The hotel is ideally situated in the Latin Quarter, just a few steps from the Luxembourg gardens, near to the Panthéon, the Sorbonne, and the Maison de la Chimie (chemistry) ; the cathedral of Notre-Dame is only 15 minutes walk away. Bus number 27 takes you directly to the Louvre (it passes in front of the hotel and stops in front of the pyramid). Bus number 85 takes you to Montmartre. Bus number 32 will drop you off at the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides, Trocadero and the American Hospital. The open tour double decker bus stops in front of the hotel.

The Luxembourg

The Luxembourg

Practical information:

RER B : Luxembourg
Buses : 21, 27, 38, 58, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 89
Car park : rue Soufflot
Taxis : place Edmond-Rostand ; Phone 01 46 33 00 00

You can book a game of tennis.

The Luxembourg Garden is the ancient royal palace, a green lung full of history and a haven of peace in the Latin Quarter.

It is encircled by one of the largest gardens of the capital (25 hectares).

It’s name, Lucotitius ( from where we get the diminutive “Luco” given to it by the regular visitors) would have been attributed under the roman domination of this suburb of Luticia. After visiting the Luxembourg Gardens, you could very well discover that you have something in common with Marie de Médicis… She too loved this spot. She acquired it in 1612 from the Duke of Luxembourg. She also bought the surrounding land and three years later began the construction of her palace which has been the headquarters of the Senate (upper house of the French parliament) since 1958. Today, the Petit Luxembourg is the residence of the president of the Senate. It comprises the ancient Luxembourg mansion given to Richelieu by Marie de Médicis as well as the cloister and the chapel of a convent founded by the queen. The present Luxembourg museum is the former orangery ; it houses some very fine temporary exhibitions. The gardens still have many statues… which you will discover as the fancy takes you during promenades.

Make the most of your stay at the Elysa-Luxembourg Hotel for it is close to the most original Parisian discoveries : you can take classes in bee keeping (01 45 42 29 08), classes in tree cultivation or gardening, book tennis classes (30 minutes, same day reservation ) or even start to learn the rules of royal tennis (01 45 34 27 84)

The Pantheon

The Pantheon

It is one of the best known monuments in Paris.

It is thanks to Louis XV, obeying an elderly person, that we owe the largest architectural monastic enterprise of the period, the reconstruction of the Saint-Geneviève church, the Panthéon, the construction of which was entrusted to Soufflot. The whole structure, and the beginning of the construction goes back to 1764, was conceived in function with the shrine of Saint-Geneviève, installed in the center of the church, under the dome, clearly visible from any point of the church and particularly full of light. Since then, the original columns have been replaced by massive pillars, windows have been sealed and the enclosed central point has been suppressed. So the interior of this monument has been amply modified…but must still be visited !

For visits : 01 44 32 18 00. Open every day from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, April to September and 10.00 am to 6.15 pm from October to March.

The Sorbonne

The Sorbonne

In 1257, Robert de Sorbon founded a college where 16 poor students, future theologians were given shelter and teaching. The place became the headquarters of the university at the end of the 13th century.

Place de la Sorbonne

In the spring you can have a drink, lunch or dinner, wonderfully seated on one of the beautiful terraces, in a lively and classic atmosphere, a little out of the way of the animated boulevard Saint-Germain.

Boulevard Saint-Michel

This large and particularly lively boulevard, cosmopolitan and young, has numerous book shops, restaurants and fashionable boutiques.