Hoteliers who hoped to multiply their rates four or five times during the Olympics are gradually coming back down to earth. Some fans have broken the bank for a while to be there and find accommodation.

But there are still places left for the opening ceremony today and Parisian accommodations are far from full. If their prices have soared, it is because hoteliers and apartment rentals by the night or the week were banking on a windfall effect that never came to pass. This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 88% left to discover.