London, Paris, Lyon, Tours

[weeg]

I'm FINALLY booking our summer holiday. Does anyone have any recommendations for hotels and/or restaurants in any of the above. We're getting the Eurostar to Paris, so thinking Euston or Kings cross.

Or really any other top tips.

[Liiisa]

I've only been to Paris once, in 2007, so ask someone else about hotels etc. But my favorite thing there (other than picnicking with long-ago TT'ers) was the Natural History Museum/Grande Galerie d'Evolution. Forget what made me decide to go there, but it was lovely.

[tzarine]

ok my paris favs
musee rodin
musee dorsay for courbet's origin du monde

eats
pierre herme for macaron
polidor bc i loved it when i was a broke student
cafe lipp for the steak frites
richart for chocolat et sorbet

hotel st pierre on rue ecole du medicins
charming place

[kneazle]

I've been to all of those places!

I was there about 3 years ago. The place I stayed in Paris was right by the Metro and really reasonably priced www.booking.com/hotel/fr/terminus-orleans-paris.en-gb.html?aid=304142;label=gen173nr-1DCAEoggJCAlhYSDNiBW5vcmVmaK4BiAEBmAEuwgEKd2luZG93cyAxMMgBDNgBA-gBAZICAXmoAgM;sid=498bfd46518959216d530241d117a517
If you can find one that's open in the summer you can go to a Michelan star restaurant for about $40 each if you go for lunch.

The place I stayed in Tours was being renovated so I can't give a fair assessment but the people were lovely. I did a tour that went to a bunch of different Castles and Da Vinci's house. I also had the worst food in my who trip there.

Lyon - Really liked Lyon but it was hard to find the 'typical lyonese' restaurants because a lot of them were closed for the summer holidays.

[weeg]

Himself has sorted London and Lyon hotels. I'll take a look at those paris ones. Thanks.

[Phar Lap]

I wanted to stay in the 5th arrondissement of Paris (Latin Quarter) and found a lovely family run hotel near Fontaine Saint-Michel called Hôtel du Levant. I booked direct with the hotel. A single room was 85 euro. Breakfast is good, a great selection and very filling.
Hôtel du Levant

The street is lively and touristy, but that was what I wanted, so even at night there was movement and life. Good restaurant two doors up Le sainsev, a pâtissier and chocolatier opposite (Maison Georges Larnicol). Short 200m walk to Metro and RER Station.

[cakemonkey]

You're spoilt for choice for food around kings Cross and st Pancras these days. If you want something special book a table at The Gilbert Scott. They have a set menu (with choices for each course) that is really reasonable.

If not, do a little search on granary square and take a look at what you fancy.

There's a nice little speakeasy style bar in the basement by the tube that has a good cocktail happy hour and some live jazz on some nights. I can dig out the name if you want.

[cakemonkey]

Ps. The last time I went to Paris we stayed in an air bnb in the Latin quarter. It was fab. A proper old style Parisian walk up and just a road from the nearest metro.

If you haven't already I'd recommend you download Citymapper app. We bused it all over Paris using that app.

[wombatrois]

I haven't been to Paris for years, but when I was there stayed in the 5th also, just off the Boulevard St Germain. It was fabulous - anywhere you stumble into for food seemed to be amazing.