2. HOTELS AND MAISONS MEUBLÉES.
Although the average hotel-charges of the last few years are
here stated, it need hardly be observed that during the present
year the vast influx of visitors to the Exhibition will necessarily
produce a marked effect on the price of every commodity in
the French metropolis. There is, however, reason to hope that
measures will be taken to prevent the wholesale extortion which
is two commonly practised on such occasions. Those who are
desirous of avoiding a most disagreeable surprise should of course
ascertain charges beforehand.
If a Prolonged Stay is made at an hotel, the bill should
be demanded every 3 or 4 days, by which means errors, whether
accidental or designed, are more easily detected. In the case of
a departure early in the morning, the bill should be obtained
over night; it is a favourite practice to withhold the bill till the
last moment, when the hurry and confusion render overcharges
less liable to discovery.
Although Attendance is always an item in the hotel-bill, it is
usual to give the head-waiter and the concierge a fee of 1—2 fr.
per week, and the under-waiter by whom the traveller has been
served, about 2 fr. In a few cases the payment for service is
left to the discretion of the traveller, who is expected to give
½—1 fr. daily. As this is not usually distributed among the
servants till the end of the traveller's stay, an occasional extra
gratuity will tend greatly to ensure civility.
Travellers are cautioned against keeping Articles of Value in
the drawers or cupboards of their rooms. They should be entrusted
to the care of the landlord, or sent to a banker.
The largest hotels in the town, and perhaps on the entire continent,
are the two following: *Grand Hôtel du Louvre, situated
between the Louvre and Palais Royal (Plan, white 7), a huge,
palatial edifice, the construction of which cost upwards of 50,000 l.
The number of rooms is about 400, and upwards of 300 persons
frequently dine at the table d'hôte. *Grand Hôtel, in the Boulevard
des Capucines, nearly opposite the Rue de la Paix (Plan,
red 5). It contains 70 magnificently furnished saloons and about
700 bedrooms, 5 dining-rooms, a telegraph-office, baths, billiard-rooms,
smoking-rooms, reading-rooms etc. — The charges in
both these establishments are as follows: R. 4 fr. and upwards,
B. (coffee and bread and butter) 1½ fr., table d'hôte at 6 p. m.
7—8 fr. incl. wine, A. 2 fr. for the first and 1 fr. for each subsequent
day. — Both these hotels are replete with every comfort, and
are especially recommended to men of business, as travellers
are sure to find accommodation at any hour of the day or night.
Many, however, will prefer the smaller, quieter and less expensive
establishments, especially when ladies and children are
of the party.
Out of the vast number of hotels which Paris contains a
few only of the best-situated and most respectable are here
enumerated.
Hôtel des Trois Empereurs, opposite the Hôtel du Louvre,
entrance in the Rue de Rivoli 170, table d'hôte at 6 p. m. 4 fr.
incl. wine. Adjacent to the latter is the Maison Meublée du
Pavillon Rohan, Rue de Rivoli 172.
The following six hotels, situated in the Rue de Rivoli,
opposite the garden of the Tuileries, and principally frequented
by English travellers, are of the highest class and expensive:
*Hôtel Meurice, 228; Hôtel Windsor, 226: Hôtel Brighton, 218;
Hôtel Wagram, 208; Hôtel Rivoli, 202; Hôtel de la Place du
Palais Royal, 170. — The same remark applies to: *Hôtel Bristol,
Place Vendôme 5; Hôtel de Lille et d'Albion, Rue St. Honoré 211.
*Hôtel du Rhin, Place Vendôme 4 (Pl., red 5), table d'hôte
excl. wine 3½ fr., R. 3 fr. and upwards.
Grand Hôtel de la Rue Royale, in the animated Rue Royale
(23), leading from the Place de la Concorde to the Place de la
Madeleine.
Hôtel Meyerbeer, Avenue Matignon, Champs Elysées, with good
restaurant on the ground-floor, somewhat distant from the principal
sights of the city. — Hôtel Miroménil, 41 Rue Miroménil.
In the two broad and handsome streets which lead from the
Place Vendôme (Pl. red. 6) to the Boulevard and the Rue de
Rivoli respectively, are situated the following hotels, most of
them much frequented by English travellers, all good, but expensive:
in the Rue Castiglione, No. 4, Clarendon, 5 Londres, 11 Liverpool,
12 Castiglione; in the Rue de la Paix, No. 8 *Mirabeau,
11 and 13
Westminster, 20
Hollande, 22
Iles Britanniques,
25
Douvres, 28
Canterbury, 32
de la Paix.
In the Rue Neuve des Augustins, leading to the Rue de la
Paix, near the Boulevard des Capucines, are the following less
pretending hotels, which are well spoken of: No. 57, Hôtel de
l'Empire, 48 Hôtel de l'Orient, 55 de l'Amirauté, 46 Maison Meublée
with table d'hôte at 6, 67 *Chatham.
In the Boulevard des Capucines, opposite the Grand Hôtel,
two large new Maisons Meublées, Nos. 25 and 29.
*Hôtel de Calais, Rue Neuve des Capucines, near the Place
Vendôme, R. 2—10 fr., B. 1½, L. ¾, A. ¾ fr., D., if ordered
at the usual hour, 4 fr.
*Grand Hôtel de France, Rue Laffitte 31 (Pl., red 7), leading
to the Boulevard des Italiens, a quiet and comfortable house,
tables d'hôte, charges moderate. — No. 24, Hôtel Byron, not
expensive, good attendance, D. inc. W. at 6 o'cl. 4½ fr.; 40
Hôtel Lafitte.
*Hôtel de France et d'Angleterre, Rue Richelieu 72 (Pl., red 7),
principal entrance in the side street, Rue des Filles St. Thomas;
table d'hôte at 6 o'cl. 4 fr. incl. wine, private dinner after
5 o'clock 4—6 fr., pension 16 fr.
Grand Hôtel de Lyon, near the last, 12 Rue des Filles St.
Thomas, D. at 5. 45 o'cl. 3½ fr.
Hôtel de Valois, Rue Richelieu 69. Near it (No. 12) Hôtel
des Hautes Alpes, near the Théâtre Français, and many others in
the neighbourhood.
Hôtel de Castille, Rue Richelieu 101, corner of the Boulevard
des Italiens.
The hotels in the Rue Favart, Place Boieldieu etc., at the back
of the Opéra Comique, are advantageously situated for the visitor
to Paris, less expensive than those of the Boulevards and equally
comfortable: Hôtel Richelieu, Rue Marivaux, R. 4 fr., no charge
for service; Hôtel Favart, adjoining the last. Here, too, are
several excellent restaurants, the Grande Taverne de Londres etc.,
see p. 13.
In the Cité Bergère (Pl., red 7) several unpretending hotels:
No. 8, Hôtel de la Haute Vienne; Batavia etc.
In the new Rue Lafayette, Square Montholon (Pl., red 7),
Hôtel du Square Montholon; beyond it, in the direction of the
Boulevards, the large new Hôtel del Espagna y America; then
the Hôtel d'Angleterre et d'Allemagne.
Hôtel des Deux Mondes, Rue d'Antin 8 (Pl., red 5), next the
Marché St. Honoré and the Place Vendôme.
*Hôtel des Etrangers, Rue Vivienne 3 (Pl., red 7), near the
Palais Royal; table d'hôte 5 fr. incl. wine, R. from 2½ fr., L. 1 fr.
A. 75 c.; not to be confounded with the Hôtel de Walter Scott et
des Etrangers at the back of the Exchange, and the
Hôtel des
Etrangers in the Quartier Latin (p. 5).
*Hôtel du Grand Périgord, Rue de Grammont 2, between the
Palais Royal and the Boulevard des Italiens, R. 4, table d'hôte
4 fr.; No. 1, Hôtel de Manchester.
*Hôtel Bergère, Rue Bergère 32 and 34 (Pl., red 7), an old
and respectable house, near the Boulevards, R. 2½, B. 1¼,
A. ¾ fr.
Hôtel de Bavière, Rue du Conservatoire 17 (Pl., red 7), R. 3 fr.
and upwards, B 1½, D. at 6 o'cl. 4½ fr.
Hôtel de Lyon et de Berlin, Rue du Conservatoire 7, is well
spoken of.
Hôtel du Pavillon de l'Echiquier, Rue de l'Echiquier 36, corner of
the Rue Hauteville, leading to the Boulevards Bonne Nouvelle and
Poissonnière, R. 2—5, B. 1¼, *table d'hôte 4 fr., L. 60, A. 50 c.
Hôtel Violet, Passage Violet, Rue Hauteville 29, and Rue du
Faubourg Poissonnière 36, near the Boulevards, but distant from
the Palais Royal, R. from 2, D. 4, L. ¾, A. ¾ fr.
Hôtel de France et d'Amérique, Rue de Trévise 10 (Pl., red 7),
R. 2—3, B. 1, D. inc. W. 4 fr.
In the Rue du Helder (Pl., red 5), near the Boulevard
des Italiens, are situated a number of hotels, where the charges
are more moderate than in those on the Boulevard itself: Nr. 8,
Hôtel du Tibre, not expensive, a good restaurant in the same
house; Hôtel du Helder 9 and 10, *de Richmond 11, recommended
for families, but expensive; Lancaster 22.
Hôtel de Bade, Boulevard des Italiens 32, and Rue du Helder 6;
opposite to it, Hôtel des Italiens, Boulevard des Italiens 23,
R. 5 fr., L. 1 fr., A. 1 fr., B. 1½ fr.
At the extremity of the Rue Taitbout, next to the Boulevard
des Italiens, Nos. 4 and 6, Hôtel d'Espagne et de Hongrie, well
spoken of.
Hôtel de l'Opera, a new house, Boulevard des Capucines 5.
Grand Hôtel Doré et des Panoramas, Boulevard Montmartre
(Pl., red 7) 3; No. 10, Grand Hôtel de la Terrasse, with reading-room.
In the Boulevard Poissonnière: No. 30, Hôtel Beau Séjour,
R. from 2 fr., B. 1½ fr.; 32, Hôtel St. Phar, frequented by
French visitors from the S. provinces. Hôtel Rougemont, corner of
the Boulevard and the Rue Rougemont.
Grand Hôtel Louvois, in the quiet Place Louvois, Rue Richelieu
(Pl., red 7), opposite the Bibliothèque Impériale, table d'hôte 4,
R. from 4 fr., B. 1¼, A. ¾ fr.; an old house, most of the rooms
small.
Hôtel des Tuileries, Rue St. Honoré 117, a German house,
reading and smoking rooms.
Hôtel de France et de Champagne, Rue Montmartre 132, near
the Bourse, B. 1 fr., no table d'hôte.
Hôtel de Tours, at the back of the Bourse, Rue Notre Dame
des Victoires 36, a hôtel garni, situated between the Boulevards
and the Palais Royal.
Hôtel Ste. Marie, Rue de Rivoli 83 (Pl., white 7), corner of
the Rue de l'Arbre Sec, not far from the Pont Neuf, in a very
central situation, R. 2—4 fr.
Hôtel Coquillière, Rue Coquillière, near the Palais Royal,
restaurant and table d'hôte, D. at 5. 15 o'cl. 3 fr. excl. wine.
Hôtel Garni Wienrich, Rue Mazagran 11 (Pl., red 7), near the
Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, R. from 2, B. 1½ fr.
Hôtel de France, Rue de Caïre, R. from 2¼ fr., frequented
chiefly by men of business.
The hotels of the Boulevards de Strasbourg, de Sébastopol
and du Prince Eugène are more distant from the focus of traffic,
but it may be convenient to be acquainted with the names of
several, as the influx of visitors to those already mentioned will
probably be overwhelming during the present summer. Hôtels
in the Boulevard de Strasbourg, see p. 2. In the Boulevard de
Sébastopol, No. 20, Hôtel de Sébastopol, 112 Hôtel Meublé; in the
Square des Arts et Métiers, Hôtel Vauban, opposite the Théàtre
de la Gaîté; at the junction of the Boulevard du Prince Eugène
(No. 6) with the Boulevard du Temple, Hôtel International.
The hotels on the Left Bank of the Seine are also less
suitable for travellers whose stay in Paris is limited, as they are
too distant from the Boulevards and the Palais Royal, where the
principal objects of attraction are situated. The hotels of the
Faubourg St. Germain are mostly characterized by an aristocratic
air (Hôtel des Ambassadeurs, Rue de Lille 26; Hôtel des Ministres,
Rue de l'Université 32, etc.), those of the Quartier Latin are of
far more modest pretensions and are chiefly frequented by students.
The following Hôtels Garnis on the l. bank of the Seine, near
the Pont Royal are respectable and not expensive: Hôtel de France,
Rue de Beaune 5; Hôtel de Lorraine, Rue de Beaune 7 (Pl.,
white 5); Hôtel de Béarn. Rue de Lille 38.
In the Boulevard St. Michel, beyond the Ile du Palais, No. 6
(to the r. by the fountain), Hôtel des Principautés; opposite to
it, No. 3, Hôtel d'Harcourt; Nos. 14, 18, 21, 41, 43 are Maisons
Meublées.
The *Hôtel de Londres, Rue Bonaparte 3 (Pl., white 6), near
the Institut de France, is a favourite resort of scientific men.
Maison Meublée, Rue Bonaparte 27, a clean house, with pleasant
court, R. 25—60 fr. per month.
Hôtel de France, Rue Bonaparte 50, rooms at all prices.
Pension Clérambault, Rue Monsieur-le-Prince 39 (Pl, white 8),
near the Jardin du Luxembourg, about 200 fr per month.
The following Hôtels Garnis in the Quartier Latin are
respectable houses, and suitable for the traveller of moderate
requirements:
*Maison Meublée, Rue Monsieur-le-Prince 9,
R. 20—25 fr. per month;
*Hôtel Corneille, Rue Corneille 5,
R. 2—2½ fr. per day, 30—60 fr. per month;
Hôtel des Etrangers,
Rue Racine 2, R. 30—60 fr. per month;
Hôtel St. Pierre, Rue
de l'Ecole de Médecine 4, R. 25—50 fr. per month, table d'hôte
at 5. 30 and 6. 30 p. m., B. and D. excl. wine 65—70 fr. per
month. — Single rooms at moderate charges can nowhere be procured
so easily as in the Quartier Latin, the great majority of
the houses being fitted up for the reception of lodgers. —
*Hôtel
Britannique, Cour du Commerce, near the Rue de l'Ancienne
Comédie (Pl., white 8), a house of modest pretension.
Between Notre Dame and the Jardin des Plantes, on the Quai
de la Tournelle, opposite the bridge of that name (Pl., white 10),
is situated the *Hôtel de la Tour d'Argent, a small but clean and
comfortable house (R. 2 fr.). Opposite to this hotel is situated
the Ecole de Natation de l'île St. Louis, where the water of the
Seine is much purer than in the swimming-baths farther down
the river.
For a stay of some duration, the following lodging-houses
may be mentioned as quiet and pleasantly situated: Maison
Valin, Avenue des Champs Elysées 67 and 69; Maison Neumann,
Rue des Petits Hôtels 12; Hôtel des Provinces, Rue
Geoffroy-Marie 2, Faubourg Montmartre. — Quiet lodgings on
the l. bank of the Seine may be found near the Luxembourg,
opposite to the garden, in the Rue Vaugirard etc.
