Neighborhood 48H guide
Montmartre: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Sacré-Cœur, Place du Tertre and the hilltop village.
Montmartre is the hill in the 18th arrondissement: the white Sacré-Cœur on top, painters on Place du Tertre, and steep, village-like streets below.
Photo gallery
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alans1948 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Village feel with views over the city.
Who it's for: Romantics, photographers and repeat visitors.
Pros
- Views
- Village streets
- Better value
Cons
- Steep hills and stairs
- Crowds at the top
- Farther from the Left Bank
48H in Montmartre
Basilica, dome, painters.
09:00 – Sacré-Cœur
Basilica open daily 6:30–22:30.
10:15 – The dome
Usually daily 10:15–17:30; can close for weather.
12:00 – Place du Tertre
Painters at work on the square.
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
Basilica of Sacré-Cœur
Butte Montmartre
The hilltop basilica, with a dome climb.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
Terrass’’ Hotel
12–14 rue Joseph de Maistre
92-room hotel with a rooftop and the Edmond restaurant.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Montmartre.
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- Le Marais — Place des Vosges, the Picasso museum and the history of Paris.
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés — Left Bank cafés, the old abbey church and the Musée d’Orsay.
- Latin Quarter & Île de la Cité — The Panthéon, Notre-Dame and the Sorbonne streets.
- Louvre & Tuileries — The Louvre, the Tuileries garden and Rue de Rivoli.
- Eiffel Tower & Invalides — The Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars and the Rodin museum.
- 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.