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Are we mad to book Paris for a holiday next week ?

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Munichfam5 · 28/06/2024 07:38

I’ve found some cheap flights and want to book a last minute break to Paris for me, DD (17) and DH

Do you think Paris be crazy busy / crazy expensive with the olympics coming up soon ,?

Any recommendations for a hotel appreciated too -
the flights are to Paris Beauvais Airport

TIA :)

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Anothersolotrip · 28/06/2024 08:20

I have booked a similar trip a couple of months ago as flights were a great price. I found the most affordable way of doing it was to find when the cheap flights were on skyscanner and then used the lastminute.com website to find a hotel and flight package based on those dates. You can see the reviews of the different hotels and they often are cheaper than booking direct. Just be aware that if you are flying early morning, you might need to look at a taxi/uber to the shuttle pick up point as the metro might not be running!

Vermin · 28/06/2024 08:20

Ah! Here you go - this is an INCREDIBLE location. Stay here! Don’t get the hotel breakfast, there’s a great bakery literally around the corner on rue st honore. Tiny walk to the Tuileries, Louvre, opera, Palais royal, place vendome, musee d’Orsay. www.booking.com/hotel/fr/apartments-ws-louvre-saint-roch.en-gb.html?aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdICVgEaFCIAQKYAQm4AQfIAQ3YAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4AvfC-bMGwAIB0gIkMDYzMDc2NTctMTlkOS00OTNmLWIzNzYtZGZkNzZjMjAwNDEw2AIF4AIB&sid=ef63fb0e04c09f3221b13652b7356f0f&dest_id=11900949&dest_type=hotel&room1=A%2CA&;no_rooms=1;group_adults=2;;checkin=2024-07-02;checkout=2024-07-04;matching_block_id=1013554204_385812118_2_2_0;atlas_src=hp_iw_title

MumblesParty · 28/06/2024 08:19

DS is going on a school trip to Paris next week. Apparently the usual coach companies refused to take them as they said it would be too busy, but the school found a company that would take them. The teacher has done her research and the general opinion is that it’ll be busy but not impossible. Obviously being a school trip, all activities are booked in advance, which will help. I’d suggest you do that too if you can. It generally reduces queueing.

Vermin · 28/06/2024 08:17

(Ditto what everyone said about staying near gare du Nord. Wouldn’t stay near the tower but would try to stick to the 4th /5th (right bank), 6th / 7th (left bank) arrondissements. If by miracle you can find something in budget in the 1st then grab it. Even if it’s tiny. Paris is small so if you’re staying centrally in those areas you can walk a lot of the key sights (tower will be a metro ride)

Vermin · 28/06/2024 08:13

Not much in budget on booking.com but this one seems to be a deal and also excellent location: www.booking.com/hotel/fr/perreyve.en-gb.html?aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdICVgEaFCIAQKYAQm4AQfIAQ3YAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4AvfC-bMGwAIB0gIkMDYzMDc2NTctMTlkOS00OTNmLWIzNzYtZGZkNzZjMjAwNDEw2AIF4AIB&sid=ef63fb0e04c09f3221b13652b7356f0f&dest_id=11900949&dest_type=hotel&room1=A%2CA&;no_rooms=1;group_adults=2;;checkin=2024-07-02;checkout=2024-07-04;matching_block_id=17675602_361370415_2_2_0;atlas_src=hp_iw_title

Vermin · 28/06/2024 08:11

at that budget try an apartment - this one looks good for the money and location is great www.booking.com/hotel/fr/appartement-paisible-et-central-rivoli.en-gb.html?aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdICVgEaFCIAQKYAQm4AQfIAQ3YAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4AvfC-bMGwAIB0gIkMDYzMDc2NTctMTlkOS00OTNmLWIzNzYtZGZkNzZjMjAwNDEw2AIF4AIB&sid=ef63fb0e04c09f3221b13652b7356f0f&all_sr_blocks=1190094901_391350132_0_0_0;checkin=2024-07-02;checkout=2024-07-04;dest_id=2281;dest_type=district;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=0;hapos=32;highlighted_blocks=1190094901_391350132_0_0_0;hpos=2;matching_block_id=1190094901_391350132_0_0_0;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_children=0;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;sr_order=price;sr_pri_blocks=1190094901_391350132_0_0_0__23243;srepoch=1719558582;srpvid=62bb3242b2eb0018;type=total;ucfs=1&

Anonym00se · 28/06/2024 08:08

Also the area round Gare de Nord isn’t good. I personally wouldn’t want to stay around there. In fact, I find the immediate area surrounding a main station is a bit dodgy in most cities.

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Munichfam5 · 28/06/2024 08:05

Ahh okay @llamajohn thanks
is there a better hotel location we could go for ,? That’s not too expensive?

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llamajohn · 28/06/2024 08:03

Gare du Nord is a good 30+ minutes away from things like Eiffel tower etc, not awful, but worth knowing.

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Munichfam5 · 28/06/2024 07:59

Hi - thanks @Vermin I guess our budget is around £170 per night ?

Never been to Paris so We want to see the usual sights and attractions (Eiffel tower, Louvre) for 4 nights .

I found a hotel near Gare de nord that looked quite good ?

our flights are only £30 each so that’s why we are flying to Beauvais airport :)

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Vermin · 28/06/2024 07:52

The metro increase only applies during the games and hotels will be based on demand. The airport you’re going to is a long way from the city so factor in a couple of hours to get to town. The train gets in to gare du Nord which is good and central ( the shuttle bus leaves you still with a further journey into the town proper). Hotels - what’s your budget?

PeloMom · 28/06/2024 07:42

It’s busy but it’s expected. I found it as expensive as at any other time. Enjoy your trip.

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