Top 5 Paris Must-Do’s Near The Hotel Britannique:

1. Hotel Britannique is exactly 10 minutes from Notre Dame Cathedral and Point Zero (also known as Kilometre Zero – all highways are measured from this point; all of Paris is measured from this point… this is the very inner point of the « snail-shape » of Paris).
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2. Hotel Britannique is exactly 5 minutes from Hotel de Ville, which is Paris’ City Hall.
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3. Hotel Britannique is less than seven blocks (less than a ten minute walk) from the Louvre – actually closer if you take another entrance besides the touristy I.M. Pei Louvre Pyramid.
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4.  Hotel Britannique is 3 blocks (less than six minutes) from Pont Neuf – where lovers are seen kissing along the Seine!
5. Hotel Britannique is 3 blocks (less than six minutes) from the major department store, B.H.V., which has a hardware store in the basement (to drop off the husbands who are addicted to Home Depot), and French lingerie, clothing and household goods on the top floors.  In fact, if you love to shop, this is really the perfect hotel-close-to-department-store situation for you.

And an added plus…. the Hotel Britannique is six blocks from the Igor Stravinsky Fountain next to the Centre Pompidou, which houses the Modern Museum of Art in Paris.

Winter sales 2013 Paris , shopping near the Hotel Britannique

No need to take the metro or crisscross the city to take advantage of these Winter sales 2013 Paris : just a few minutes’ walk from the Hotel Britannique you can work your way through all the stores on the Rue de Rivoli. Parisians consider this street to be one of the capital’s best shopping districts.

Paris Ier - Rue de Rivoli

The most well-known store on Rue de Rivoli is probably BHV, just opposite the Hôtel de Ville. Famous for its DIY, lighting and home interior departments, since autumn 2012 it has also offered leather goods, fashion, jewellery and even an extensive selection of shoes !

Make sure you visit the Carrousel du Louvre and its shopping centre spread over more than 10000 m², situated under the Tuileries Garden. Open 7 days a week, it is home to numerous boutiques including Lancel, Louis Pion, Ladurée and Swarovski, and even a very high-tech Apple Store.

Did you know? Rue de Rivoli Rue de Rivoli owes its name to an Italian city, where Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops won a battle against Austria in 1797.
 

Winter sales 2013 Paris : some of the best places to shop near the Hotel Britannique

BHV : 52 rue  de Rivoli – 75004 Paris

• Metro : Hotel de Ville, ligne 1 et 11

Carrousel du Louvre : 99 rue de Rivoli – 75001 Paris

• Metro 1 et 7 : Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre, sortie « Carrousel du Louvre »
• Lancel
• Louis Pion
• Swarovski at Carrousel du Louvre
• Apple Store
• and To restaure Ladurée