Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day [Paperback]

Siobh?n Fitzpatrick (Author), Margie Rynn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 29, 2001 | Series: Frommer's $ A Day

Frommer's is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. Our acclaimed $-a-Day series is not for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who've outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Each guide is loaded with detailed listings for mom-and-pop motels, B&Bs, comfortable guesthouses, good-value bistros, and ethnic restaurants. You'll find a bargain-hunter's shopping guide, affordable fun after dark, and complete sightseeing coverage, including the best things to do for free (or almost). Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money.

Every Frommer's $-a-Day Guide is up-to-date, with dozens of color maps and exact prices for every single expense, so you can accurately plan each day's budget. Frommer's knows that affordable travel doesn't have to mean making sacrifices. It's about having fun and getting a great deal!

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), and personally researched by a local journalist, Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day is your key to discovering the real heart of the City of Light. We'll take you to street markets, affordable cafes, neighborhood bistros, and the best excursion areas. We'll also recommend dozens of hotel bargains that make this otherwise high-priced city affordable for anyone. A complete sightseeing guide is supplemented with an entire chapter of detailed walking tours, plus special experiences that only a local would know. You'll even get a handy glossary of French phrases and a free color fold-out map!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Written in the spirit of discovery, as Frommer's guides always have been, and it bears the time-tested pedigree."—Chicago Sun-Times Frommer's Dollar-A-Day guides show you how to travel in style—without breaking the bank. You'll find inexpensive accommodations that don't skimp on comfort. Affordable restaurants where locals go for a good meal. And all the best sightseeing and shopping values. Frommer's Dollar-A-Day guidebooks. First-class travel on a budget. Everything You Need for a Unforgettable—and Affordable—Trip!

• Inviting places to stay, from 18th-century buildings (with 21st-century amenities) to hidden gems for well under $50 a night.
• Great dining at low prices, from $6 meals at a crêperie, to the best prix-fixe menus at bistros, brasseries, and restaurants.
• A complete guide to the city's sights, from the top of Notre-Dame to the catacombs beneath the city; museums, monuments, churches, parks, and cemeteries.
• The best buys, from low-cost high fashion to flea market finds to the best chocolate in Paris.
• Low-cost nightlife in the City of Light: free concerts, reduced-price theater and opera tickets, cabaret, and a bar crawl in the trendy rue Oberkampf.
• Detailed, accurate maps, including the Paris Métro.

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About the Author

About the Author Siobhán Fitzpatrick is editor of www.SistersGeographic.org. She also writes for magazines and newspapers including Women's Wear Daily, Good Housekeeping, ELLE, the New York Post, The Southampton Press, The Women's Times and Natural Health. She lives in Paris. Margie Rynn is a freelance writer living in Paris. Her eclectic resume includes writing for Newsweek International, Time Out New York, and The Amicus Journal, as well as editing publications for the United Nations Environmental Program and acting in a Broadway show.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 8th Book & Map edition (November 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764565400
• ISBN-13: 978-0764565403
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,853,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one book you need for paris, August 20, 2002

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Scott D. Applegate (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day (Paperback)

If you take one book with you to Paris, this is the one to take. Absolutely great book. explains how Paris is laid out. Recommends hotels in various price ranges weather you are looking for a youth hostel to crash in by yourself, or a hotel for the family with amenities to keep the kids entertained.
This book includes current attraction listing along with current times and prices. It will guide you to great restaurants, night life, or attractions by arrondisement. It also includes a Metro Map and a Map of the City and smaller maps of each of the major neighborhoods in Paris. I have been to Paris 4 or 5 times in the past two years and this book has never steered me wrong. It does a great job of ensuring your trip to Paris is everything you hope for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Uninspired, poor layout, August 16, 2007

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Patricia - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day (Paperback)

I brought this book with me to Paris and ended up buying 2 other guidebooks once I arrived there. The maps were hard to use and the suggested itineraries were really just the status quo. I recommend Lonely Planet instead for cheap and unique ideas.