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Is Bastille a good area to stay in Paris? Verdicts by traveller type, line 1 times to the Louvre, nightlife and the nine hotels of the Bastille and Oberkampf sheet. Checked October 2026.
The short answer is that Bastille suits people who want an evening district at their door and a direct line to the centre. It does not suit those who want the monuments on foot. Our neighbourhood sheet, which covers Bastille and Oberkampf together, is the source of every verdict below.
The name has no official boundary. We take the 11th arrondissement from place de la Bastille to place de la République, with rue de Lappe and rue de la Roquette, rue Oberkampf and rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud, and the faubourg Saint-Antoine on the 11th side. Place de la Bastille itself is shared between the 4th, 11th and 12th: the July Column stands in the 4th and the Opéra Bastille in the 12th, so neither counts as part of the 11th in our data.
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From place de la Bastille the line 1 trip to the Louvre takes 17 minutes by our timetable calculation, and Notre-Dame 19. From rue Oberkampf, the same trips take 26.5 and 25 minutes, with changes. The Eiffel Tower is 36.5 minutes from Bastille and 41.5 from Oberkampf. Orly is 37 minutes from Bastille by line 1 and line 14; Charles de Gaulle is 52.5 to 57.5 minutes by line 5 and the RER B. Flat taxi fares for 2026 are €56 to Charles de Gaulle and €45 to Orly. Line 8 has not stopped at République since 22 July 2026 and will not until April 2027, according to paris.fr, which matters for the northern end of the area; lines 3, 5, 9 and 11 still serve it.
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Of the 72 classified hotels in the four administrative districts of the 11th, our file counts 5 one-stars, 12 two-stars, 37 three-stars, 16 four-stars and 2 five-stars. The two five-stars, Maison Bréguet and the Boutet, are both in our list below. The 11th is on the right bank, with the Louvre and Marais.
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They are the nine hotels of the area that we read by hand on their own sites, and they run from the square to Oberkampf. The 11th has twenty-one other classified hotels with a fiche read by machine only. The three nearest the square are among them: Hôtel Oh la la (three stars, 40 m), Hôtel Bastille (two stars, 78 m) and Le Petit Beaumarchais (four stars, 151 m); the Bastille hotel list describes Oh la la and Le Petit Beaumarchais. Distances to the nearest metro station come from the hotel files, and the notes say only what the file confirms or what the hotel says of itself.
The Bastille hotel list, linked above, ranks hotels by distance to the square. For a safety reading of the area, see the Bastille safety page; for the evening side, the nightlife page; and the 11th arrondissement list for the full range.
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Bastille & Oberkampf
3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 7 May 2026
A three-star of 23 rooms on rue Daval, classified on 7 May 2026. The hotel puts itself about 250 m from place de la Bastille and lists air-conditioned rooms with double glazing. Bréguet-Sabin (line 5) and Bastille are each three minutes on foot.
Bastille & Oberkampf
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 14 March 2022
Four stars and 38 rooms on rue de Charonne, in the faubourg Saint-Antoine, classified on 14 March 2022. Ledru-Rollin (line 8) is two minutes away and Bastille six. The hotel lists a fitness room and accessible rooms.
Bastille & Oberkampf
5-star hotel · Atout France classification of 15 December 2022
A five-star of 50 rooms opened in 2017 in a former laundry-machine factory. The hotel lists a pool, spa, restaurant, garden, air conditioning, family rooms and accessible rooms, and a three-bedroom house with a garden can be hired privately.
Bastille & Oberkampf
5-star hotel · Atout France classification of 3 March 2026
Five stars since 3 March 2026 and 80 rooms and suites, eight with a terrace, in a former wood workshop and chocolate factory on rue Faidherbe. A heated indoor pool at 29 °C, a sauna and a hammam. It stands 1.0 km in a straight line from place de la Bastille, a 17-minute walk according to Accor, so it belongs to the faubourg rather than the square.
Bastille & Oberkampf
3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 21 February 2024
Three stars and 42 rooms on rue de Charonne, opened in September 2015 according to the hotel. The decor is by the artist Julie Gauthron, and each room carries a collective artwork made on the “cadavre exquis” principle. Comfort features such as air conditioning are not confirmed.
Bastille & Oberkampf
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 7 August 2023
A four-star of 33 rooms on rue de la Folie-Méricourt, in a former 19th-century textile factory, says the hotel. It lists a private hammam by the 45-minute slot, an honesty bar and air conditioning. Saint-Ambroise (line 9) is three minutes away.
Bastille & Oberkampf
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 17 January 2024
Four stars and 34 rooms on passage Beslay, classified on 17 January 2024. The bar is arranged as a cabinet of curiosities onto a green patio, and the fitness room has WaterRower machines powered by human effort. Parmentier (line 3) is three minutes on foot.
Bastille & Oberkampf
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 14 October 2024
Four stars and 46 rooms on rue de Malte, classified on 14 October 2024. The decor takes up Paris “folies” with pink elephants and velvet, and there is a rooftop and a spa that can be hired privately. Oberkampf (lines 5 and 9) is two minutes away.
Bastille & Oberkampf
3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 25 January 2022
A three-star of 41 rooms on rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud, which the hotel places between République and the canal, with air-conditioned rooms. Parmentier (line 3) is three minutes on foot. The file confirms little beyond the category and the position.
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