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A secret hideaway in a lovely part of Paris, the two buildings that make up this 51-room hotel are set around a garden. The rooms are attractively decorated and the location is perfect for exploring the Latin Quarter.

The flower-filled Lenox is close to Montparnasse cemetery, and despite the price, rooms are clean, with modern facilities. Some are on the small side so ask for a larger room: there is also a top-floor suite.

This charmingly modest hotel offers unique character and a Left Bank location at bargain prices. The rooms are tiny, but for a cheap bolt-hole and truly Parisian Bohemian feel, it can’t be beaten.

Book well ahead for a room in the Keppler, with its inexpensive prices in an expensive part of Paris. Rooms are spacious and provide the basic comforts – a few have balconies. The management ensures that cheap prices do not mean cheap service.

The only thing grand about this hotel is its name, but it remains a favourite with those needing budget accommodation in Paris. Despite the price, almost all rooms have fans, phone, TV, hairdryer and even a modem socket.

If you want a cheap central hotel, they come no cheaper nor more central than the Lille, just a minute’s walk from the Louvre Museum. Rooms are clean but basic, and there is no breakfast and no elevator serving the five floors.

You may not get luxury but you do get a friendly atmosphere and access to the sights of Montmartre.

Delightful hotel in an untouristed area of Paris. The rooms are compact but clean. Fifth-floor rooms have balconies; all have TV and phone.

Set in a 17th-century building near the Jardin du Luxembourg, flowers fill the rooms and some have four-poster beds.

A wonderful family-run hotel in Montmartre. Some rooms have views over the city, others overlook a garden, and the furniture is antique or repro.