Patricia Recommends:  Paris Hotels and Apartments           La Villa (31 rooms) 29, rue Jacob, Paris 6 Tel: 01.43.26.60.00; Fax: 01.46.34.63.63 Email:hotel@villa-saintgermain.com Email and Internet access possible from the room. Situated in the artistic and cultural heart of Paris, La Villa Hotel is delighted to welcome you in a contemporary decor. Its features and colors, blended with precious material, marble and fine wood offer the traveller a haven of peace combining comfort, well-being, charm and technology. From 260 euros ("comfort") to 450 euros for a junior suite. Breakfast is 15 euros.   Hotel des 2 Continents (41 rooms) 25, rue Jacob, Paris 6 Tel: 01.43.26.72.46; Fax: 01.43.25.67.80 Email and Internet access possible from the room Country decor (lots of florals and plaids) 132 - 186 euros, including taxes. Breakfast 10 euros, or 10.60 euros if served in the room. >>Room Tour   Hotel de Fleurie (29 rooms) 32-34, rue Grégoire-de-Tours, Paris 6 Tel: 01.53.73.70.00; Fax: 01.53.73.70.20 Email and Internet access possible from the room 130 euros for a single, 183 euros for a double, and 312 euros for a family suite. Breakfast 9 euros. Taxes included.   Hotel d'Angleterre (27 rooms) 44, rue Jacob Paris 6th Tel: 01.42.60.34.72 Fax: 01.42.60.16.93 Email: reservation@hotel-dangleterre.com Website: www.hotel-dangleterre.com Internet access from the room and the living room. The luxurious Hôtel d'Angleterre where writer Ernest Hemingway stayed in 1921 used to be the English Embassy in the XVIII century. Furnished with beautiful antiques, the hotel boasts not only an elegant old staircase but also a little courtyard, replete with flowers, where you can have breakfast in good weather. Rooms are spacious and the décor is equally impressive. Each room is individually decorated and equipped with Cable TV, a safe and a hair dryer. Rates from 135 Euros for a standard room to 290 Euros for a suite. Complementary Breakfast. City tax of 1 euro / person / day. >>Room Tour   Millesime Hotel (21 rooms) 15, rue Jacob, Paris 6 Tel: 01.44.07.97.97; Fax: 01.46.34.55.97 Email: reservation@millesimehotel.com Email and Internet access possible from the room Extremely pleasant place. Room on top floor is very large with high A frame ceiling, not very Parisian in decor (feels like a big Idaho mountain lodge). Twin room is cuter and still pretty big by French hotel standards. Rates from 150 euros for a single to 210 euros for the 5th floor room. Continental breakfast 12 euros, breakfast buffet 15 euros. Taxes included.   Hotel Prince de Conde (11 rooms) 39, rue de Seine, Paris 6 Tel: 01.43.26.71.56; Fax: 01.46.34.27.95 Email: princedeconde@wanadoo.fr Website: www.prince-de-conde.com Email and Internet access possible from the room In the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Prince de Conde offers guests the hushed atmosphere of a private house. Located behind the Institute de France, two minutes from the Pont des Arts, the hotel benefits from its quiet streets surrounding and charm of the old stones. With only 11 rooms, this address confidential lends itself to a runaway romantic at the heart of Saint-Germain des Pres. The decoration Empire is refined and offers a high level of comfort. The rooms are dressed in bright colored fabrics and subtle and the top floor suite with Jacuzzi opens onto the steeple of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Dome of the Institut de France. Finally, with its walls and vaulted stone dating from the seventeenth century, the breakfast room is a full of charm and a small lounge with a fireplace and library is available to customers.  Rates from 195 euros for a double to 280 euros for a junior suite.  Breakfast 13 euros. Taxes included.     Hotel le Regent (25 rooms) 61, rue Dauphine, Paris 6 Tel: 01.46.34.59.80 Fax: 01.40.51.0507 Email: hotel.leregent@wanadoo.fr Website: www.regent-paris-hotel.com Email access possible from front desk only Rates from 140 euros to 210 euros, taxes included. Breakfast 10.67 euros.       Relais Christine (34 rooms, 17 suites) 3, rue Christine, Paris 6 Tel: 01.40.51.60.80; Fax: 01.40.51.60.81 Email and Internet access possible from the room Prices vary from 320 euros for a standard room to 700 euros for a suite with two baths, terrace and private garden. Includes taxes. Breakfast "parisien" 20 euros, breakfast buffet 25 euros.       Hotel des Saint-Peres (39 rooms) 65, rue des Saints-Pères, Paris 6 Tel: 01.45.44.50.00; Fax: 01.45.44.90.83 Email and Internet access not possible. No dogs accepted. Rates 105 - 195 euros, taxes included. Breakfast 11 euros.       Hotel de Buci (24 rooms) 22, rue de Buci, Paris 6 Tel: 01.55.42.74.74; Fax: 01.55.42.74.44 Email: hotelbuci@wanadoo.fr Email and Internet access possible from the room Location, location, location. Rates 210 -280 euros, including breakfast and taxes.     Hotel d'Aubusson (25 rooms) 33, rue Dauphine, Paris 6 Tel: 01.43.29.43.43; Fax: 01.43.29.12.62 Email and Internet access possible from the room Right across from the Passage Dauphine, real Aubusson tapestries in the reception rooms; parking garage under hotel for 20 euros / day. 250 - 390 euros, including taxes. Breakfast 20 euros.     Le Madison Hotel (54 rooms) 143, boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 6 Tel: 01.40.51.60.00; Fax: 01.40.51.60.01 Email and Internet access possible from the room Children under 12 stay free in parents' room, animals accepted (13 euro) 158 - 390 euros, including breakfast. (Add 15 euros daily to those rates in the high season months, June, September and October.) >>Room Tour     Hotel des Marronniers (37 rooms) 21, rue Jacob, Paris 6 Tel: 01.43.25.30.60; Fax: 01.40.46.83.56 Email and Internet access possible but not guaranteed from the room 110 - 200 euros, breakfast 10 euros, or 12 if served on the veranda. Hotel Verneuil 8 Rue de Verneuil - 75007 Paris France Tel 33-(0)1 42 60 82 14 Fax 33-(0)1 42 61 40 38 Email : info@hotelverneuil.com Web: http://www.hotelverneuil.com Hotel Verneuil is situated in a small 17th Century building, in a very quiet street just off Saint Germain des Prés, in the heart of Paris. 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