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Who doesn't know the Palace of Versailles?! Versailles and the surrounding area are much more than a magnificent palace, but a bustling city that serves as a center for nature walks in the Chavreuse Valley, ancient aqueducts, magical villages, and everything is really close to Paris.
How do I know? I lived there for ten years in the last house in the city, right inside the forest called the King's Forest, next to a village with an ancient aqueduct called Buc, from which you can continue your journey to a different world from Paris.
True, most tourists come for a day trip to the palace and return toParisBut if you want to combine a bit of Paris history and a bit of nature, lakes, streams, hiking trails and cycling trails, Versailles is right for you.
Hi, this is Iris Boker. Zvi asked me to find you the best places to stay in Versailles and the surrounding area, and when the Francophile asks, I show up :-).
In Versailles, of course, there are luxurious hotels, standard hotels, small and large apartments, and country houses that fit your budget and your plans. I have carefully selected the best places for you based on my familiarity with the place, and recommendations from friends who came to visit me and decided to live in the town for a few days.
Let's get started and find you a great place to stay that will serve as a base for your trips to Versailles itself and...Ile de France.
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Recommendations for luxurious hotels in Versailles
Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace
Anyone who has visited the Palace of Versailles and wants to stay in a place no less magnificent and prestigious, the Trianon Palace is for you.
The hotel offers you luxurious rooms and suites with views of the hotel's manicured park or the Palace of Versailles. The hotel has two restaurants, one of which is owned by Gordon Ramsay and decorated with a Michelin star, a bar, a pool, a fitness center and a concierge who will take care of everything.
The hotel is home to the award-winning Garnier Spa, where you can pamper yourself like Louis XIV. In fact, even more so.
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Le Louis Versailles Château – MGallery
The hotel most associated with Versailles is located near the palace. Several shops and restaurants separate the palaces.
The hotel is decorated in a modern style, with a bit of 1960s glamour. It has two chef-run restaurants, a cool bar, a fitness center, a spa, and a stunning garden in its quiet interior.
The hotel staff is super-kind and speaks English. If you have a car, the hotel has indoor parking – just let us know in advance.
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Hotel Versailles
The Hotel Versailles wants the visit to the palace to continue into your rooms. There's a chance you'll meet a life-size Louis XIV in your room.
Recommended 3-star hotels in Versailles
Hotel des Lys
A charming and cheerful boutique hotel. I stayed there once when I was stuck without a key and looking for a hotel for the night. Excellent location near the train station, the palace and the market square of Versailles.
The rooms are cheerfully decorated with a sense of humor, a rich breakfast (relatively for France), a young bar and a great atmosphere. Do you like small, cute hotels with attention to detail and a smiling staff? I found it for you.
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Mercure Versailles Chateau
Anyone who has traveled to Europe or France knows the “Mercure” hotel chain.
A convenient hotel for trips with children – and the price is accordingly. The Mercure Hotel in Versailles is right near the palace, and was even renovated a few years ago and looks luxurious and cool.
Recommended apartments and houses in Versailles
A young and cool apartment hotel
An apartment hotel located in the city center and offering apartments of any size and for as many guests as you want.
The apartments are all carefully designed and above all cheerful and comfortable, each apartment has a kitchen and living room except for the small studio apartments. The apartments are really close to the palace, and what’s more – close to the legendary Versailles market where you can find everything. Around the market on all sides there are great restaurants and pubs and a young and lively atmosphere.
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Luxurious apartment with patio in the heart of Versailles
A luxurious Versailles-style apartment for five guests, including one bedroom plus a sofa bed for two.
Equipped kitchen, super designed and comfortable living room and exit to a well-designed patio, rich in plants and green with a seating area and dining area, ideal for a family. The apartment is located in the heart of Versailles near the market and the train station and ten minutes from the palace.
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Stunning apartment for 6 guests
An 18th-century building must be next to the palace on the magnificent avenue where the wealthy bourgeoisie who could not live in the palace lived.
The apartment is on the top floor, so it slopes on the sides and gives a special atmosphere. The design is super modern and the view is great. Equipped kitchen, two bedrooms and a double sofa bed in the living room.
The apartment is close to the palace, the huge market, many restaurants and bars in the area and there is a bonus! The owner of the apartment will give you a tour of the city.
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Spacious apartment for 6 – suitable for children
The wonderful apartment is located on Royal Street, right next to my son's clinic, Dorian. I looked forward to my treatments every week because of the amazing boulangerie on the street.
The apartment has 2 bedrooms, one for the children with a bunk bed, a master bedroom and a sofa bed for a couple in the living room. Although it is a little far from the palace it is more of a local Versailles, if you want to feel like part of the city and not the tourist in the city, you are in the right place. Don't forget to try the boulangerie.
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An apartment that feels like a hotel
Small apartment, 46 square meters, for four people. Amazingly decorated, in a new and secure building about two kilometers from the palace.
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