Hotel De La Bourdonnais

Location. The Hotel De La Bourdonnais in Paris, France is on a tree lined avenue between Les Invalides and the Champs de Mars, with the Eiffel Tower and the Rue Clerc street market two blocks away. The Musée Rodin and Seine boat tours are three blocks from the hotel. Less than three kilometers away are Paris landmarks including Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre, and Notre Dame Cathedral. Charles de Gaulle Airport is 22 kilometers from the hotel.

Hotel Features. Resembling a French town house, the Hotel De La Bourdonnais has been owned by the same family since 1962. Set on a tree lined avenue, the hotel is in an elegant residential neighborhood. Hotel amenities include a multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers and coffee in the lobby and safety deposit boxes.

Buffet breakfasts are served in the hotel's indoor garden surrounded by glass walls and lush foliage. The lounge has a computer with high speed Internet access available for a fee.

Guestrooms. The 54 guestrooms at the Hotel De La Bourdonnais are furnished with French antique style furniture and fabrics. The neutral, warm colors on the walls are complimented by the jewel tones in the drapes and bedcoverings. Amenities in the guestrooms include in room safes, minibars and private bathrooms. The bathrooms are decorated with pale blue and white tiles and offer handheld showers. Guestrooms on the sixth floor have patios. Dial up Internet access is available for a fee.

Expert Tip. Les Invalides, three blocks from the hotel, consists of a complex of buildings containing museums and monuments, all relating to France's military history. The most notable tomb at Les Invalides is that of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 1821) in the crypt under Mansart's dome. A popular tourist site today, Les Invalides is also the burial site for some of Napoleon's family, for several military officers who served under him.