Holiday Inn Garden Court Paris-Porte De Saint Ouen Hotel

Re: More information about Eiffel Seine Hotel

by Beausoleil

We never eat at the hotel. There is nearly always find a pleasant cafe within a block or two. There is a cafe just beside your hotel that you could check. Unfortunately, that is about the only truly nearby cafe since your hotel is in a business and stadium area. To get to the Eiffel Tower cafes you will have to walk down past some high rises and the stadium to get there.

If you haven't booked, you might want to look for a hotel on the other side of the Eiffel Tower, nearer the tourist areas. There will be more cafes and you'll be closer to the sights. If you only have 4 days, you don't want to spend a lot of time getting to the sights. We love to walk in Paris, but in the older more picturesque areas. You are right on the #6 Bir-Hakeim Metro line so would have good connections. In mid-May, you might prefer walking since it is so beautiful in Paris then. Here are a couple hotels you can look at.
http://www.hotelbelfastparis.com/index.html
http://www.clement-moliere-paris-hotel.com/ (We love the Clement.)
http://www.hotelduchampdemars.com/
http://www.hotelvaladon.com/index.html (Very modern, not picturesque)
http://www.hotel-grandes-ecoles.com/ (Have always wanted to stay here.)

At least look around and see what's available closer to the center of town. The only one of the above we have stayed at is the Hotel Clement where we have stayed several times. It's right in the middle of Paris, loads of cafes nearby, easy walk to most tourist sights and great shopping and very friendly staff. It's in the St. Germain district.

BTW, you can type the hotel address into http://maps.google.com/ and zoom in to see the neighborhood. There is a little yellow-orange man on the zoom control. Pull him down to the street address and you can see actual photos of the street and buildings. It's great to get an idea of what is nearby although the photos are always completely current.

Have fun planning and enjoy Paris.