Hôtel des Métallos

Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville


Close to Marché Popincourt, whose stalls set up along bd Richard Lenoir on Tuesdays and Fridays, this modern hotel is a bright space with 32 well-equipped rooms and spacious communal areas. Breakfast costs €10 and, handily, there's a €3.50 petit dej 'sur la pouce' ('on the run') – pastries and a hot drink to take away – available from 7am.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville attractions

1. Église St-Ambroise

0.27 MILES

Built between 1863 and 1868 on the site of a former church, Notre-Dame de la Procession, this distinctive church with twin towers rising 68m was designed…

2. Le MUR

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Meaning 'the wall' but also standing for Modulable Urbain Réactif (Modular Urban Reactive), street-art canvas Le MUR, on the southern side of the building…

3. Brasserie BapBap

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BapBap, whose name means 'Brassée à Paris, Bue à Paris' (Brewed in Paris, Beloved in Paris; the latter a twist on 'drunk in Paris', as in 'consumed in…

4. Square Maurice Gardette

0.37 MILES

In the heart of the vibrant 11e, this square was first laid out in 1872 on the former site of the Ménilmontant slaughterhouses, and in 1979 was…

5. Atelier des Lumières

0.43 MILES

A former foundry dating from 1835 that supplied iron for the French navy and railroads now houses Paris' first digital-art museum. The 1500-sq-metre La…

6. Musée Édith Piaf

0.47 MILES

This private museum in Ménilmontant, some 1.5km from the birthplace of the iconic singer Édith Piaf and closer to her final resting place in Père Lachaise…

7. Musée National Picasso

0.53 MILES

One of Paris’ most treasured art collections is showcased inside the mid-17th-century Hôtel Salé, an exquisite private mansion owned by the city since…

8. Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

0.53 MILES

Founded by renowned French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) and his portrait-photographer wife Martine Franck (1938–2012), this…