PageRank Checking Icon

easyJet Holidays Paris City Break Expert

Over 300 pastry shops for just $4.99!

About Secrets of Paris

American-born travel journalist and guidebook author Heather Stimmler-Hall created the Secrets of Paris in 1999 to share the hidden side of the City of Light. Discover what you've been missing:

* Private Customized Tours
* Free Paris Resource Guide
* Calendar of interesting Paris events
* Opinionated Hotel Reviews
* Monthly Secrets of Paris newsletter
* Secrets of Paris Videos

Read more about the Secrets of Paris here

Calendar of Paris Events

June 2-3
This weekend is the Portes Ouvertes at Les Frigos! Check out the artist studios in one of the most famous former squats in Paris. In the 13th (near the Bibliothèque Mitterrand, just off Rue de Tolbiac), ree entry, Saturday (2-10pm) and Sunday (2-8pm).

June 8-10
Nearly 6,000 feathered and sequinned costumes, designed and made in the workshops of the Folies Bergère, one of the world’s most prestigious music-halls, are going on auction at the Palais de la Bourse (Place de la Bourse, 2nd) over three sessions (two catalogued sales on Saturday 9th at 6pm and Sunday 10th at 4pm, one non-catalogued sale of costumes, accessories, notions and supplies). To this magnificent set of lots will be added a hundred posters and programmes recounting a century of revues, original musical scores composed for Folies Bergère revues and drawings by famous fashion illustrator Erté. Public exhibition of the collection from 2-6pm on Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturday, 10am-3pm on Sunday.

June 17
It's time yet again to don your most fashionable hat and a picnic basket and head up to Chantilly for the annual Prix de Diane at the Chantilly Hippodrome. It's Ladies' Day at the races, and the fashions might overshadown the horses, but overall it's a fabulous day out for free (well, if you can get out there by train or car or helicopter). Check out one of my posts from the 2010 event with photos.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL CALENDAR

Heather's Lady's Guide to the Sexy City

 Sign-up to the Secrets of Paris newsletter and get "Heather's Top Ten Tips for a Stress-Free Visit to Versailles"

Secrets of Paris gives 10% of all tour fees
to the French food bank, Les Restos du Coeur

« Résidence du Palais | Main | Amarante Beau Manoir Hotel »
Thursday
Jun152006

Jardins du Marais

Hotel Jardins du Marais
74, rue Amelot,11th
Tel 01 40 21 20 00
M° Saint-Sébastien-Froissart

http://www.homeplazza.com

Les Jardins du Marais hotel is on a great little street in the 11th, right on the edge of the Marais and the Place des Vosges (five minutes on foot). Completely renovated and updated in 2004 with an Art Deco theme, the hotel looks small when you first enter the lobby, then you see the amazing courtyard garden through the restaurant’s glass conservatory windows. The hotel is made up of all of the buildings surrounding the courtyard, including the historically listed workshop of Gustave Eiffel, so all rooms have a view of the greenery and statues. The business center and fitness center opened after I visited, so I haven’t seen them yet. Rooms have A/C, WiFi, and pay movies. Some rooms have a mini kitchen. 201 rooms, 64 suites.  Doubles  €150- €180.

PrintView Printer Friendly Version

EmailEmail Article to Friend

Reader Comments (2)

Must be a while since you checked the rates here, Heather.
May 31, 2008 | Unregistered Commentereaaj
Well Eaaj, it is dated 2006, so it has been awhile, however if you're referring to the rates on the internet or the "rack rate", I can tell you from experience that this hotel almost never charges those rates. If you have been a guest recently and have the current rates, you could be a tad more helpful by posting them here.
Heather
June 2, 2008 | Registered CommenterHeather

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.