Paris is divided into 20 districts (arrondissements), situated like a snail with its beginning in the centre. I highly recommend choosing your hotel close to the centre and the River Seine, the most prestigious quarters are situated on its right and left banks. <\/p>\n
On the right bank are mostly business and tourist quarters, almost all the main sights are concentrated here \u2013 the Louvre, the Champs Elys\u00e9es, the Arc de Triomphe, Op\u00e9ra, Montmartre, Gall\u00e9rie Lafayette. And on the left bank is the \u201ctrue\u201d Paris, bohemian, student-oriented, less touristy. Here the Pantheon, the Luxembourg Gardens and the famous Latin Quartier are located. Yes, and the Eiffel Tower also. The closer you are to the River Seine (in central parts of the city) the calmer and safer the quarters are. Personnaly I can highly recommend the 6th District \u2013 with it\u2019s unique antiquarian shops and caf\u00e9s with these charmingly old-fashioned \u201cgar\u00e7ons\u201d. Here you\u2019ll still find this slightly bohemian, this one-of-a-kind Parisian atmosphere, that makes you love this city, without really being able to explain why.<\/p>\n
I do recommend not staying in the northern parts of Paris. Paris\u2019 \u201cHarlem\u201d is situated in the 19th and especially 20th districts. How do you know in which district your hotel is located? Look at the hotel\u2019s postcode, it\u2019s always included in the address. All the Paris postcodes start by 75. 75001 \u2013 first district, 75002 \u2013 second district\u2026 So, if you\u2019ve chosen the hotel in 75020 \u2013 you\u2019ve got it, it\u2019s best to look for another one. And what are the most prestigious Paris districts? One of the most expensive is the central business quarter, the 8th district. And the most chic is the quarter of Haussmann\u2019s buildings and its very bourgeois public in the 16th district – chic, for sure, but, frankly speaking, a bit dull if you come to Paris to have some fun.
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Paris is divided into 20 districts (arrondissements), situated like a snail with its beginning in the centre. I highly recommend choosing your hotel close to the centre and the River Seine, the most prestigious quarters are situated on its right and left banks. On the right bank are mostly business and tourist quarters, almost all […]<\/p>\n