One Weekend In Paris

I probably don't have to convince anyone that Paris is worth a visit.
So I just assume the city is well known, spare you a long introduction and focus on what I want to convey.

Accomodation:
We were staying in a hostel, right in the 1st arrondisement of Paris, just around the corner of the Louvre. But living that central doesn't come too cheap. But 27 €/pp and night including breakfast sounded very reasonable to me, even more considering prices in Paris in general.
I was really satisfied with the hostel and we had no problems whatsoever so check it out (no worries I don't get commission (: )

Going out:
Well yes, I'm student and even during travelling I have to satisfy my "going out urge" every now and then. So here some advice on the really interessting stuff :)

Thanks to prices in Paris we only went out clubbing once.
We chose to go to the Rex Club just a 15 minute walk away from our hostel.
Let's not mention the prices, but I can tell you the music is really nice in there! (Varying program, minimal & house when we where there)
I can totally recommend this club if you're into that kind of music, but should you really do get bored in there, drinking is no option (see remark about prices above).

And if you're not really into clubbing but still like sitting around, chatting while having some beers and a nice view, grab a six pack of beer head up Montmartre and have those beers while enjoying a spectacular view of Paris.

Outlook - One weekend in Paris

Paris! French capital, city of love, namesake of Paris Hilton, cradle of the baguette, Revolution and condoms, right?
Well partly! ;)
To find out what is happening and what has happened in Paris for real and to break down stereotypes and prejudices, 2 friends and myself will endeavour in a massive 1200km road trip to provide our readers with previously undisclosed insider information!
As we are meeting up and spending our weekend with ca. 10 french friends we'll probably spent some time partying as well.
But don't be dishearted we'll return with juicy advice on where to find the party in Paris!

How to get there:
Regarding our choice to get to Paris all the way by car, I have to say that we jointly wanted to go for the cheapest available option, well aware that this road trip will take us around 13 hours.
Since I only started looking out for cheap flights around a month before this trip should take place and the fact that we've been restricted to a certain date, we couldn't find a cheaper return ticket than 170 Euros. but if you start looking a bit earlier and are free to choose a date I estimate you"ll find a return ticket for around 100 Euro (+-).
One option to search for cheap flights: www.skyscanner.net


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Accomodation:

One piece of information in advance, finding budget accomodation in Paris is not easy!
You'll find plenty of places regarding themselves as being budget options, but many of them are still very pricy.
After a long search we eventually decided to settle for the BVJ Louvre.
It offers dormitory accomodation for 29 Euros pp and if you're a group of at least 10 ppl you'll get a discount and end up paying 25 Euros pp.
Additionally the Hostel is located in the heart of Paris, the Louvre and the Champs Elysee are literally just around the corner, as depicted in the following map:


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So that's all there is to say for now.
An exclusive review will go online in the course of next week.
In this spirit, salut et a bientot!

Patrik