At a Glance
The location and price cannot be beat, but the rooms verge on the claustrophobic.
Review
Before I went to Brittany to live with a French family for my junior year in high school, my favorite French teacher, a cool Parisienne in her twenties, gave me a list of inexpensive hotels on the Left Bank. This and the adjacent Hôtel Des Deux Continents were on it. More often than not, when I tried to reserve a room that year or the years after when I came to visit, the hotel was sold out. Its following is so loyal that some women have come for the same two or three weeks each fall or spring for more than thirty years.
The rooms are tiny and a bit reminiscent of an elderly aunt’s guest room, so I would recommend them only for single travelers or young couples on a tight budget. For people who love the Left Bank, its location cannot be beat. There’s also a charming little back garden where breakfast is served in fine weather. Steps from Place St.-Germain, around the corner from Le Petit Zinc, blocks from the Seine and lined with antique shops and boutiques, the Rue Jacob has drawn illustrious residents since the 15th century when the nobles first moved over to the quartier.
Who Should Stay
Single travelers or young couples on a budget.
Written by Melissa Biggs Bradley
