Where to stay in Paris

Elizabeth may I suggest you go online to Booking.com and type in Eiffel Tower there you will get an array of hotels with the prices.  The one good thing about booking. com is that if you decide within a few days of arriving in Paris you find a hotel that you prefer better you can always cancel and there is in almost all cases no charge.  I have been to Paris twice but with Trafalgar who made the arrangements so I have not really paid much attention to hotels and prices.  Good Luck.  Purvis

Hi Elizabeth, I personally can't recommend a hotel but a work colleague recently stayed at Hotel Plaza Etoile and she and her family were happy with it, nothing too fancy but very good, clean, wifi, etc but it's not in your chosen area. I was once an au pair and lived a street back from the hotel and definately can say it's well located, short walk to Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees, good metro connections and a good market nearby. I recommended the area to my work colleague as its so close to everything but at the same time just a couple of streets back away from the tourist drag as many of them don't seem walk beyond the Arc de Triumph. I wouldnt go much further away though as it becomes more residential.

Im not a big fan of third party sites either but have used booking.com a lot and never had a problem. I don't have the luxury to afford to stay anywhere too fancy and have always booked small hotels/b&b's. I also tend to book the cheapest room category unless there's a good deal on, so it doesn't leave much room for any disappointment and probably why I've never had an upgrade either. With anything it pays to do your research.