"My All-Time Favorite Hotel!" Top 5 Page for this destination Les Degres de Notre Dame Tip by BeatChick

Located in the 5th arrondissement in the historic Latin Quarter, Hotel les Degres de Notre Dame is an excellent hotel for families with children. The great thing is that it is located across the Seine with views of Notre Dame, plus prices are very reasonable.

The rooms are very charming. I had requested a single room w/ view of Notre Dame and they gave me one for about $86 (600₣ or 95? in 2001) that included free breakfast (served in room or in the restaurant below - stays open all night except for Sunday).

*Another room (#501) that is larger & recommended for honeymooning couples went for about $120/night in 2001. This one has the best view of Notre Dame.
* Big room on the top floor known as the family room is now 190 euros. It holds 1 large double bed & 2 single beds.
* They also have one room with double, sofa & full bathroom for 160 euros.
* A regular double is 100 euros.
* A single on the 1st floor is 70 euros.
* Breakfast is still included in the price.

PLEASE SEE MY HOTEL ALBUMS (16 add'l photos):
Hotel les Degres de Notre Dame - March 2001
Hotel les Degres de Notre Dame-March 2001-Interior

Unique Qualities: Room 47: A lovely demi-view of Notre Dame thru tall, floor-to-ceiling tapestry-curtained double-glazed windows, beamed ceilings, glossy hardwood floors covered by an oriental rug, TV, hair drier, en-suite bathroom with bath & shower, even a desk. It had its own radiator/heater if you needed extra heat. Ahhh!

It is super clean and the hotel entrance is across from the picturesque Square Restif de la Bretonne which was featured in the 1995 version of Sabrina. Hotel is located down a side street from the quai de Montebello in a nice, very well-situated, centrally-located, safe area. It lies very close to the bateaux mouches (river boats), Notre Dame, Ste-Chapelle, Shakespeare & Co. and a great souvenirs shop around the corner on Quai de Montebello.

Plus it has a very inexpensive Algerian couscous-type restaurant, a couscouserie. I ate dinner there my third trip (April 2003) - 'twas wonderful, a couscous with merguez sausage. With aperitif & wine 16?. The superb free breakfast consists of freshly-squeezed orange juice, flaky fresh croissants with butter & jams, and hot, fresh French caf? served with a pitcher of hot milk. No better way to start your day.
Listed in the following guides/books:
Cadogan Guides Paris
Charming Small Hotel Guides (Paris and around), a Duncan-Petersen guide

List of web reviews/articles (Trip Advisor lists my review, go to 2nd page, 1st post is mine):
Trip Advisor
BLT Productions (has photos)
Timout
Washington Post

E-mail : contact@lesdegreshotel.com
Contact: Nicole, manager, who is fluent in English
(she is eager to try her English idioms & slang on you!)

Photo: April 2003

Address: 10, rue des Grands Degrés
Comparison: less expensive than average
Directions: From Place Maubert walk north 2 blocks up rue Frédéric-Sauton or from Quai de Montebello walk south on rue du Haut-Pavé (halfway between Pont au Double & Pont de l'Archevêche)

Métro: Place Maubert-Mutualité
othercontact: 01 40 46 95 34 Fx#
Phone: 01 55 42 88 88
Price: US$120-180
Theme: Hotel
Website: http://www.lesdegreshotel.com