Business hotel 3 minutes from Gare de Lyon station - 30 minutes to Eiffel Tower, 15 minutes to Louvre - Modern rooms and suites.

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on river Seine, the storied French waterway that was once nearly biologically dead but is not ...

The suites rent for 256 euros ($286) a night. The Sunset Suite's claim to uniqueness is its obvious orange hue on all applicable surfaces. The 54 smaller rooms rent for €124 ($136) a night.

You won’t have much trouble finding the Seine, as it flows directly through the heart of Paris. The river is perhaps one of the most famous waterways in the world and an attraction in itself.

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...