Located directly across the street from the Sorbonne, the two-star Hotel Cluny Sorbonne offers clean, basic and cheap rooms in a typical 17th-century building (with an elevator).

We were really pleased to happen upon the two-star Hotel Andre Gill, a quiet hotel that packs in budget-minded travelers, offering quality, clean rooms at very low rates for Paris.

A two-star hotel with budget tendencies, the friendly Hotel Jeff offers basic rooms with style among the shops of the picturesque ninth arrondissement.

A good choice for no-frills budget travelers. Hotel Stanislas rests between the Luxembourg gardens and the Montparnasse tower.

One of Paris's remaining "belle-époque" hotels, the two-star Hôtel Bellevue et du Chariot d'Or provides 59 simply furnished rooms along the rue de Turbigo near central Marais.

The two-star Hippodrome is located on a quiet street off the bustling Boulevard de Clichy. It's a friendly, family-run place close to good transportation links and represents a solid value.

Located between the bustling Boulevard St-Michel and the Faculté de Médecine, the two-star Hotel St-Pierre offers 50 rooms at very reasonable rates.

We're happy to report that the two-star Hotel Paris France is quite polished and reasonably priced, located a couple blocks south of the Place de la Republique.

Located across from the Hôtel de Ville (Paris' city hall), the two-star Grand Hôtel du Loiret is classic Paris on the cheap.

The two-star Hôtel Jeanne d'Arc feels like a slightly-funky French country home dropped into the Marais.

Tucked away on the very quiet Rue du Gros Caillou, the two-star Hotel Eiffel Rive Gauche offers straightforward rooms at moderate rates.

The Hotel de Turenne is a two-star Cheapo-friendly hotel with modern amenities and a stellar location.

The charming Hotel du College de France is just down the street from the Collège de France and, not surprisingly, is popular with visiting professors and other studious types.

The Hôtel Peletier Haussmann provides 26 classy, two-star rooms with a nice range of amenities in the center of the chic Opera shopping area.

The 50-room, two-star Grand Hôtel des Balcons is a well situated two-star hotel with some Art Nouveau touches and, you guessed it, loads of balconies.