Paris Overview
Paris: Is any city more closely associated with love and romance? Enjoy a relaxing tour on the Seine, then go all the way to the top of the Arc de Triomphe for a breathtaking view of the city. If it's romance you desire, Montmartre, away to the north on the tallest hill in the city, is the most unabashedly romantic district of Paris, with quiet stairways, little alleys, and deserted squares.
Paris has some of the best museums in the world. Discover treasures ranging from Picasso to Paleolithic carvings. You don't have to stay inside to enjoy the art: the city itself is a masterpiece, with architecture that inspires and celebrates the human spirit.
Whether you're enjoying a picnic by the Seine in the Square du Vert-Galant, sipping coffee in a sidewalk café, or treating yourself to the world's most elegant dining, you're sure to find something you love in Paris.
Places of interest in Paris:
- Arc de Triomphe
- Le Panthéon
- Rue Oberkampf
- The Louvre
- Notre Dame
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Musée National du Moyen Age
- Musée de l'Armée
- Marais mansions
Did you know that one of the most popular ways to see Paris is on foot? Paris à Pied offers three-hour walking tours of the Latin Quarter, the Marais, Montmartre, the heart of Paris, or the renovated glass-roofed passages that date back to the early 1800s. Groups are limited to 6 or fewer, and the price is moderate. Bicycle tours are also quite popular and can be arranged with little advance notice.
Hilton Paris
Situated on the elegant avenue de Suffren right next to the Eiffel Tower, the Hilton Paris enjoys a unique location in the heart of the 'City of Lights'. The hotel offers convenient access to all convention centers and sightseeing areas and provides a wide range of services for business and leisure guests. The guest rooms, restaurant and meeting facilities have undergone a full renovation recently. All 461 guest rooms offer air conditioning, modem lines, voice-mail, satellite TV, video entertainment, mini-bar as well as marble bathrooms. The very spacious Deluxe rooms at the facade of the hotel have private balconies which offer a panoramic view on the Eiffel Tower and the banks of the Seine river. The exclusively appointed Executive rooms on the hotel's top floor include access to the club lounge with seperate arrival and departure service, continental breakfast, drinks, snacks and international press. The hotel features the "Pacific Eiffel", the first Californian restaurant in Paris, with innovative and colourful cuisine in form of 'a la carte' dishes and buffets. Our famous bar, " le Pacific Eiffel" is a popular gathering place for hotel guests and the chic Paris neighborhood. On the hotel's top floor several conference and banqueting facilities offer a unique view over the skyline of Paris. The state-of-the-art "Hilton Meetings" conference centre with board and meeting rooms for 10 to 700 people satisfies the needs of the most demanding meeting participants
While you're staying at the Hilton, visit Bar Suffren, Californian Restaurant Pacific, and the Toit de Paris. Tennis courts and fitness facilities are nearby. If you're in the mood to move, site seeing tours and a a jogging track are available.
The romance of Paris and the elegance you've come to expect from Hilton Hotels will make your visit one you will remember forever.
Directions:
From Charles de Gaulle/Roissy:
Distance from hotel: 32 km.
Drive time: 45
Take Highway A1 to Paris.Get on Peripherique West and exit at Porte Maillot. Follow directions to Etoile/Arc de Triomphe. From the Arc, take Iena Ave to the Iena Bridge. Cross bridge. Turn right at end of bridge, take 1st left and 1st right
From Paris Orly
Distance from hotel: 17 km.
Drive time: 30
Take Highway A6 to Paris. Get on Peripherique West and exit Paris Centre. Turn left and then right. At the traffic light, turn right onto Quai Louis Bleriot. Exit at Bir Hakeim bridge. Cross bridge, then turn left. Take the second right