11th arrondissement

Located a few steps away from the place de la Républic Square, a local bakery, supermarket, laundry, and many other services are close to the hotel. All rooms are en-suite, with TV, direct-dial telephone, and WiFi in the rooms.

Hôtel de Nemours

Decent

Found among a cluster of two-star hotels off of the place de la République, the Nord-Est has been in the process lately of doing some renovation, bringing some but not all of the rooms up to high three-star standards. Regardless of which type of room you book, the place is quiet and cheerful and has Wi-Fi. It's a good value, and, to top it off, there are often vacancies when all of the hotels in more popular quarters have been booked.

The hotel has been operated by the same family for over 100 years. It's quite proud of the hotel operations' lore handed down through the generations.

Grand Hôtel Nouvel Opera

This little three-star hotel receives pretty much consistently positive reviews on line.

This budget hotel, close to the place de la République, offers a fitness center and free WiFi, though the Marais area is not exactly near. Even though the management touts itself as a funky and affordable place to stay, decide for yourself.