The Plug-Inn is a perky little "boutique hostel" situated between the Place Blanche and the Sacré Coeur on a quiet street adjacent to the lively Rue Des Abbesses.

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.

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.

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.

The Hotel de la Tour Eiffel is a two-star charmer with 24 reasonably priced rooms near—you guessed it—the Eiffel Tower.

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.

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 two-star hotel impresses with its super-central location, just off the rue de Rivoli and five blocks east of the Louvre. And given the Flor Rivoli's reasonable rates, you'll forget all about the dated, tight rooms.

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