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Hotel Saint Dominique |
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Address:
62 Rue Saint Dominique
Zipcode: 75007
Area: Eiffel Tower 7th
Metro: La Tour Maubourg (8)
The Saint Dominique Hotel, housed in a fully converted 18th century convent, lies in a quiet street in the very heart of Paris, between the Eiffel Tower and the Invalides, near the splendid Champ de Mars gardens and the Alexander III bridge. The district offers excellent shopping and dining opportunities and boasts excellent transport links to the rest of the city. Comfortable and functional rooms, a very stylish breakfast room and the convenience of Wi-Fi Internet connection are just some of the many features of this hotel. The elegance of its design and furnishings offers an extremely charming environment.
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Nearby |
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Invalides & Napoleon's Tomb
The group of buildings
'Hotel des Invalids' was ordered by Louis XIV the ('Sun
King') to house the king's old soldiers. A year later he commissioned
the Eglise du Dome, a magnificent Baroque church with its beautiful
gold-leafed dome, which holds the impressive tomb of Napoleon. Napoleon
was brought here from his grave in St. Helena where he was exiled,
to fulfill his last wish to be buried 'on the banks of the Seine among
the people of France whom I have loved so much. In the complex is
the Army Museum with the largest collection of militia in the world.
Leading from the impressive forecourt of the Invalids with its captured
canons runs the tree-lined Esplanade des Invalides to the grand Pont
Alexandre III a gift from Czar Alexander to commemorate the 1892 French-Russian
alliance.
Musee Rodin
Musee
Rodin housed in the magnificent Hotel Biron. August
Rodin originally rented rooms in the Hotel for living and as a studio.
There were plans to destroy the house but in 1916 the French government
agreed to convert it into a museum for him. The museum now houses
his sculptures, academic paintings and sketches. There are also
several works by Camille Claudel, the talented sculptor who became
Rodin’s muse, model, and lover at the age of 17. He was nearly
50. The lovely garden is a setting for some of Rodin’s best
known works including ‘The Thinker’, ‘The Burghers
of Calais, and ‘The Gates of Hell’.
Parc du Champ de Mars
The Champ de Mars was the site in 53 BC that Julius Caesar finally
conquered the rebellious Parisii tribe and later, in 886, the Parisians
beat back the invadingVikings. However, it acquired its name during
the time of Napoleon I when it was used as a drill ground for the
adjacent Ecole Militaire (Military School). Louis XV and his mistress
Madame de Pompadour commissioned the Ecole Militaire, and it was
here young Napoleon, aged 15, arrived from Corsica and enrolled
in the Military Academy.
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Top Pick around Eiffel Tower 7th
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Amenities
• Lift/elevator
• Pets accepted
• Credit card accepted
• Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
• Room service - limited hour
• Front desk - 24 hour
• Front desk - fax service
• City tour
• City maps
• Tourist information
• Luggage room
• Heating
• Hairdryer available on request
• Safe box
• Mini bar
• Direct dial phone
• Cable TV
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Map
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User Comments |
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based on 50 reviews
Very very convenient location and the people were very very nice to us, despite our lack of French language skills. - Moll Frederick (May 6, 2005)
Location, Location, Location. If you prefer a small and quaint place over a large-scale hotel with all the ammenties...than this is definitely the place for you. Its a five minute walk from the Eiffel Tower, Invalides, and other nearby attractions. The street also has many cute bread, flower, stationary, book, and clothes shops...there is even a grocery mart down the road. VERY CONVENIENT, SAFE, AND SMALL :) - Johnson Brie (Feb 20 , 2005)
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