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| posted by Lola 384 days ago |
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Heading there in early November for a few days and haven't a clue ~ recommendations for good hotels in convenient locations, please! Doesn't have to be 5-star fancy but it does have to have an ensuite bathroom because buggered if I'm walking down a freezing corridor at 2am to the shared loo.
Help... or as they say in Froglish, "aidez moi s'il vous plait!!!!!!!!!".
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| posted by Load Toad 384 days ago |
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Lola,
Why not PM Jess or Pierrro - they must have the best idea - I recall E.Bronte also travelled to Paris a while ago.
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| posted by jesswill 384 days ago (edited 384 days ago) |
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Mwahahaha! You'll be fine most hotels have loos inside the room.
Here are 4 pretty good websites to find a hotel room in Paris
http://www.parishotelsfrance.com/
http://www.paris35.com/fr/index.html
http://www.hotels-paris.fr/fr/
http://en.venere.com/hotels_paris/
I would particularly recommend the following districts:
-1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 14th(north) arrondissements (districts) are the most touristic and convenient
- 14 (south), 15 and 16th are very residential so not much fun
- 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 not so great (excepted Montmartre which is great)
Have a look at the ones that you like and if you want once you've drawn a list I can tell you what's best.
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| posted by Juno Watt 384 days ago |
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I recommend buying a few bottles of champagne and drinking them in the street, then falling down blind drunk in the metro and sleeping there.
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| posted by shazza 384 days ago |
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About 15 years ago I went there for the first time on my own thinking it was one of the safest cities for a young girl to go travelling. I chose a hotel called The Excelcior cos it sounded like home and its cheap (3 stars) and nice with the coolest ancient lift Ive ever seen. Its in Luxamburg, right in the city centre and few minutes walk to the metro. It was so quiet that my ears hurt, though.
Alternatively, Frenchie's aunt owns a flat in a very old but lovely bldg there for holiday rental. We stayed there couple of years ago. Its a one bedroom flat with double bed, sofa bed in the living room and kitchen and all. Will send her an email to ask for details if you fancy that and give me the exact dates.
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| posted by Lola 384 days ago |
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Oooh thanks all; Shazz, not sure of my dates yet but is definitely in the first week of Nov. Where is Aunty Frenchie's flat?
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| posted by shazza 384 days ago |
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Sorry Lola, he's on the phone with the aunt now and the flat has been rented til mid Nov...
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| posted by Lola 384 days ago |
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Thanks anyway Shazz, no worries!
SC, merci!
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| posted by adfundum 370 days ago |
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Lolakins> in good old LMOPQ tradition, here are some helpful French phrases for ya to make your stay in Paris more meaningful:
Greetings:
"You've put on weight"
"Tu as grossi"
(tu ah gro - si)
"Haven't the police found you yet?"
"La police, ne t'a pas encore trouvé?"
(la po - lees ne ta pa zen - cor troo - vay)
General chit-chat:
"Would you stop spitting on me while you're talking!"
"Voulez-vous cesser de me cracher dessus pendant que vous parlez!"
(voo - lay voo se - say de me cra - shay de - su pen - dan que voo parl - ay)
"Reality and you don't get on, do they?"
"Le réalité et toi, vous ne vous entendez pas, n'est-ce pas?"
(le ree - al - ee - tay eh twa voo ne voo zen - ten - day pah nes pah)
"You've got a face that would blow off manhole covers"
"T'as une tête a faire sauter les plaques d'egouts!"
(ta zoon tait a fair saw - teh leh plahk de - goo)
"Are you drunk?"
"Est-ce que vous êtes ivre?"
(es - ke voo zet eevr)
"You have a chive on your tooth."
"Vous avez de la ciboulette sur votre dent"
(voo za - vay de la see - boo - let ser votr den)
"You're a complete moron"
"Tu es completement debile"
(tu eh com - plet - e - men de - beel)
"You get on my nerves
"Tu me peles le jonc"
(tu me pel - e le zhonc)
"As a child, was your cradle rocked too close to the wall?"
"On t'a bercé trop près du mur?"
(on ta ber - say troa pray du mer)
"Idiot", "Fool", "Cretin", "Imbecile"
"Idiot", "Fou", "Cretin", "Imbecile"
(ee - dee - o, foo, cre - tin, Im - be - seel)
Helping Others:
"What did your last slave die of?"
"De quoi est mort votre dernier esclave?"
(de kwa eh mor votr der - nee - er es - klahv)
"I'd help you, but I don't like you."
"Je vous aurais bien aide, mais je ne vous aime pas."
(zhe voo zaw - ray bien ai - de may zhe ne voo zaim - e pah)
"Do it yourself."
"Faites-le vous-même"
(fay - teh le voo mehm)
"Stop bothering me!"
"Parle à mon cul, ma tête est malade"
(parl a mon cul, ma teht eh ma - lahd)
Dealing with Parents of children:
"My God your children are ugly!"
"Mon Dieu, que vos enfants sont laids"
(Mon dyer ke voe zen - fant son lay)
"Your children are very attractive. Are they adopted?"
"Vos enfants sont très beaux. Ils sont adoptes?"
(vo zen - fant son tray boh. Il sont a - dop - te)
"How much for the little girl?"
"Combien pour la fillette"
(com - byen poor la fill - et)
Eating Out:
"How many of your customers have died?"
"Combien de vos clients sont morts?"
(com - byen de vo clee - ent sont moo - ree)
"This restaurant isn't as good as Mc.Donald's"
"Ce restaurant n'est pas aussi bon que le Mc.Donalds'
(se re - staw - ran neh pas o - si bon ke le mac don - alds)
"Did these fish die of radiation sickness?"
"Ces poissons, ils sont mort d'irradiation?"
(se pwu - son il sont mor di - ray - di - ay - shun)
"I think this wine has been drunk before."
"Je pense que ce vin a déjà ete bu"
(zhe pens ke se vin a day - zha e - te bu)
"For dessert, what would you suggest to get the taste of the main course out of my mouth?"
"Comme dessert, que me suggereriez-vous pour effacer le goût du plat de resistance de ma bouche?"
(com de - zert com - en ke me su - zhair - er - i - ay voo poor eff - ah - say le goo du pla de re - zi - stans de ma boosh)
Avez Vous Quelque Chose à Declarer (Do you have anything to declare)
"I like Spain better"
"Je préfére l'Espagne"
(zhe pre - fer les - pan - ya)
"Yes, I am hungry"(Obelix)
"Oui, J'ai faim"
(wi zhay fin)
"Only my genius"(Oscar Wilde)
"Juste mon genie"
(zhust mon zhay - nee)
"Long live Algeria"
"Vive l'Algerie"
(vee - ve lal - zhe - ree)
Visiting
"Whoever painted this place was blind"
"Quiconque a peint cette maison etait aveugle"
(ki - conk a peint set e - mai - zon e - tay a - veugl)
"What an austere house!"
"Quelle maison austere!"
(Kel may - son au - steer)
"It's a bit of a dive, but it has some nice mould."
"Ça fait un peu boui-boui, mais il y a de la jolie moisissure"
(sa fay un peu bwi bwi, may zil ya de la zho - lee mwa - see - syer)
"It could be quite nice if it were decorated with taste."
"Ça pourrait être joli si c'etait décoré avec goût"
(sa poo - ray etr zho - li si se - tay de - cor - ay avec gu)
Commenting on fashion
"You should sue your tailor"
"Vous devriez poursuivre votre tailleur en justice"
(voo de - vri - ay poor - sweevr votr tay - yer en zhu - stees)
"I think the dress is too small for you."
"Je pense que la robe est trop petite pour vous"
(zhe pens ke la roab eh troa pe - teet poor voo)
"Was it difficult to find a tie more obnoxious than you?"
"Est-ce difficile trouver une cravate plus odieuse que vous?"
(Es di - fi - seel troo - veh oon cra - vat ploo zoa - dee - euz ke voo)
Who is this "Grenouille" anyway?
"I have a frog in my bidet!"
"J'ai une grenouille dans mon bidet!"
(zhay en gre - noo - ee dan mon bee - day)
"Your frog has eaten my lunch"
"Votre grenouille a mangé mon dejeuner"
(Votr gre - noo - ee a man - zhay mon de - zheu - ner)
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| posted by Lola 370 days ago |
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Ahhahahahahhaha... "What did your last slave die of?" 
Classic, Fundy, ta. I'll be adopting some of them as my signatures in the future.
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| posted by geraldo 370 days ago |
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good greeting for officials is "ta geule" (shout really loud to sound local!)
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| posted by potpotato 370 days ago |
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Possibly the best hotel in Paris.
InterContinental
PARIS-LE GRAND HOTEL
2 RUE SCRIBE
PARIS, 75009 FRANCE
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| posted by smog 370 days ago |
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Will someone please rid us of this tiresome bear?
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| posted by Paps of Jura 370 days ago |
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Ohhhh is Potpotato... the Tiny Bore ???
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| posted by Load Toad 369 days ago |
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Nothing to do with this thread but is it OK to mix Dynasty* red wine with vodka?
* Die Nastily would be a better brand name.
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| posted by smog 369 days ago |
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For the purposes of unblocking a hotel sink I would say that would be perfectly OK...
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| posted by Load Toad 369 days ago |
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Well I'm pretty unblocked but I think that was cos of lunch today.
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| posted by jesswill 369 days ago |
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I've never heard of this wine
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| posted by smog 369 days ago |
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You lot were to blame for it - it's the bastard son of some joint venture between the frogs and the locals around a French treaty port in China. (In the same way Tsing Tao is the rather nicer offspring of a similar effort by the Germans, and bow-ties as a fashion statement for Chief Executives is the result of the British.)
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| posted by Mazz 369 days ago |
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Hi Lola
I've been going to Paris a lot for Work and Play... hopefully these will help.
Prices depend on where you want to stay (most people chose arrondissement 1-4 because it's central. But I prefer others like #15) and as long as you're near the subway I think you'll be fine.
Google these: Hotel France Albion (3*), Bel-Ami (4*), Hotel Boutique Paris (4*), Alize Grenelle Eiffel Tower (3*). They go from €60 to €350.
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