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Select Hôtel (Hotel) 3 star

  • 1 Place De La Sorbonne
    PARIS 75005, FRANCE | View map
  • Price Range: Top end
  • Neighbourhood: 5e
  • Atmosphere: Elegant and Busy

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes In the thick of the Sorbonne area, the Select is an Art Deco mini-palace, with an atrium and cactus-strewn winter garden, an 18th-century vaulted breakfast room and 67 stylish guestrooms.

The rooms are not particularly large, but the design solutions are ingenious - modern baths in an open plan behind the sleeping area, a cupboard where you would least expect it, and a flat plasma TV screen to save the odd centimetre of space. Some rooms look into a quiet but dark courtyard; choose instead those that give on to the leafy place de la Sorbonne which (usually) quietens down after dark. The wonderful 1920s-style cocktail bar with an attached library just off the lobby is a delight. Rooms are air-conditioned thoughout.

Review by author Steve Fallon

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How To Get There

From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):
Distance to the Select Hotel is 30 kilometres, approximately 35 minutes' drive.

Getting there. RER line B trains run from the airport to central Paris. Alight at Luxembourg for the hotel. Line B3 (Roissyrail) departs from Terminal Two and runs to Denfert-Rochereau, St Michel, Chatelet les Halles, and Gare du Nord. Single tickets cost 7.85 EUR and journey time is about 25 minutes. Roissybus shuttles run from all three terminals to Place de l'Opera. Buses depart every 15 minutes, and single tickets cost about 8 EUR. Air France shuttles stop at the Arc de Triomphe. Prices are all subject to change.

Getting around. Paris is easy to explore on foot, and there is a reliable, cheap metro (underground), which runs throughout the city and the suburbs. Buses are a great way to see the city's sights. Tickets can be purchased from bus drivers or from the machines in Metro stations. Regional RER trains run to destinations in the surrounding area. Taxis are available in the streets, but can be hard to find at busy times. Advance booking is recommended.

Driving directions. From the airport, take the A1 in the direction of Paris.
Head in the direction of Garonor and onto Porte de Bagnolet.
Continue in the direction of the Peripherique Sud and onto Paris centre and Porte de Bercy.

Nearby Points of Interest

  1. Sorbonne: adjacent
  2. Jardins de Luxembourg (gardens): 300 metres
  3. Louvre: 2 km
  4. Place de la Concorde (historic square): 3.5 km
  5. Arc de Triomphe: 5 km
  6. Sacre Coeur Church: 6 km
  1. Pantheon: 300 metres
  2. Saint Germain des Pres: 300 metres
  3. Musee d'Orsay: 2.5 km
  4. ChampsElysees (shopping): 4.5 km
  5. Eiffel Tower: 5 km
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Facilities

  1. Air conditioning
  2. Breakfast included
  3. Airport transportation
  4. Laundry facilities
  5. Continental breakfast
  6. Babysitting or child care
  7. Banquet facilities
  1. Bar/lounge
  2. Comp newspapers in lobby
  3. Elevator/lift
  4. Internet public area - wireless
  5. Patio
  6. Television in lobby

Author Tip

When the weather is warm, Parisians of all ages flock to the formal terraces and chestnut groves of the 23 hectare (57 acre) Luxembourg Garden just across the street to read, relax and sunbathe. Here you'll also find the Musée du Luxembourg in the old orangery of the Palais du Luxembourg, which now hosts very prestigious temporary art exhibitions.

Curious Fact

Chapelle de la Sorbonne, the university's gold-domed church built between 1635 and 1642, at the top of the square, is the final resting place of Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), Louis XIII's enlightened but ruthless chief minister.