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Most hotels with two or more stars in Paris are equipped with a lift but not much more for those in wheelchairs. In this chapter most of the hotels marked with a wheelchair icon ( ) have one or two guestrooms fully equipped for disabled guests (bathrooms big enough for a wheelchair user to turn around in, access door on bath tubs, grip bars alongside toilets etc) though we’ve included a few with guestrooms on the rez-de-chaussée (ground floor) that can be accessed by anyone in a wheelchair and may serve at a pinch.

For information about the use of the non-smoking icon ( ), boxed text.

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ACCOMMODATION STYLES

Apartments & Flats

If you are interested in renting a furnished flat for anything from a night to a month, consult one of the many agencies listed under the heading ‘Furnished Rentals’ in the ‘Hotels & Accommodation’ section of the Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.parisinfo.com) website. Accommodation for students and organisations that arrange it are listed under ‘Young Paris’.

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WHERE THERE’S SMOKE

The smoking ban that France put in place nationwide in January 2008 Click here includes all public areas where people congregate – bars, restaurants, night clubs, hotel lobbies etc. It does not extend to hotel guestrooms in hotels, which are considered private rentals in France. Thus nonsmokers will continue to have to request smoke-free rooms. In this chapter the names of hotels bearing a nonsmoking icon ( ) really do have at least a handful of rooms – in the case of several, entire floors – reserved for those who do not smoke. They are not just places that make claims to ‘airing out our rooms thoroughly after guests’ use’.

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Websites of commercial agencies that let studios and apartments to visitors, and have been recommended by both readers and Lonely Planet staff members, include the following half-dozen:

A La Carte Paris Apartments (www.alacarte-paris-apartments.com)

Apartment in Paris (www.an-apartment-in-paris.com)

Lodgis.com (www.lodgis.com)

Paris Accommodation Service (www.paris-accommodation-service.com)

Paris Apartments Services (www.paris-apts.com)

Paris Attitude (www.parisattitude.com)

Paris Stay (www.paristay.com)

For information about longer-term apartment and flat rentals in Paris, Click here.

SERVICED APARTMENTS

Serviced apartments – like staying in a hotel without a lot of the extras – are an excellent option for those staying longer than a week, particularly if you’re part of a small group, and don’t feel like emptying the trash yourself. There are quite a few of them around Paris; for a partial listing see the boxed text.

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APARTMENTS AT YOUR SERVICE

The following are among the three most popular chains of serviced apartments in Paris.

Apart’hotels Citadines ( 0 825 333 332, from abroad 01 41 05 79 05; www.citadines.com; ) This fabulously successful (now international) chain has 17 properties in Paris, including those listed below. Prices vary depending on the season and the location but, in general, a small studio for two with fully equipped kitchen (fridge, microwave, dishwasher, crockery and cutlery) for just under a week costs from €103 to €289 per night and a one-bedroom flat sleeping four costs €175 to €462. For stays longer than six days there’s a discount of 10% to 15%, and for 30 days or more about 20% to 25%. Central branches include: Bastille Nation (Map; 01 40 04 43 50; bastillenation@citadines.com; 14-18 rue de Chaligny, 12e; Reuilly Diderot); Les Halles (Map; 01 40 39 26 50; leshalles@citadines.com; 4 rue des Innocents, 1er; Châtelet-Les Halles); Maine Montparnasse (Map; 01 53 91 27 00; montparnasse@citadines.com; 67 av du Maine, 14e; Gaîté); Montmartre (Map; 01 44 70 45 50; montmartre@citadines.com; 16 av Rachel, 18e; Blanche); Opéra Grands Boulevards (Map; 01 40 15 14 00; operaboulevard@citadines.com; 18 rue Favart, 2e; Richelieu Drouot); St-Germain des Prés (Map; 01 44 07 70 00; stgermain@citadines.com; 53ter quai des Grands Augustins,