WHAT YOUR €120 CAN GET YOU ON THE CONTINENT

Hotel Bienvenue ★★★★ Double room €120

THE immaculately designed Bienvenue is the latest in Adrien Gloaguen’s chain of boutique hotels, which has been raising the bar for others in this most stylish of cities. Located in the fashionable ninth arrondisement, the hotel has a garden and an outdoor terrace, a rarity in Paris. The rooms are painted in a range of muted shades and dotted with antique furniture.

Hilton London Chelsea ★★★★ Double room with breakfast €120

Located in the London suburb of Chelsea, this four-star hotel is just a 15minute walk from Chelsea Football Club or a 10-minute walk from the eclectic cafes and chic boutiques of King’s Road and Chelsea Harbour. Shepherd’s Bush, home of the Westfield Shopping Centre, is eight minutes away by train.

Mecenate Palace ★★★★ Double room with breakfast €120

Located just steps from the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, this hotel has a stunning roof-top terrace from which to savour the views. Situated close to the Forum and St Peter’s Basilica, it has 74 air-conditioned rooms which all have minibars, complimentary toiletries and satellite channels. Housed in a 19th-century building, it has been fully renovated throughout.

You can talk about Paris, but if you’re looking to go there, you’re going to a city that’s been wracked by terrorism and, yes, they’ll offer their beds cheap, everybody knows that