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Normally when I travel, I'm willing to pay a premium price for a hotel
with good location, where many of the things I want to see are within walking distance. I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). Can anyone think of a reason to pass on the enormous savings of renting and paying for a hotel with better location? |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0800 (PST), Thornhill
wrote: Normally when I travel, I'm willing to pay a premium price for a hotel with good location, where many of the things I want to see are within walking distance. I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). Can anyone think of a reason to pass on the enormous savings of renting and paying for a hotel with better location? There is no real center of Paris, and the convenience of the location depends largely on what you want to do and see. No matter where you stay you will probably be doing a lot of Metro trips. That being said, I suppose a location out near the Peripherique could be considered inconvenient. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0800, Thornhill wroteÂ*:
I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). Convention is a residential area with many reasonnable restaurants, street markets and a big park not too far. No tourist attraction nearby but some real local life. |
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On 2009-02-24, Thornhill wrote:
I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). You're just under 3km from the Eiffel tower and about the same from Jardin du Luxembourg, so it's not that bad. It looks remote on a metro map, but don't let that fool you. Can anyone think of a reason to pass on the enormous savings of renting and paying for a hotel with better location? Nope. Go for the apartment. Last time I was in Paris, I stayed at the eastern end of Paris proper, near either Porte de Montreuil or Porte de Vincennes (I can't remember). The metro ride from there got old after a while, but your location is better than that. |
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On Feb 24, 2:57*pm, JuanElorza wrote:
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0800, Thornhill wrote*: I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). Convention is a residential area with many reasonnable restaurants, street markets and a big park not too far. No tourist attraction nearby but some real local life. That's a really good point, and I've often made the same recommendation to people! I supposed the only reason I've overlooked mine own advice here, is because Paris is so spread out. |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:33:48 -0800, Thornhill wroteÂ*:
On Feb 24, 2:57Â*pm, JuanElorza wrote: On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:38:27 -0800, Thornhill wroteÂ*: I'm going to Paris this summer, and it turns out that a friend of a friend has a condo there, that he rents out for the summer, at a rate that's equivalent to what a three star hotel charges, and the condo is far nicer than any three star hotel. The trade-off, is that the condo is located far enough away form the city center, that I'd have to take the metro to get to it, but it's only a 10 minute train ride. The location of the condo is near the convention station metro stop (it comes up in google maps). Convention is a residential area with many reasonnable restaurants, street markets and a big park not too far. No tourist attraction nearby but some real local life. That's a really good point, and I've often made the same recommendation to people! I supposed the only reason I've overlooked mine own advice here, is because Paris is so spread out. http://www.parisbalades.com/Arrond/15/15evaugirard.htm http://www.parisbalades.com/Autre/listearr.htm http://www.cityzens.fr/Shopping/Marc...hes-Paris.aspx http://www.mairie15.paris.fr/mairie1...ite/Portal.jsp translation use babelfish.altavista.com or google language tools |
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