Paris Orly International Airport (ORY): Approximate driving time is 20 minutes and distance is 9.5 miles or 15 kilometers.

Driving directions from Paris Orly: From the airport follow the motorway A6 A-E15. At the sign for Metz-Nancy/Lille/Périphérique Est/PTE D'Italie, follow the motorway exit for Porte D'Orléans to Paris. Turn right, follow Avenue de La Porte-D'Orléans. Turn right, follow the roundabout toward Place Du 25 Août 1944. Turn right, follow Avenue Du Général Leclerc. At the roundabout of Place Victor et Hélène Basch, turn left onto Rue d’Alésia. Turn right onto the one-way Rue Raymond Losserand, and the hotel is on the left.

Nearby restaurants:
Au Métro Brasserie
Monsieur Lapin
Pizza Nellie

Amenity highlights: The lobby lounge/bar features wood floors, wrought-iron and leather accents, and provides an intimate setting for guests to read international newspapers, order a drink or coffee from the bar, or use the public Internet station to catch up on e-mail. The adjoining courtyard is a quiet place for breakfast when the weather is warm.

Insider tip: The hotel is just a 10-minute walk from Montparnasse’s crepe restaurants and historic brasseries, frequented by writers and artists in the 1920s. To avoid the tourist traps and see where real Parisians shop and eat, guests should explore the streets around the hotel. Just 3 blocks south is the Rue d’Alésia, where savvy locals snap up bargains at the street’s many designer clothing outlets.