The Paris Conference

Some of the higher ups are thinking about going to a conference in Paris, so I've been on the hunt for hotels and hostels. I looked at hotels in terms of price and distance from conference. The cheapest one is, of course, a twenty five minute walk. The shortest-distance one was also one of the steeper-priced hotels.
It kind of bums me out that I've been put on this task.  I would really like to be the one going on this trip.