Paris on a Budget

By Judith Evans Thomas

Getting There:
delta.com

Apartment rentals:
vrbo.com
beau-paris.com
welcome2france.com
parisattitude.com
paristay.com
all-paris-apartments.com
stayparis.com

Good Value Hotels and B-and-B's:
Hotel Lindbergh: 5, rue Chomel. hotellindbergh.com
Hotel Clement: 6, rue Clément. hotel-clement.fr
Hotel du Collège de France: 7, rue Thénard. hotel-collegedefrance.com
Hotel Chopin: 46, passage Jouffroy. hotelchopin.fr
Hotel Langlois: 63, rue St. Lazare. hotel-langlois.com
Hotel Prince Albert Louvre: hotelprincealbert.com
B&B's: bedbreak.com or meetingthefrench.com

Tourist Passes: paris-pass.com includes:
Paris Museum Pass: Free entry to Paris' museums and monuments.
Paris Attractions Pass: Entry to Paris' popular attractions including the Seine River Cruise.
Metro Pass: Unlimited travel on the Metro, buses and RER (five express commuter trains) in central Paris.

Shopping Pass:
Galleries Lafayette, Printemps and Le Bon Marché all offer a 10 percent discount card to non-European Union residents. Stop by their information desks on the main floor and show your passport to receive a discount card for the day.

Good-Value Bistros:
L'Ebauchoir: 43-45, rue de Citeaux. lebauchoir.com; Metro: Faidherbe-Chaligny.
La Boulangerie: 15, rue des Panoyaux. 33 (01) 43 58 45 45; Metro: Menilmontant
Les Racines: 22, rue Monsieur le Prince. 33 (01) 43 26 03 86; Metro: Odeon
Chez Germaine: 30, rue Pierre Leroux. 33 (01) 42 73 28 34; Metro: Vaneau
Vins des Pyrénées: 25, rue Beautreillis. 33 (01) 42 72 64 94; Metro: St-Paul
Chez Clement: 9, Pl St-André-des-arts. Chezclement.com. 33 (01) 45 48 29 94; Metro: St. Michel