| | Facilities within the Property |
 Hotel Abaca Messidor is a superior 3 star hotel providing excellent facilities in a charming and cosy atmosphere.
Breakfast: A bright breakfast room welcomes you in the morning where you can help yourselves to the continental buffet breakfast. Please note that breakfast is not included in the room rate. |
 Business facilities: Hotel Abaca Messidor provides 2 meeting rooms with a capacity of up to 20 delegates each.Paper-Board and mineral water included. Video material and residential package on request. Our conference rooms are elegantly designed, perfectly suited for private conversations, business seminars and meetings.
Garden: The hotel has a georgeous "jardin d'hiver" where guests can relax while sipping a cocktail or simply watch the world go by. This idyllic oasis gives the impression of time standing still. |
 Our multilingual staff (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian spoken) knows how to satisfy even the most discerning clientele. Here our guests find a refined atmosphere of elegance and cordiality second to none. For your convenience, the staff of the reception provides concierge services including reservations of guided tours, theatre tickets, fax service, luggage storage and all kind of information about the city.
Additional facilities include private independent parking in front of hotel and lift. Small pets are welcome. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  ADSL Connection | Bar | | Concierge Service | Fax Service | | Ice Machines | Internet Point | | Internet Wireless | Lift | | Luggage Storage | Meeting Room | | Newspaper | Private Parking | | Small Pets Welcome | Wi-Fi | | |
Welcome to Paris! This page was designed especially for you who visit Paris for the first time. The idea is to give you advices to acquaint you with the City of Light, and help you prepare for this exciting trip. Read on!
Prepare well for a stroll:
Once you have settled down in your comfortable hotel room and are getting ready to take your first stroll, take some time to dress appropriately.
First, put on a really good pair of walking shoes to feel comfortable in the Parisian streets. Walking in Paris means stopping often to look at amazing details and buildings. This constant stop-and-go will wear you down if you aren't comfy in your shoes.
Visiting the Eiffel Tower means waiting often over 30 minutes to gain access to the ticket booth, then waiting some more for the elevator on the way up, and waiting some more for the elevator on the way down. So to your feet, a pair of good shoes will make a big difference!
Parisian weather is fickle in springtime and during fall: what starts out as a great clear day can turn rainy and chilly in the afternoon. Pack a sweater and a rain breaker if you are visiting during these seasons. Summer is usually fine (70-85°F), August is generally hotter (80-95°F). Winter is rainy and cold, almost as cold as in NYC.
In any case, take your umbrella along, it may become your best friend- especially if you intend to take pictures of everything. Rain and camera lenses don't like each other.
The Eiffel Tower:
This world-famous landmark was built for the Universal Fair of 1889, held to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. It stands 1050 feet high.
Notre Dame Cathedral:
Work on the Hunchback's gothic home began in 1163 AD and was completed circa 1345 AD. The house of God can accommodate over 6,000 worshippers. No elevator, people with a heart condition should abstain.
Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe:
The Champs Elysees avenue probably only deserves its nickname of "most beautiful avenue in the world" for its lower section, starting Place de la Concorde and ending at Grand Palais. The rest of the avenue mainly features overpriced shops and restaurants - with a few exceptions in the side streets. Walk to the Arch of Triumph, at the top of the avenue, and visit the 50-meter high structure built to commemorate Napoleon's victories.
Montmartre and the Church of the Sacred Heart:
The Romano-Byzantine basilica crowns the Montmartre hill. Its construction began in 1875 and was completed in 1914. Admission is free, except for the crypt and dome (about EUR 5). For a fun ride, go to the Anvers metro station, walk to "Rue Tardieu" and take the "funiculaire" (a one-car train which brings you almost to the top of the hill). Montmartre itself used to be a village outside Paris. The hill is famous for its architectural landmarks, its artistic life, and more recently, for 'Amelie'. It counts no less than 7 museums!
Saint Germain des Pres:
Even today this quarter is associated with the existentialism of the 1950's, with Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir writing at the Cafe Flore, and with Boris Vian and Raymond Queneau. The "invasion" (over the past 30 years) of luxury boutiques is replacing the book stores and cinemas from this aera, although a historical preservation association has now been created to preserve that which still remains.
Place des Vosges:
Its construction started in the early XVIIth century under Henri IV. It was completed in 1612. Initially named 'Royal Square', it was renamed 'Place des Vosges' by Napoleon I as an homage to the inhabitants of the Vosges region who had been particularly quick to pay their taxes. The square is remarkable both by its style (it is lined with 36 buildings, all dating from Henri IV) and by its shops and its little park where Parisians like to loaf on sunny Sundays. |
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