a drink

hello everyone my wife and i are going to paris for the first time on monday 12/03/07 we are hoping to arrive at our hotel around 2230hrs and were (ok i was) wondering will we be able to get a drink at a bar which is just up the road from our hotel (which does not have a bar )

what time do bars etc close?

also can you go to reseaurants just for a drink

anyone please help a thirsty man

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You%26#39;ll be fine! Closing times generally vary between 1am-3am, with some places open later and even a few 24-hour cafes and bars. If you%26#39;re fairly central this is no issue at all.

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The answer to the other question is - no, you cannot go into a restaurant for just a drink, or just dessert... but you CAN go into a brasserie that serves all hours for as little or as much as you want to eat or drink. A restaurant is usually set up just for dining and only serves meals, not snacks or drinks. If you stop and observe thru the windows, you%26#39;ll get the gist of what kind of establish it might be.

What%26#39;s your hotel address..?

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d`anjou

rue louis rouqier 47

levallois-perret-paris

92300

we may be stressed as this is the first time to paris and also the first time we have had to find our own way from the airport to the hotel.

could we get a meal at this time of night and have a drink at a restaurant ?

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Uh, well, you are not staying in Paris at all, but a suburb. I have no idea of the hours in that neighborhood, but in mine, most cafe-bars are closed by 11pm. We do have a %26quot;real%26quot; bar that is open later, but only one.

Best bet is to comatct the hotel directly for what is happening in your %26#39;hood.

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If you have accidentally booked the hotel you mention - ie, thinking that it was actually in the heart of the city, rather than staying there for business or relatives or whatever, exercise your cancellation rights as soon as you%26#39;re able to reserve something in Paris proper. Don%26#39;t cancel anything until you have the new place reserved and confirmed.

For your first trip to Paris, you really want to be within strolling distance of some of the main attractions because strolling around in Paris is like doing so in no other place. In Paris it%26#39;s an absolute pleasure to turn a corner and suddenly see la Tour Eiffel, the bridges across the Seine all lit up in the evening or Notre Dame in all her glory. Do not deny yourselves that pleasure if it%26#39;s at all possible.

Bon voyage.

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The reviews on that budget hotel aren%26#39;t very good so brace yourselves for that...

There *are* however a number of %26quot;cafe/brasseries%26quot; within 200 meters range: (brasseries are ok for drinks only, and stay open later)

 Lomax Restauration

47 r Louis Rouquier 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

fax : 01 47 57 59 42

 Hyde Park Corner

59 r Louis Rouquier 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[86 mètres]

01 47 57 72 44

 Costa et Cie

61 r Louis Rouquier 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[99 mètres]

01 47 59 00 12

 Le Floréal-Barbusse

23 r Henri Barbusse 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[115 mètres]

01 47 57 47 31

 Le Café de France

75 r Anatole France 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[155 mètres]

01 47 57 94 17

 Brasserie du Soleil

5 pl Henri Barbusse 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[183 mètres]

01 49 64 04 11

 Le Boléro de Ravel

37 r Gabriel Péri 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[188 mètres]

01 47 57 98 30

 Real Caffé

21 r Louis Rouquier 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[212 mètres]

01 47 57 22 73

 Le Hoche Café

43 r Gabriel Péri 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[229 mètres]

01 47 57 61 08

 Bar du Metro

10 pl Gén Leclerc 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET

[229 mètres]

01 47 57 60 81

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I agree compltely...find yourself a hotel in Paris if you can. Unless there%26#39;s a good reason for you to be out in the burbs...

Les

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no good reason other than it being in the travel agents window and it was cheap,but as we are not far from the metro it wont be a problem.and yes i have seen one or two reviews and cant bring myself to tell the wife.but its only 3 nights and we dont plan on doing anything in the hotel but sleep.we will cram as much in as we can during the day and have a few pints on a night so sleep wont be a problem.glad there are a few bars etc not far away

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Keep in mind that you%26#39;ll need to be headed for the Metro line 3 by half past midnight at the latest to be sure you get back to the hotel in Levallois before the system closes. If you%26#39;re on the left bank for instance, you%26#39;ll need to build-in even more time because you%26#39;ll have a transfer to line 3 from a north-bound line. Levallois is far enough away from central Paris that you won%26#39;t have the option of walking home. If you miss the last train, you%26#39;ll need to take a cab and they%26#39;re scarce and very hard to hale late at night.

If you%26#39;re staying in the city, you won%26#39;t have that limitation.

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I would not count on those bars in your neighborhood being open late at night. The bar culture in France is very different and I know remarkably few that stay open late. But you%26#39;ll probably have no problem drowning your sorrows at 7 in the morning.

Your travel agent is a thief and should be shot.