About the Area for SilverDoor Serviced Apartments in Paris - Montaigne

Charles de Gaulle Airport is situated 14 miles north-east of Paris where the three terminals are connected via free shuttle buses. The quickest and cheapest way to get from the airport to Paris city centre is via the TGV. This takes 45 minutes and is signposted from the airport terminal. It is just a short walk to the station. Even if you have never used the French rail system before this is certainly the way to go as a Taxi would be very expensive.

The easiest way to get around Paris is on the Metro. There are Metro stations close to every public attraction and they serve the surrounding suburbs too. The best way to use the Metro is to buy a "carnet" - this is a set of 10 tickets which have virtually no expiry date and each ticket is valid for as many changes as you like on the Metro so long as you don’t exit and go above ground. For example you need two tickets for the outgoing and return journeys.

The main business sector of Paris is surrounding "La Grande Arch de La Defence" otherwise known as La Defence. This is the large grey arch visible over the road from the Arc de Triomphe. There is also an extensive shopping area here.

The most reasonable area in which to eat in central Paris is called the Latin Quarter and is close to Notre Dame. This is not as "touristy" as other areas and therefore has more reasonably priced menus. The most economic way to eat in restaurants is to buy a "menu a XX Euros", these will normally be a starter or dessert and main course off a set menu for a discounted price.

Avenue Montaigne is a street in the 8th arrondisement with numerous stores specialising in high fashion, such as Dior, Chanel and Valentino, as well as jewellers like Bulgari. The avenue owes much to the LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey) group which made the street into what it is today. LVHM and its stable of top designers and firms, such as Céline, Vuitton, Ines de la Fressange and formerly Christian Lacroix, own a substantial portfolio of real estate on the street.

Avenue Montaigne was first named the Allee des Veuves (alley of widows) because women in mourning gathered there, but the street has changed much since those days of the early 18th century. The Mabille balls, sparkling Saturday night attractions in the 19th century, gave the avenue some renown. The colour and glamour of those nights heralded its days as a great centre for haute couture in the 20th century.