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Paris on the cheap

Fancy a glamorous weekend in Paris that won't break the budget? iVillagers give the low-down on top value-for-money hotels and eateries

Where to stay:

Hotel Eldorado (Tel: 01 45 22 35 21)
www.eldoradohotel@wanadoo.fr
This hotel is very welcoming with 40 colourful rooms and a private garden. Doubles with shower are around 60 euros per night.

Sibour Hotel (Tel: 01 46 07 20 74)
www.sibour.hotel@wanadoo.fr
Make sure you ask for one of the old-fashioned rooms in this friendly place. Doubles with a shower are around 58 euros.

Le Village Hostel (Tel: 01 42 64 22 02) www.villagehostel.fr
If you're prepared to stay in a hostel, you'll have a lovely view of the Sacre Coeur. Doubles are around 25 euros per person.

Hotel Henri IV (Tel:01 43 54 44 53)
It's quite run down but in the best location you'll find for a budget hotel - right on Ile de la Cite. Doubles with a shower are around 55 euros.
travel_expert

Where to eat:

The Latin Quarter offers wall-to-wall restaurants of every nationality and the whole area feels lively. There's everything from posh nosh to cheap cafes. It's your choice whether to blow the budget or save the dosh. I think the nearest metro is San Michel. Otherwise head south from the Notre Dame, over the river and bear right - you will run into it.
onion5

We went to Paris last year. The Latin Quarter is best for value and choice. We sat on the church steps on Sunday morning drinking red wine and eating special hotdogs for breakfast. Cost £3.
i_sherri01

One of the best - and cheapest - restaurants I've ever been to is in Paris. Now a French Institution, Chartier (7, rue de Faubourg Montmartre) was opened in the 1800s and hasn't changed since. The food is very French and super cheap and the decor is beautiful belle epoch. You can't book, so just turn up. You'll have to share tables with other diners which makes for a fun atmosphere. I think I managed to have a three-course meal with wine for about £10.
travel_ed

Prices are correct at time of publication.

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