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Cheap hotels
If you are looking for a place to crash in emergency, here are a few pointers:
Le d'Artagnan
80, rue de Vitruve, 75020 Paris
Métro "Porte de Bagnolet" (ligne 3), Tel : 01.40.32.34.56
Hotel Sainte-Marie
6 r Ville Neuve 75002 PARIS
01 42 33 21 61
Auberges de jeunesse
Clichy, 107, rue Martre, 92110 Clichy
Métro "Mairie de Clichy" (ligne 13), Tel : 01.41.27.26.90
Cité des sciences, 24, rue des sept Arpents, 93310 Le Près Saint Gervais
Métro "Hoche" (ligne 5), Tel : 01.48.43.24.11
Jules Ferry, 8 boulevard Jules Ferry, 75011 Paris
Métro "république" (lignes 3, 5, 8, 9 et 11), Tel : 01.43.57.55.60
Long term housing
If you are looking for a long-term housing in Paris, do not miss the incontournable PAP (Particulier a Particulier). It's a huge magazine published every Thursday morning containing thousands of adds (check out their website). Buy it on Thursday morning and call the people the same day. If you wait for the week-end, it will be gone... Finding housing is a sport in Paris. The toughest period is definitely september. Landlords usually ask for a proof of fund. The rule of thumb is that your rent should not be more that one third of your income.