Affordable hotel in montparnasse near porte dorlans metro handy for city trains the villa royale montsouris hotel in the southern suburbs of paris is 500 meters from the porte dorlans metro station the cit universitaire rer station 800 meters away has direct trains to the city center about a 10 minute ride as well as to the 2 main airports in artsy montparnasse the montparnasse district is a low key area with some great cafs and bakeries you can walk over to the grisly catacomb