Champs-Elysées

Best known for the Grand Palais, Arc de Triomphe and Paris’s most famous shopping street, the Champs-Elysées isn’t somewhere most people would think to stay. However, this iconic area is a brilliant base from which to explore the city on foot or by bike. There’s loads for art fans to see; Musée Galleria, Palais de Tokyo and Petit Palais are all located around here. The Marché Président Wilson is a must-visit market that’s packed with stunning fresh flowers and delicious organic produce, while those with a sweeter toth can find late-opening branches of Pierre Hermé and Ladurée. North of the 8th arrondissement is Parc Monceau, one of Paris’s smaller but prettiest parks thats filled with statues and classical columns. Stroll along the banks of the Seine and stop by some of the many pop-up bars and games spaces, or take a ride in the Bateaux-Mouches to see Paris from the water. Swerve the many  tourist traps on the Champs itself (with the exceptions of Le Drugstore and Restaurant Copenhague) and dive down the side streets for a taste of the realer Paris.