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.

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 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.

A two-star Cheapo standard, the Hotel du Cygne is a budget-friendly pick in a great spot just two blocks from the Les Halles Metro stop.

The hotel offers polished two-star rooms with air conditioning and small baths, just off the Place de la Bastille in a rather bumpin' neighborhood.

We couldn't stop taking photos of L'Ermitage, an elegant hill-top mansion-turned-guesthouse situated in the shadow of Sacre Coeur.

The two-star Grand Hôtel Lévêque currently has a bit of a split personality, offering both traditional and hip renovated rooms at reasonable rates.

The Hotel Esmeralda is a one-star wonder. With a "magnifique" location directly across the Seine from Notre Dame, it offers 16 funky and recently renovated rooms at reasonable rates.

We were captivated by the Hotel Chopin. Located inside a 19th-century shopping arcade, the two-star hotel boasts a setting that’s sure to make romantics swoon.

Nestled along the popular rue Saint-Andre-des-Arts, the one-star hotel is an old-fashioned and creaky Cheapo favorite, popular with families, romantics and artists alike.

Set near the base of the Rue des Ecoles, the two-star Familia Hotel has personality and perks.

The Hotel du 7e Art, aka "the Seventh Art Hotel," is a show-stopper on the picture-perfect rue St. Paul in the heart of the Marais, providing 23 guest rooms which celebrate the "seventh art" of filmmaking.