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.

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 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.

A romantic dream of a hotel, the Hotel-Residence Chalgrin offers 19 vividly decorated rooms in a 19-century mansion near the Arc de Triomphe.

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

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.

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.

Located just north of the Bourse, the two-star Hotel Vivienne provides 45 comfortable rooms in a pretty convenient spot.

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).

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.

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

Located on the busy Boulevard Saint-Michel one block north of the Sorbonne, the Hotel de Suez offers basic, two-star rooms at reasonable rates.

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.

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.