Do Paris On-the-Cheapo!

10-31-2007

New York, October 30, 2007 – Paris, the most visited city in the world, is famous for its art, fashion, food, and, yes, tourists. With American travelers facing steep exchange rates, Paris is also becoming known for its high prices. But it doesn’t have to be expensive.

 

EuroCheapo (http://www.eurocheapo.com), the Internet guide to budget travel in Europe, includes moneysaving tips in its guide to visiting Paris (http://www.eurocheapo.com/paris). Tips include:

 

·                     Try a new neighborhood: While the Marais is packed with charming boutiques and fun restaurants, neighboring Bastille offers more budget hotel and restaurant options. Similarly, try the Latin Quarter over St. Germain des Près, and try the area north of the Louvre versus the Champs Élysées.

 

·                     Look for 2-star central hotels: Most of Paris’ central neighborhoods have plenty of quality 2-star hotels with rooms under $150. You may have to give up air conditioning or cable TV, but you’ll be sleeping in the middle of it all.

 

·                     Compare hotel rates across the web: Different reservation websites will offer rooms in the same hotel for varying rates. So, it pays to shop around, or use tools, such as EuroCheapo’s CheapoSearch to compare the rates for you. Here are three deals that popped up during a recent in-house CheapoSearch:

 

1) Hôtel des Alliés – $63-83: Steps from the fabulous Mouffetard market district, you won’t want for fresh baguettes or friendly service.

2) Les Chansonniers – $82-97: This right-bank charmer pays homage to great cabaret stars of the neighborhood, and has modern amenities to boot.

3) Hôtel Utrillo – $98-140: On a quiet block in Montmartre, this gem sits adjacent to the gorgeous Sacré Coeur.

 

·                     Try a prix fixe meal: Prix fixe is a delightful French invention, providing two or three-course meals, with wine, for one low price. Expect to spend $20-30 for dinner, with a two-course lunch costing much less.

 

·                     Stand at the counter: When visiting the café (which you will), don’t forget that beverages and snacks consumed at the counter always cost less than those served at a table. It’s faster, too – and you might just wind up in a conversation!

 

·                     Find free (or cheap) entertainment: Magazines like Pariscope (out every Wednesday) provide extensive listings of free classical concerts, tours, lectures, and more. Don’t forget, too, it doesn’t cost a cent to stare wide-eyed at the Eiffel Tower, visit Notre Dame, or to stroll the Seine.

 

About EuroCheapo:

Founded in 2001, EuroCheapo.com, is a free Internet guide to budget travel in Europe led by a team of travel experts, who show up unannounced, at inexpensive hotels in 24 cities in Europe. They check out the rooms and get a feel for each place.  If they like it, they write a review and list the hotel on their site, providing full, up-to-date information and photos.  EuroCheapo also provides detailed city guides written by their staff of well-traveled industry experts covering topics like transportation, tourist passes, budget airlines, cheap eats, free museums, and alternative accommodations. EuroCheapo has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and Budget Travel magazine, among others. In addition, EuroCheapo was named one of PC Magazine’s “Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites” in September 2007.

EuroCheapo is owned and operated by Over There Interactive and is based in New York City. 

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