The underground shopping mall and surrounding streets offer just about averything one might need (shops, restaurants, a large cinema, convenient transport links)... However, the whole area is crowded, run-down, and not very safe at night. On a Saturday night, I even witnessed a gang fight at one of the mall's entrances... scary. Also, it's easy to get lost in the... More

Combining the worst of American shopping malls with ugly french modern architecture. More

Les Halles is this funky area of the city, were you can feel the multicultural vibe everywhere. It's cool just to hang there, maybe stop for a coffee, or an icecream. There's also the Halles Mall, obviously in the same area, with some really nice shops, for example, Maisons du Mounde, a decoration shop with really cool and original pieces.... More

we stayed in this are in september 2010 and other than a lot of strange looking people it was great. My son is 14 years of age and although reluctant at first ot let him go to the shops on his own after a couple of days he was getting his own dinner and desert. Great area to stay we... More

I am French and live in the U.S now and I can tell you that les HAlles is a great place to shop. The stores are not small as someone was saying, you got a big Sephora there, a huge H&M etc... This is a different mall than you could find in the U.S, there is a lot of stores... More

I couldn't agree more with the prior review. This is definitely a place to be avoided. My husband and I went to the Les Halles last week while in Paris because we were hoping the tide might have turned and the complex would have been nicer. We were wrong. It's just a bunch of little shops in a shopping complex... More

I am an English student working in Paris for a year and I can safely say try your best to avoid this area...especially if blonde or you look like a tourist! There are a lot of gangs in this area, especially on Saturdays and I have been followed on numerous occasions. This seems to be where all the banlieue kids... More

There is a myriad of ethnic cuisines in Les Halle Forum area, and you can even learn to dance the salsa while waiting for your meal at one South American place. I was there for a week in April this year (2007). From a "real" French place, I ordered a dish that was called something like "porc ailemenatree" and the... More