Hotels and places to stay in Paris

Paris is the city with the most places to stay on FaceTraveler: you will find 1,386, mostly 3- and 4-star hotels, spread across the whole city. Here you can see which area suits your trip, how to get there from the airports and what types of accommodation there are.

Where to stay in Paris

The city is divided into twenty arrondissements, numbered in a clockwise spiral from the centre. The lower the number, the closer you are to the Louvre and the Île de la Cité. The Seine separates the Right Bank, to the north, from the Left Bank, to the south.

• Historic centre (arrondissements 1 to 4). The Louvre, Châtelet, the Île de la Cité and Le Marais. A good fit if it is your first trip and you want to do almost everything on foot. Châtelet–Les Halles is the great metro and RER hub.
• Left Bank (5, 6 and 7). The Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Eiffel Tower area. A good option if you prefer somewhat quieter streets without being far from the centre.
• Opéra and the Champs-Élysées (8 and 9). Grand avenues, the Opéra Garnier and the department stores, with many metro stations.
• Next to the stations (10 and 12). Gare du Nord, in the 10th, is the Eurostar terminal for London, Brussels and Amsterdam, and has an RER B stop for the airport. Gare de Lyon, in the 12th, has line 14 to Orly. They are practical if you arrive or leave by train; bear in mind that the area around the stations is busy at all hours.
• Montmartre (18). The Sacré-Cœur hill, further from the centre. A good fit if you already know Paris or prefer a neighbourhood feel.

Getting there and around

Charles de Gaulle Airport is about 25 km to the north-east. The RER B leaves from the terminals and stops, among others, at Gare du Nord, Châtelet–Les Halles and Denfert-Rochereau. Depending on your destination, the journey takes between 25 and 35 minutes.

From Orly, metro line 14 takes you to Gare de Lyon in about 23 minutes and continues to Châtelet. Another option is the Orlyval to Antony, where you connect with the RER B.

Within the city, the metro and RER reach every arrondissement. Before booking, check on the listing which station is nearest and whether you will have to change trains to reach what you want to see.

When to go

Paris has a temperate oceanic climate. The average in January is around 5 °C and in July and August about 21 °C. Rain is spread across the year, with no dry season, so it is worth carrying an umbrella in any month.

Types of accommodation in Paris

• 690 3-star hotels, the largest group.
• 543 4-star hotels and 116 5-star hotels.
• 15 2-star hotels.
• 6 guesthouses and 4 hostels, if you want to keep costs down or a bed in a shared room.
• And 12 more places to stay of other types.

Paris is in the Île-de-France region. If you want to compare with other destinations, see the hotels in France.