When choosing a hotel in Paris, it helps to know what side of the Seine River it is located on. Lodging on the Right Bank is usually more chic and elegant, while hotels on the Left Bank are less formal and cheaper.Frommer's: Paris Hotels Overview

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Featured on both the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List and the Travel and Leisure 500, the Four Seasons Hotel George V is what Frommer's calls "one of the best [hotels] in the world."Frommer's: Four Seasons Hotel George V

1. Location: 8th Arrondissement
2. Rates: 695€ - 11,500€Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris: Rates and Reservations
3. Phone: 800-332-3442, 01-49-52-70-00
4. Amenities: Cable TV, daily newspaper, private bar, WiFi, wired Internet access, 24-hour business servicesFour Seasons Hotel George V Paris: Hotel Fact Sheet
5. Hotel services: on-site spa, gym and swimming poolFour Seasons Hotel George V Paris: Hotel Fact Sheet
6. Check-in: 3 p.m.Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris: Hotel Fact Sheet
7. Check-out: 12 p.m.Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris: Hotel Fact Sheet
8. Critically acclaimed Le Cinq restaurant on premisesFrommer's: Le Cinq

Furnished with artwork from India and Africa, the Hôtel Eldorado has been hailed as "one of the best cheap hotels in Paris" by The New York Times.The New York Times: Paris Chic, on the Cheap (April 22, 2007)

1. Location: 17th Arrondissement
2. Rates: 45€ - 80€Official Site: Hôtel Eldorado
3. Phone: 01-45-22-35-21
4. E-mail: eldoradohotel@wanadoo.fr
5. Check-in: 1 p.m. - 12 a.m.Official Site: Hôtel Eldorado
6. Check-out: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Official Site: Hôtel Eldorado
7. Rooms have no air conditioning, televisions or telephonesThe New York Times: Paris Chic, on the Cheap (April 22, 2007)
8. No hotel elevatorFodor's: Hotel Eldorado Review
9. Some rooms have views of decorated courtyardFodor's: Hotel Eldorado Review

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