Grand Hotel Dore Paris

Grand Hotel Dore

Address: 201 Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris

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Metro: Daumesnil

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The Grand Hôtel Doré Paris has been completely renovated with warm and noble materials, to live up to the expectations of both a business clientele and tourists eager to visit Paris. The hotel has been reopened in April 2006 to be a 3 star. For over a century, the Grand Hôtel Doré Paris has been an ideal and pleasant haven in the heart of Paris for visitors to the capital. The Grand Hôtel Doré opened its doors at the beginning of the 20th century. It is one of those Parisian hotels of charm and character combining French tradition with a contemporary approach, which has always earned Paris its reputation. Managed by one of the oldest families in the hotel business, the Grand Hôtel Doré has become a place where business travellers and tourists mingle with pleasure.

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Bercy
A little further east is the Palais Omnisports, sports stadium and concert venue, and Bercy, Cour St. Emilion, a new complex with shops, bars and restaurants built on the site of warehouses where the wine shipped up the Seine by barge was stored. There is also a great new 18 cinema complex, many showing films in V.O. (Version Original). All showings before 12:00 AM only 4.90 Euros. Fast access to the center of Paris on the new Madeleine-Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand metro Line #14.

Bois de Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes is directly east of Paris and complements the Bois de Boulogne to the west; both built by Napoleon III and his director of works, Baron Haussmann. It is a lovely park with its imposing mediaeval castle, Chateau de Vincennes. It contains Parisí main zoo, famous floral gardens, and a large lake with genuine Buddhist Temple at its edge. Concerts and exhibitions are held during the year. In April or May the biggest Fun Fair in France, Foire du Trone, is held here.

Museum of African and Oceanic Arts
This museum is near the Bois de Vincennes, Zoo entrance, was built for the Colonial Fair of 1913. It is worth a visit just to see the concrete building, which is a blend of Art deco and neo-Greek architecture. Inside, an extraordinary mural (1,300 square meters), honors the French colonial experience In 2004, the museum will move to the new museum being built near the Eiffel tower. There is also Parisí Tropical Aquarium in the building. Metro: Porte Doree.

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