a place to stay?

i am planning a trip for my friends: a mix of young married couples, and singles. all but one (or maybe 2) are first timers. please advise a reasonably priced ($100 max.) yet comfortable place to stay.

thanks!!

:-)

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How many people are going? And for how long?

$100 is about 60-70 euros and you may not find anything within that budget depending on the season.

If the trip is shorter than a week, then they might find a hostel of some sort (assuming they are under 27) but hostels are very popular and your chance of getting into one may depend on the season.

If staying over a week, then I suggest renting an apartment/ flat. I actually looked into this when I was planning a trip but I was too intimidated as this was my first travel outside of the U.S. I wish I had rented a flat! It would have been so much roomier and convenient and I could have cooked which would have saved me a lot of money.

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about 15-20 people are planning to go. Paris trip is set to about 3-5 days,and we are looking at ...hmmm...anytime between 3rd week of Oct to 1st week of Nov (2007). we are not really a finicky bunch. so long as there are clean sheets and running water we are all good. ;)and we don%26#39;t really expect to be cooped up in our rooms coz we intend to take in Paris as much as we can! =)

i have to admit im a bit lost (and panicking too). i need something/someone to point me in the right direction here... =(

thanks...

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DalangBukid

I suggest that you make your trip as late in your range as you can so the Rugby fans who stay on for a visit after the games end are gone and anyway November is a lower season so you will have better chances of finding rooms at such low rates for so many and so soon. Is your %26quot;$100 max%26quot; a per person rate? As the earlier poster said, if that is per room, it is a very low budget, especially on short notice.

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BTW I would look at the cheaper larger hotels in chains with locations in the outer arrondissements like the Kyriad group, Etap hotels, and maybe Formule 1 if you all want to stay at the same place

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Faux, thanks a lot for that useful info. perhaps we could go a little beyond that budget.

im still learning (cramming actually, LOL) here..

...the search continues...

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Another vote for renting an apartment!

Peace-

Veggie

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With a group of 15 - 20 wanting a mix of single beds and double beds it will need to be between 3 and 5 apartments. If they want to stay in the same building, or even close to each other, that will be hard to arrange unless they stay in 4 or 5 Citidines style apartments. If it were me, I would prefer to find a large hotel with separate rooms so the staff can do the bedmaking and cleaning each day.

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I agree with Faux, renting a flat would be impractical for such a large group of people and for a trip less than a week.

I think you first need to figure out how many rooms you need to rent and go from there. Just a side note, I think French hotels tend to be small and cramped, so be aware of it when you plan how many people to fit into one room. I am a 5%26#39;3%26quot; 110lb female and I found a 3 star hotel room to be barely comfortable. Definitely small. I hear this is the norm in Parisian hotels.

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i%26#39;ve recharged this topic under %26quot;HELP! planning a trip for 20-30 people%26quot;. i will continue to post there.

thanks for the time and effort spent.

am truly grateful...

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Most less expensive rooms tend to be in smaller hotels and hard to have everyone stay in one hotel. I have not stayed here, but suggest you look into the Hotel Brighton. Its a large hotel near Champs Elysees, Louvre, and metro. Rates for a double start %26lt;150Euro ($200) and perhaps you could arrange a group discount for further savings.