Rueil-Malmaison

Rueil-Malmaison is a town in the suburbs of Paris. It's about 13 km from the centre of the French capital and home to some 80,000 people. Administratively, it's part of the Hauts-de-Seine department, and also of the network of Imperial Cities. Rueil-Malmaison mesures, of which are green spaces, a quarter of its surface area.

By car
Rueil-Malmaison lies along the large A86 highway. From Paris by car, exit Porte Maillot, Pont de Neuilly, departmental 913 (ex RN 13) direction Rueil-Malmaison.

By rail
Another easy way in is via the RER line A1 from Paris centre (Auber, Chatelêt-les-Halles, Champs-Élysée).

By bus
Bus 258, 141 and 144 from La Defense bus station will also bring you here, and has a stop very close to the Château. Bus 241 from Paris 17e can bring you in the downtown or at the train station (RER A).

Do

 * Walking in Bois-Préau during spring or autumn season.
 * Being in the downtown at night. It is quite relaxing.
 * Running on the edges of the Seine, especially at the sunset in summer season.
 * Seeing the sunset on the top of the Mont-Valérien hill.
 * Swimming in the new public swimming pool in Alain Mimoun. There are also a spa and a gym for relaxing. Prices are not very expensive.
 * Doing the sport track in the Bois de Saint-Cucufa. It takes approximately 1 or 2 hours.
 * Going to Arsenal for sport activities. Handball, volleyball, athletisme, there is many choices.

There are a lot of fitness clubs (Fitness Park and Basic Fit are the main ones), and lot of other sport clubs for almost every sport (football, tennis, gym, volleyball, ping-pong).

Buy
You will find numerous locally-owned independent stores, especially downtown, where you can buy clothes, food or handmade products such as home decoration.

Eat
There are many bakeries in the downtown where you can buy croissant, pain au chocolat or baguette and many other food items.

Drink
You can have a drink at the Leffe Bar, Café Bar or at the Long Island Café, in the downtown. You will have a view on La Médiathèque, the town's biggest library where you can rent books, CDs and many other cultural objects.

Sleep
You can sleep at the Hotel des Arts (price is about €60-70 per night) or at the Ibis Hotel (a bit cheaper), which is near the André Malraux Theatre and the downtown.

Go next
There are many public transport connections to other cities next to Rueil such as bus, tramway or RER. It is very easy to go in cities around Rueil-Malmaison by public transports or by car.
 * Saint-Cloud
 * La Défense
 * Versailles
 * Saint-Germain-en-Laye
 * Maisons-Laffitte