Paris hotels near Chatelet metro station

Chatelet, located just east of the city center, services a handful of Metro Lines including 1, 4, 7, 11 and 14. It is within fare zone 1. Lines 7 and 11 can be accessed beneath Place du Chatelet and the Quai de Gesrve (the site of Paris' medieval port). Lines 1, 4 and 14 have points along Rue Saint-Denis and Rue de Rivoli.

Chatelet was named after Place du Chatelet, which is a public square along the right bank of the Seine. An ancient castle known as Grand Chatelet once stood in the spot and watched over the primeval northern bridge, Pont au Change that crossed the Seine to the Ile de la Cite. The Grand Chatelet was later demolished by Napoleon's rampant renovations in 1802.

Because of its many access points, the Chatelet provides a way to many attractions including Les Halles, which is connected to the station by an underground walkway. Rue Saint-Denis is also one of the oldest streets in Paris, making it a historic place to visit. Yet the street is still notorious as ever for its incessant hand in prostitution, a problem that dates back to the Middle Ages.

Chatelet's points along Rue de Rivoli allow commuters to shop the commercialized street that includes the likes of Diesel, Agnes b and many other chain retailers.