Hôtel Castex 5, rue Castex
75004 Paris
Tél. : 00 33 (0) 1 42 72 31 52
E-mail : info@castexhotel.com
The hotel is in the heart of the:
Marais – Bastille district • Metro (underground):
Bastille (lines 1 – 5 – 8)
Sully-Morland (line 7) • Bus:
Bastille Station: 20 – 29 – 65 – 91.
Bastille - Saint Antoine Station: 69 – 76 – 86 – 87.
Our favourite addresses:
• Carnavalet Museum
23, rue de Sévigné - 75003 Paris.
Sheltering the memories of Paris, this museum offers a journey through more than
140 rooms dedicated to the history of Paris, from its origins to today.
• Glacier Bertillon
Rue Saint-Louis en l’île - rue des Deux-Ponts - 75004 Paris.
This ice cream parlour is renowned for making the best sorbets in Paris!
• Musée d’Orsay
62, rue de Lille - 75007 Paris.
A variety of works dating from 1848 to 1914.
• Notre Dame Cathedral
Place du Parvis. Ile de la Cité - 75004 Paris.
The oldest monument in Paris, glorified by Victor Hugo. Visit the Towers of Notre
Dame. A monument not to be missed!
• Louvre Museum
Rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris.
One of the world’s greatest museums.
• Museum of Modern Art - Pompidou Centre.
Plateau Beaubourg - 75004 Paris.
Modern art.
Numerous temporary exhibits for young and old alike.
• Picasso Museum
Hotel Salé, 5 rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris.
One of the most beautiful collections of Picasso’s works, in a 17th century
manor.
• Luxembourg Garden – 75006 Paris.
Boulevard St Michel, rue de Vaugirard, rue Guynemer, rue Auguste-Comte, rue de
Médicis. 75006 Paris. You’ll appreciate the charm of the Luxembourg
Garden, which retains its 19th century legacies such as a bandstand and a merry-go-round
created by Garnier.
• Place des Vosges – 75004 Paris.
Stroll in the gardens or under the arcades of the Place des Vosges with its regular,
harmonious façades. One of the architectural gems of Paris.
• On
foot:
1 minute on foot from the hotel: Place de la Bastille and its opera.
1 minute on foot from the hotel: All businesses.
3 minutes on foot from the hotel: Place des Vosges.
3 minutes on foot from the hotel: The banks of the Seine.
3 minutes on foot from the hotel: Paris Beach.
5 minutes on foot from the hotel: Ile Saint-Louis.
5 minutes on foot from the hotel: Arab World Institute.
5 minutes on foot from the hotel: Latin Quarter.
8 minutes on foot from the hotel: Picasso Museum.
8 minutes on foot from the hotel: Carnavalet Museum.
8 minutes on foot from the hotel: Jardin des Plantes.
10 minutes on foot from the hotel: City Hall.
10 minutes on foot from the hotel: Notre Dame Cathedral.
12 minutes on foot from the hotel: Sainte Chapelle.
12 minutes on foot from the hotel: Conciergerie.
12 minutes on foot from the hotel: Pantheon.
15 minutes on foot from the hotel: Luxembourg Garden.
20 minutes on foot from the hotel: Louvre Museum.
• By metro/RER/bus:
5 minutes by metro/RER/bus: City Hall.
7 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Louvre Museum.
10 minutes by metro/RER/bus: George Pompidou Centre.
10 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Garnier Opera.
10 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Madeleine.
10 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Place de la Concorde.
10 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Champs Elysées.
12 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Arc de Triomphe.
15 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Musée d'Orsay.
15 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Eiffel Tower.
15 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Invalides.
20 minutes by metro/RER/bus: Montmartre (Sacré Cœur).
DIRECTIONS
• Airports:
Roissy - Charles de Gaulle:
RER B to Gare du Nord station, then take metro line 5 towards Place d'Italie,
get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Orly:
Orlyval to Antony, then take RER B towards Charles de Gaulle or Mitry-Claye to
Châtelet, then take metro line 1 towards Château de Vincennes, get
off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
• Train Stations:
Gare de l’Est station:
Metro line 5 towards Place d’Italie, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Gare d’Austerlitz station:
Metro line 5 towards Bobigny, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Gare Saint-Lazare station:
Metro line 14 towards Bibliothèque to Châtelet, then take line 1
towards Château de Vincennes, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Gare du Nord station:
Metro line 5 towards Place d’Italie, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Gare Montparnasse station:
Metro line 6 towards Nation to Place d’Italie, then take line 5 towards
Bobigny, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
Gare de Lyon station:
Metro line 1 towards La Défense, get off at Bastille, exit rue Saint-Antoine.
(one station).
• Motorway:
Ring road to Porte de Bercy, then take the road along the Seine to the Bastille
exit and rue Saint-Antoine, rue Castex (third on the left). Please see www.mappy.com.
