Paris Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Hotels and Neighborhoods to Visit

St.-Germain-des-Prés and Latin Quarter

Adjacent neighborhoods, these Left Bank staples capture two sides of Parisian intellectual past and present: the polished cafes and bookshops of St.-Germain, where Jean-Paul Sartre once held court, and the more lively Latin Quarter, anchored by the Sorbonne University. Between them, narrow streets lead to bookshops, art galleries, bistros and the leafy beauty of the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Best for: Bon vivants, romantics, students 
Where to stay: Hôtel Dame des Arts ($$$)
Things to do: Institut du Monde Arabe ($); Musée National Eugène Delacroix ($); Caveau de la Huchette Jazz & Swing ($$)
Where to eat and drink: Tea salon at the Grande Mosquée de Paris ($); Atica ($$$); L’Avant Comptoir du Marché ($$); Ten Belles ($); Plaq ($$)