I'm trying to decide between these hotels, give me your gut instinct one to pick. Feel free to tell me why in the comments. I've asked before but now it's time to make *the final* decision. We're going next week!
Paris Ambassador Opera
Renaissance Republique
Renaissance Arc de Triomphe
I'm trying to decide between these hotels, give me your gut instinct one to pick. Feel free to tell me why in the comments. We're going next week!
Paris Ambassador Opera
Renaissance Republique
Renaissance Arc de Triomphe
Option 1:
Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador
16 Bd Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France
9th Arr. (seems pretty close to the 1st Arr)
Option 2:
Paris Renaissance Arc de Triomphe Hotel
39 Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris, France
17th Arr. (seems pretty close to the 8th Arr.)
Looking for some Paris Marriott travelers to give their intel here! We are two adults and one tween — we're doing a few days in the Airbnb in the 2nd Arr. For the latter part of the week, we want to stay in a hotel to make it easier to store luggage and some of other amenities.
Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel - We're deciding between the Family Room or a Skyline Spa Access Suite (with a rollaway). OR if we feel like splurging, the penthouse suite. I think the Skyline Suite might feel more comfortable and elevated than the family room?
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe - Prestige Wave King Room (with a rollaway) or Junior Suite King Room.
We'd love to hear people experience with either or both hotels — including location, Platinum benefits, and room type experience. Our trip is in a few weeks so we need to decide soon-ish which rooms to cancel.
We are not considering Paris Nobel Tour Eiffel b/c we hear the location is pretty far removed.
Also considering Paris Opera Ambassador - seems people love it. But its bad reviews are *really* bad. Anyone have a recent experience with this hotel?
There's a small chance we'll just ditch these options and just go with Le Roch or Le Dokhan if we decide that's hands down the best option.
Thanks all!
Looking for some Paris Marriott travelers to give their intel here! We are two adults and one tween — we're doing a few days in the Airbnb in the 2nd Arr. For the latter part of the week, we want to stay in a hotel to make it easier to store luggage and some of other amenities.
Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel - We're deciding between the Family Room or a Skyline Spa Access Suite (with a rollaway). OR if we feel like splurging, the penthouse suite. I think the Skyline Suite might feel more comfortable and elevated than the family room?
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe - Prestige Wave King Room (with a rollaway) or Junior Suite King Room.
We'd love to hear people experience with either or both hotels — including location, Platinum benefits, and room type experience. Our trip is in a few weeks so we need to decide soon-ish which rooms to cancel.
We are not considering Paris Nobel Tour Eiffel b/c we hear the location is pretty far removed. There's a small chance we'll just ditch these options and just go with Le Roch or Le Dokhan if we decide that's hands down the best option.
Thanks all!
We are going to be in London for about two days in August. I've been to London many times, my spouse has been once and my tween son has never been. Here is what we're thinking for our limited time. We are keeping it fairly leisurely because we want time to just soak things in rather than checking off attraction. We will have already been in Europe for one week, so jetlag shouldn't be an issue. Any recommendation on eateries or streets that especially nice to wander around? Or anything that you would really be sure to include - or drop?
Arrive Saturday @ 1:30p from Denmark
Afternoon Tea
St. Ermins @ 4pm
Post-Tea: Nap/Refresh
Evening:
National Portrait Gallery (open until 9pm) (We know it's not the most big name museum in London but we're all drawn to it. We're doing the "big" art museums in Paris.)
9:15p Double-deck bus tour (we know this is a tourist con but for a short trip, seems like an easy way to catch all of the sights)
Sunday
10:20 entrance to British Museum
Take train to Mayfair for late lunch
Walk through St. James Park / Buckingham Palace
Afternoon nap/rest
Evening:
TBD Convent Garden? Notting Hill? Bayswater?
Monday
Westminster Abbey 9:30am - 10:30 (more of a preview for my tween)
Grab taxi to St. Pancras @ 11am
Eurostar to Paris @ 1:30pm
My husband and I are taking our tween (11.5 boy) to Paris in August. I've been to Paris many times, my husband has been once and this will be our tween's first trip. We want to keep a leisurely pace and allow plenty of time to wander and linger.
For context, we won't be grappling with jet lag when we get to Paris, as we will have already been in Europe for a week at that point.
Monday:
Arrive in Paris @ 5pm (17:00)
Check into Airbnb (2nd Arr.)
Refresh / nap / bite to eat
~ 8pm (19:00)
Seine River Boat & Eiffel Tower
Tuesday:
Saint Chappelle
Luxemburg Gardens
Notre Dame (Just walk past, not going inside)
If it's too hot or we need a more relaxed evening: The Grand Rex
Wednesday:
Rodin Museum
Musee D’Orangery (maybe - if we don't spend too much time at Rodin)
Galleries Lafayette
Night: Louvre Night
Thursday
Check out of Airbnb >> go to hotel (to make airport transport easier)
Afternoon / early evening in Versailles
Friday
Marche President Wilson
Champes D’Elyses
Saturday
Depart
I'm taking my husband and tween child to London this summer. I have been many times and lived there - but this is their first trip. We only have a few days and it's been a LONG time since I've been so I'd love to get feedback on our itinerary. This is what I came up with based on my family's interests and what I remember being most memorable for a short trip.
Arrival Saturday @ 1:30pm
Afternoon Tea- St. Ermins
Post-Tea: Nap/Refresh
Evening:
National Portrait Gallery (open until 9pm)
Soho / Piccadilly OR London Eye
Sunday
Churchill War Rooms (Opens at 9am)
Kensington Park / Buckingham Palace / Peter Pan Statue / Diana Fountain
Night:
Double-decker bus tour
London Eye (if not done on Saturday)
Monday
Westminster Abbey (Opens at 9:30) 9:30- 11:00
Quick lunch at hotel at 11:45, get in cab by 12:45
London >> Paris Eurostar @ 2pm
We are going to Paris in August and planned to stay at an Airbnb, but are now thinking of doing a hotel because of how hot things have been this summer.
We have booked a family room at Republique or a junior suite at Opera, as we are two adults and a tween child.
Here are my priorities: 1) Location. I would prefer a "wow, we're in Paris" area for our stay. And safety is a top concern, as I like to feel comfortable in my surroundings. 2) Decent amount of space so we don't feel like we're on top of each other when we're looking to just decompress a bit. And of course, modern, well-kept rooms.
Would love to hear people's thoughts!
We're taking our 10-year-old son to London for the first time in August — it's a relatively short trip (3 days) but we would like to give him a "taste" of London. We are trying to decide between:
St. Ermins: Larger Executive King Room (son would sleep on a rollaway - so let us know if you have any experience with the rollaway)
Bankside: Superior King Room with Sofa bed (son would sleep on sofa bed)
We understand the Bankside is much more modern and more spacious. However, because our trip is so short, I'm afraid we'll be too far from "the action" and it won't feel like a classic London experience compared to St. Ermins. But I don't know its surrounding area as well.
Anyone have experience with either or both of these hotels?
We are traveling to Paris in late August for 5-nights. We're planning to stay in central Paris for 4 nights, then stay at a hotel near CDG for our final night because we have a morning flight home. We are a family of two adults; one tween child.
We have an Airbnb and hotel room booked — and are really conflicted which one to go with. The Airbnb will give us more space to decompress and lightly cook, if we desire. Paris will be the last leg on a two-week European adventure, so we might appreciate the space for downtime and decompression. Of course, we still plan to be very active in Paris — but my spouse and I are introverts and appreciate recharge time. But we wouldn't have access to certain amenities, including daily maid service. The Airbnb seems to have so-so AC unit and is located in the 2nd near Rue Montorgueil.
The hotel would be the Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel near Le Marais. The location seems less picturesque but all of the amenities and services of a hotel. We have status with Marriott, which is why we selected that particular hotel — and we were able to get a more spacious Family Room.
Questions:
Of course, we're ultimately going to decide what is best for us. But would love to hear other people's experiences to help us make our decision.
UPDATE: A few people have asked whether it's an intra-Europe or international flight — and the answer is both? We are flying back to the US, but via Copenhagen. So, we go from CDG to Copenhagen, where we change planes to go to the US. So, I suppose our leg from Paris would be considered intra-Europe?
Our departing flight is on a Saturday in August at 9:35am — would you recommend that we check out of our hotel in central Paris on Friday and stay somewhere closer to CDG to ensure we make our flight? Or is it doable to get there in time staying in Central Paris? Thanks!
We are going to London for a few days in August, seems like Bankside and Dixon seem to be the best option for a reasonable price, nice hotel and decent location. However, can someone the Pros and Cons of each?
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