Area & transport
The thrilling left bank
Though Paris’s 5th arrondissement knows how to be lively, Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin places you in the quiet rue Censier area near the Jardin des Plantes. As its name suggests, Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin is an ideal starting point and base for browsing in the city’s notoriously secretive Latin Quarter. But Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin also lets you discover both the Left Bank and the Right Bank easily, thanks to the nearby Censier-Daubenton metro station.
The area
Lively places
Place Monge, Place de la Contrescarpe, Place de l’Estrapade and Place du Panthéon: with their upbeat, lively atmosphere, these squares give the Latin Quarter its special charm. From Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin, these ideal Parisian meeting places are opportunities to observe, from a local sidewalk café, the familiar excitement of student neighborhoods that makes the Left Bank so unique. You can stroll up rue Montagne Sainte-Geneviève – the small hill of the famous Sorbonne University – and then walk over to the banks of the Seine, passing by the area’s many picturesque alleys and squares.
The surrounding area
A place for culture
Staying in the Latin Quarter is also an opportunity to alternate between discovering places of art and memory: the Pantheon and Arènes de Lutèce represent must-see spots from the past. There are also links between yesterday and today with the 5th arrondissement’s iconic bookstores - including the famous Shakespeare and Co. - as well as art house cinemas - including the Cinéma du Panthéon - all worth a visit. Not only are these cultural spots the oldest in Paris, but they also contribute to the neighborhood’s contemporary bohemian spirit that the Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin staff is so fond of. And since great minds also need to satisfy their appetites, the area has its share of gourmet haunts: contemporary tea rooms or small traditional restaurants cultivate a relaxed, Parisian lifestyle.
Lifestyle
Green spaces
A stone's throw from Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin: the Jardin des Plantes, with its majestic greenhouse and old-fashioned zoo is ideal for a romantic, meandering stroll. On sunny days, you can even stretch out on two large lawns and find a picnic table. Further on is the Jardin du Luxembourg with its pond filled with small boats and its pony rides for children. The Latin Quarter is a happy place, full of nature, and ideal to please families with children.
Transport
Nearby and ready for you
From Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin, discover Paris from a broader perspective. Bike downhill on the cycle paths of rue Saint Jacques or Boulevard Saint Michel. Nearby, metro line 7 puts Hôtel Maxim Quartier Latin on a direct route to the Louvre Museum and Opéra Garnier – or take one of the nearby bus lines to the Gare de Lyon, Gare d’Austerlitz or Gare Montparnasse.
Velib' station
Station n°5034 - Censier - Santeuil
21 rue Censier, 75005 Paris
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Belib' station
Charging stations for electric vehicles
112 rue Monge - 75005 Paris
Nearest public parking lot
Indigo Patriarches
4-6 Place Bernard Halpern, 75005 Paris
Censier-Daubenton station
Line 7 - Direct to Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Gare de l'Est train station, Gare du Nord train station, department stores (Galeries Lafayette & Printemps), Opéra Garnier, RoissyBus (Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport), Les Halles, RER B (Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport), Marais and Jardin des Plantes.
Censier-Daubenton station
Line 47 - Direct to Centre Pompidou, Les Halles, Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris, Pantheon and Fort du Kremlin-Bicêtre
Monge - Claude Bernard station
Line 24 - Direct to Gare Saint-Lazare train station, Opéra Garnier, department stores (Galeries Lafayette & Printemps), Place de la Madeleine and Place de la Concorde, Musée d’Orsay, Pont Neuf, Pantheon, Jardin des Plantes (Natural History Museum), Gare d'Austerlitz train station and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Line 27 - Direct to Gare Saint-Lazare train station, Opéra Garnier, RoissyBus (Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport), department stores (Galeries Lafayette & Printemps), Louvre Museum, Pont Neuf, Luxembourg Garden and RER B (Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport).
