Hotel Le Colbert * * * *

7 Rue De L Hotel Colbert - 75005 Paris

Hotel description

Location. Historic Hotel Le Colbert is located on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris, France, 200 metres from Notre Dame Cathedral. The Latin Quarter and Luxembourg Gardens are 500 metres away and the Louvre and Eiffel Tower are both within five kilometres of the hotel.
Hotel Features. Occupying a romantic 19th century mansion with a courtyard, Hotel Le Colbert has a lobby lounge with gold decorated chairs, fireplace and cocktail bar. There is a 24 hour front desk, and wireless Internet connections are available.

Full buffet breakfast (surcharge) is served in the Breakfast Room, situated on Hotel Le Colbert's lower ground floor in a converted cellar.

The hotel has a games room. Beauty treatments and in room massages can be booked through reception.

Guestrooms. Decorated in French country house style with antique furniture and a light blue and beige colour scheme, the hotel's 39 air conditioned guestrooms all have minibars, satellite television, dial up Internet access (surcharge) and safes. Some rooms have views of Notre Dame while others look out over the hotel's courtyard. The marble bathrooms have bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.

Expert Tip. In front of Notre Dame Cathedral is the Crypte Archeologique, an intriguing underground museum in Paris which contains the remains of the church that predated the cathedral as far back as the Roman era.

hotelAttractions

Area Attractions:Musee du Louvre Vast scrums of people puff and pant through the rooms full of paintings sculptures and antiquities, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. If the clamour becomes unbearable, your best bet is to pick a period or section of the Louvre and pretend that the rest is somewhere across town.Centre Georges Pompidou The Centre Georges Pompidou, displaying and promoting modern and conte mporary art, is far and away the most visited sight in Paris.Notre Dame The city's cathedral ranks as one of the greatest achievements of Gothic architecture.Musee d,Orsay Spectacularly housed in a former railway station built in 1900. Inside is a trove of artistic treasures produced between 1848 and 1914 including highly regarded Impressionist and Post impressionist works.Eiffel Tower This towering edifice was built for the World Fair of 1889, held to commemorate the centenary of French Revolution.Avenue des Champs Elysees A popular promenade for the ostentatious aristos of old, the Avenue des Champ ?lys

Nearest Attractions

[A] Notre Dame de Paris 0.2 Km
[B] Ile de la Cité 0.4 Km
[C] Latin Quarter 0.5 Km
[D] Île St. Louis 0.6 Km
[E] 0.6 Km
[F] Panthéon (Paris) 0.6 Km
[G] Jardin du Luxembourg 0.8 Km
[H] Beaubourg 0.9 Km
[I] Centre Georges Pompidou 0.9 Km
[J] Saint Germain des Prés 1.1 Km
[K] Marais 1.1 Km
[L] Jardin des Plantes 1.2 Km
[M] Louvre 1.4 Km
[N] Au Bon Marche 1.8 Km
[O] Montmartre 1.8 Km
[P] Lyon Train Station 1.8 Km
[Q] Montparnasse 1.9 Km
[R] Musee d'Orsay 1.9 Km
[S] Tuileries 2 Km
[T] Montparnasse Train Station 2.4 Km

Directions

From Paris Orly Airport (ORY):
Distance to Hotel Le Colbert is 20 kilometres, approximately 30 minutes' drive.

Getting there. Shuttles run between both terminals and the airport train station. The RER line C train stops at Porte Maillot, Invalides, St Michel Notre Dame, and Gare d'Austerlitz. The Air France shuttle travels to Gare de Montparnasse. The Orlybus shuttle goes to Denfert Rochereau metro stop. The hotel's closest metro stations are Notre Dame and Maubert Mutualite. Taxis to the city centre cost about 34 EUR 45 EUR (45 EUR 55 EUR at night). Prices are all subject to change.
From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):
Distance to Hotel Le Colbert is 35 kilometres, approximately 45 minutes' drive.

Getting there. RER line B trains run from the airport to central Paris. Line B3 (Roissyrail) departs from Terminal 2 and runs to Denfert Rochereau, St Michel, Chatelet les Halles, and Gare du Nord. The hotel's closest metro stations are Notre Dame and Maubert Mutualite. Single tickets cost 7.85 EUR and journey time is about 25 minutes. Roissybus shuttles run from all three terminals to Place de l'Opera. Buses depart every 15 minutes, and single tickets cost about 8 EUR. Air France shuttles stop at the Arc de Triomphe. Prices are all subject to change.

Getting around. Paris is easy to explore on foot, and there is a reliable, cheap metro (underground), which runs throughout the city and the suburbs. Buses are a great way to see the city's sights. Tickets can be purchased from bus drivers or from the machines in Metro stations. Regional RER trains run to destinations in the surrounding area. Taxis are available in the streets, but can be hard to find at busy times. Advance booking is recommended.