Neighborhood 48H guide
Eiffel Tower & Invalides: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars and the Rodin museum.
The 7th arrondissement holds the Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars, Les Invalides and the Musée Rodin, with market streets like Rue Cler between them.
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Photo: Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Wake up near the tower, with river boats nearby.
Who it's for: Families and first-timers.
Pros
- Tower views
- Parks
- Calm evenings
Cons
- Far from nightlife
- Tourist crowds
- Pricey views
48H by the tower
Tower, sculpture garden.
09:30 – Eiffel Tower
Opens 9:30; book timed tickets online.
14:00 – Musée Rodin
Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–18:30; closed Mondays.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars
Lifts or stairs to the 1889 tower’s floors.
Photo: Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Musée Rodin
Rue de Varenne
The Thinker in a mansion garden.
Photo: Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel
18 avenue de Suffren
430-room hotel on avenue de Suffren, near the tower.
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Vacation rentals
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- Canal Saint-Martin — Iron footbridges, locks and canal-side bars.
- Champs-Élysées — The Arc de Triomphe and the avenue.
- Opéra & Grands Boulevards — The Palais Garnier and the department stores.
- Versailles — The château, the Hall of Mirrors and the gardens.