Neighborhood: 6th: St-Germain-des-Prés
Average rate: €120
NOTE: Currently closed for renovation
Located in the heart of the bustling St. Germain des Pres neighborhood, the one-star Hotel St-André-des-Arts offers a romantic escape. It’s creaky, but inviting, with spacious old-fashioned rooms that hearken back to another era. Many of the 31 rooms have details that will remind you of its 16th-century construction, like stone walls and wooden beams.
This classic cheapo pick has comfy rooms and friendly service.
Hotel Marignan *
Neighborhood: 5th: Latin Quarter
Average rate: €127
Rooms at the Hotel Marignan are simple with old-fashioned touches and offers several amenities, including a guest kitchen, free breakfast, free laundry facilities, and a library. While most rooms lack televisions and telephones, Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel. The hotel’s owners, brothers Roland and Paul, are a wealth of cheapo tips.
A super central location and lovely two-star rooms are the star at Hotel de Suez.
Hotel de Suez **
Neighborhood: 5th: Latin Quarter
Average room rate: €130
Welcoming guests since 1896, the Hotel de Suez knows a thing or two about great hotel service. Rooms are simple and spotless, and amenities are modern (think free Wi-Fi and flat-screen televisions). You can count on the long-time staff members to greet you warmly.
The Esmeralda is a funky old cheapo, with crazy character and a fabulous Notre Dame location.
Hotel Esmeralda *
Neighborhood: 5th: Latin Quarter
Average room rate €129
It’s all about history and location at the straight-out-of-a-storybook Hotel Esmeralda. With a magnifique Left Bank location directly across the Seine from Notre Dame, the Hotel Esmeralda offers 16 funky and semi-renovated rooms at rates that are quite cheap for the neighborhood. For the quirky at heart, this one-star wonder will be a dream. Rooms have old-fashioned charm, with a wild décor that is a “mash-up” of a 19th-century French farmhouse, flea market, and kitschy High Baroque.
Affordable, renovated rooms near the Marais at the Paris France.
Hotel Paris France **
Neighborhood: 3rd/4th: Marais
Average rate: €125
The rather generically named Hotel Paris France offers well kept, yet charmingly old-fashioned rooms in a prime spot along the Rue de Turbigo near the Marais, Pompidou, and Republique. The rooms have recently been renovated (adding, for example, air conditioning), but the owners took care to keep some of the period details. The hotels 46 rooms are papered in bright colors, and all are equipped with AC, flat-screen TV, and free Wi-Fi.
Surprise, surprise! Hotel Des Balcons has some great views from your room.
Grand Hotel des Balcons **
Neighborhood: 6th: St. Germain des Prés
Average rate: €130
The Grand Hotel des Balcons offers 50 comfortable rooms, and yes, lots of balconies overlooking a quiet street. There is plenty to do nearby, too, with Berkeley Books across the road, the Boulevard St-Germain to the right of the hotel, and the Odéon National Theater and the Luxembourg Gardens to the left.
You want old-world Parisian charm? Welcome to Hotel de Nice!
Hotel de Nice **
Neighborhood: 3rd & 4th: the Marais
Average room rate €140
If you’re looking for something eclectic and charming, Hotel de Nice is your spot. Here, you’ll find romantic decor, picturesque views, air conditioning, private bathrooms, and even an elevator. The area is ideal too, as you’ll find plenty to do, eat and see in the famous Marais neighborhood.
More budget hotels in Paris
But wait, there’s more! We have reviewed more than 100 affordable hotels in our guide to Paris. Find more hotels:
• See hotels: Under $100 | Under $200
• See hotels: Near the Louvre | Marais | Latin Quarter | St. Germain | Eiffel Tower | Montmartre
A note about reserving
It should come as no surprise that, given their exceptional value, many of these hotels are quite well known and are already quite popular with guests. As many of these are also quite small (at least compared to international chain hotels), finding availability can be tres difficile… especially during the high season, and especially if you wait until the last minute.
If possible, reserve far in advance. Search hotels in Paris
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