The Hotel France Albion is a Town house hotel with white and blue façade located in the 9th district, 900 metres from the famous department store Galeries Lafayette, and the neo baroque splendour of the Paris Opera. The 34 cheery guestrooms are decorated in blue and yellow with coordinated fabrics and light wood furnishings. Rooms include high speed Internet connections, air conditioning, satellite television, in room safes, hair dryers, and telephones.
After breakfast, guests can browse through the complimentary newspapers in the lobby and ask the hotel's multilingual concierge for any sightseeing assistance. Breakfast is served in an authentic old vaulted cellar constructed from 19th century stone and the hotel bar offers a selection of drinks in a unique bar area with an exposed brick wall and modern furniture. The hotel also offers a dry cleaning service, a conference room, and of a nearby fitness centre (fee. The hotel is within walking distance of th e city's top attractions: The Louvre, home of the Mona Lisa, the main thorou ghfare of the Champs Elysées and Place de la Concorde, are all within 2.5 ki lometres. The Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe are at a five kilometre dista nce, while the Notre Dame Cathedral is five and a half kilometres from the h otel. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is 30 kilometres away at an approximat e driving time of 35 minutes. Travelling by train from the airport, take the RER B to Gare du Nord. From here take the bus number 43 to Carrefour de Chateaudun. Approximate cost is ¤10. Travelling by bus from the airport, take the Roissy Bus to the Opera. Then take Metro 7 in the direction of La Courneuve and alight at Le Peletier. The hotel is five minutes walk away and approximate cost is ¤15. Taxis are available from outside the terminal and cost approximately ¤50.
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