Hotels in the neighborhood
10 avenue Mac Mahon 75017 Paris
Etoile Park Hotel
Just two steps from the Arc de Triomphe a majestic stone facade 3 star hotel welcomes you in the heart of Paris
41 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75008 Paris, France
Hotel de Sers
The Hotel de Sers captures the best of the Paris experience. A rare place where elegance and style meet, just minutes from the iconic Champs-Elysées and the George V avenue.
15 rue Bassano, 75116 Paris
Hotel Bassano Elysees Paris
4 star hotel in Paris near the avenue Marceau between the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower.
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In 1958 it was just a roundabout and a few buildings. 50 years later it has become the biggest European business centre, packed full of towering office blocks and dominated by the magnificent Grande Arche, almost perfectly aligned with the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre. As a symbol of France's force, vision and tireless stubbornness, you couldn't get much better.
If you're going to La Défense, chances are it's for business, and the simplest way to get there is by métro (line 1 is direct and much more comfortable than the RER line A which also stops there).
Other travel options include tramway line 2 or the train from Saint Lazare. La Défense is also a hub for local buses (details below).
Once your meeting or trade fair is over, you may like to peruse shopping centre Les Quatre Temps, the 2nd biggest in France - 230 shops, a 16-screen cinema, 6,500 parking spaces and a huge hypermarket are just a few of the things on offer.
Cross over the main forecourt and you'll find a large FNAC store in the CNIT building - good for multimedia purchases - and there's even the possibility of a nice stroll, as a walkway has recently been opened stretching beyond the Grande Arche into the town of Nanterre. The perfect antidote to the stress that a big city (or a big meeting) can bring.
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More informations
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Metro 1 :
Esplanade de La Défense, La Défense Grande Arche
RER A :
La Défense Grande Arche
Bus BAL, 73, 141, 144, 159, 161, 174, 178, 258, 262, 272, 275, 276, 278, 360, 378
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