Where to stay for 4 nights? Torn between these two areas. In Rue Cler area I%26#39;ve heard good reviews about Hotel Muguet. And in Marais I think I would like to try MIJE hostel.
My first priority is safety, able to walk alone at night. My second preference is beauty - I hope the area is rewardingly cute.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
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Hello-
Not to be offensive or anything- but I may answer differently depending on your age, activity level and what things you like to do. I just got back last week and visited both area%26#39;s. I met some fellow travellers about age 30, who stayed on the rue cler and did not like it. They said nothing really going on to speak of- just the street market. There you are pretty far removed from things if you wanted to explore.
The Marias, IMO, is a bit more lively, and has more to do in the general area.
So, if you want far removed and quiet..I%26#39;d say the rue cler. If you are looking for a bit more activity, I%26#39;d vote for the marias.
Hope this helps!
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I agree with RPL67. Definitely the Marais! A MUCH more interesting and lively area, as safe at night as the rue Cler area. (Paris is a VERY safe city. Just use ordinary common sense wherever you are.)
If you stay in the Marais you will be in an area with a real neighborhood feel to it, with lots of shops and cafes and restaurants in every price bracket. There are street markets and neighborhood shops to buy your picnic goodies at. The Aligre market in the 12th arrondissement, one of the liveliest in Paris, is only a short distance away.
You will be just a few minutes walk from the islands, the Centre Pompidou, the Canal St. Martin, Notre Dame, the Sainte Chapelle, and the Latin Quarter. Plenty of other places, including the Louvre and the Jardin du Luxembourg, are just a little farther to walk.
There are museums (the Carnavalet, Picasso, Cognacq-Jay etc.) in the Marais itself. And some of the oldest and most interesting architecture in Paris, including the Place des Vosges, perhaps the loveliest square in the whole city.
And the liveliest after dark areas are an easy walk away.
Rue Cler? Quieter, certainly. But other than the street market and its immediate environs, there is not much happening, and not many places within walking distance.
If you decide on the Marais, here are two good inexpensive neighborhood restaurants: Le Temps des Cerises on the rue de la Cerisaie (lunch only), and the cafe de la Poste on the rue Castex.
Have a great trip whatever you decide!
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Where to stay for 4 nights? Torn between these two areas. In Rue Cler area I%26#39;ve heard good reviews about Hotel Muguet. And in Marais I think I would like to try MIJE hostel.
My first priority is safety, able to walk alone at night. My second preference is beauty - I hope the area is rewardingly cute.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
For the most part just about ANY neighborhood in central Paris will be safe enough to stroll about at most hours of day or night. It%26#39;s when you get out toward the fringes of the city that some neighborhood get %26#39;iffy%26#39;. But both the 7th--Invalides/Ecole Militaire and the 3rd-Marias will be perfectly safe---though you run the risk of being %26#39;..bored to death..%26#39; at night in the 7th.
Of the two areas, the 3rd-Marais will be the most interesting and active--both day and night. There are several interesting museums--Centre Pompidou (with the Fountain Igor Stravinski and its wonderfully whimsical Sainte Phalle %26amp; Jean Tinguely sculptures)-, Musees Picasso, Arts et Metiers Carnavalet, Cognacq-Jay--lots of interesting shops of all types and descriptions (rue des Francs Bourgeois, rue Vielle du Temple, rue Charlot, rue des Quartre Fils) and plenty of good cafes and restaurants to suit almost any taste, appetite or budget. The area also has many good hotels tto choose from.
There are many who absolutely love the 7th for it%26#39;s quiet in the evenings and wouldn%26#39;t stay anywhere else. It%26#39;s probably a great place for those who subscribe to %26#39;..early to bed, early to rise..%26#39;. The area also has a few good hotels and a few good restaurants. But, it%26#39;s no accident that the busiest spot in the 7th (especially in the evenings) is the Ecole Militaire Metro station, buzzing with people either returning from or leaving for %26#39;..somewhere else..%26#39; in Paris. But apart from the rue Cler %26#39;..enclave..%26#39; there isn%26#39;t much happennin%26#39; in the 7th after 6 PM.
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i personnaly as a tourist would choose the marais, but to live the 7th. anyway there are more restaurants in the marais, but there are also lots and lots in the 7th, i don%26#39;t know where the people have been there but for ex near the invalides there is a street called rue de grenelle where for ex there is l%26#39;esplanade, 7eme sud, just next to this place a very lively place called toumieux rue de la comete, where all the young nice parisians go to have vodkas shots (they have something like 60 differents tastes). in rue de grenelle there are many other restaurants, and in many other places in the 7th. but the marais is nicer, more exhibits in the streets when the weather is nice, the 7th is more dead and residential at night, and well i don%26#39;t know any night club there. so the marais or st germain are the best for me, i%26#39;m not a fan of the 10-13 districts, but i like the 1-8 and 16th.
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rue Cler is boring, go for the Marais, which has much more going on, and is more centrally located to just about everything.
Be sure to try the falafel sandwiches at the Ace du Falafel on the rue des Rosiers.
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I would say go for the Marais, as for the cute area you are looking for, well basically 80% of the apprtments there date back to the 17th and 18th century, beautiful decorations and wrought iron balconies, this is the area where all the nobles used to live at the time and it still shows. It is also more interesting and more lively, closer to the main monuments. I have lived in Paris for seven years, and before that forum, i had never heard of the Rue Cler!
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I liked Rue Cler. Great neighborhood. Easy walk to the tower. Several great restaraunts too.
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The Marais. More lively, more diverse.
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I found the Marais to be lively and entertaining with plenty to see and do within walking distance. Rue Cler has a very nice street market but I thought that that area was somewhat boring a little disappointing. Of course, this is in comparison to the other great places in Paris. You will have a great time no matter where you stay, but I would opt for the Marais over Rue Cler. J%26#39;Adore Paris.
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If you are looking for quiet, stay in rue cler.
If you are looking for a place where things
are happening, stay in the Marais.
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