re: Planning a first trip to Paris, is it bad to go solo?

I went to Europe after college. Did a portion with my now wife, a portion alone, and a portion with my best buddy. I did Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Budapest alone. Had an awesome time in all of them. Stayed in Hostels and met some great people. Ate dinner at a place in Barcelona with an older couple from Australia. They took good care of me and still comment on my facebook pictures haha.

British Airways.

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Would you recommend hostels or hotels? I was looking to stay somewhere in arrondissements 1-7. Any hotel or hostel recs? Thanks

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I would consider some Airbnbs also. Don't know about that area at all. But you can likely find some Airbnbs for $75/ night or less for one person.

Nothing wrong with a hostel at all either, especially going solo. Just depends on how well you sleep and mind being around others. Many have private or small rooms now though.

After arriving, we looked into bus tours out of Paris and ended up booking one to Normandy and WWII areas. It was a full day, starting very early, but had some of the most memorable experiences. Went to the museum in Caen, La Pointe du Hoc, the American Cemetery, etc.

We did another bus day-trip to Monet's home and gardens. That was also excellent.

I would go there by myself in a heartbeat. I can cover a lot more ground when traveling solo, and can go see odd stuff that others might not want to visit.