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| Planning a trip to France | Views: 1385 |
| Jan 16, 2010 6:41 pm | | Planning a trip to France | # |
Monalisa Deb | | Hi
We are planning a trip to France (Paris and few other places in France)in 2010 summer (preferably May).
we would be interested to arrange this trip on our own (not thru travel agent), if anyone of you can provide some information:
1) Reasonable accommodation at the center of Paris
2) Must-see places in Paris
2) Apart from paris, what are the places we should visit
- MonaPrivate Reply to Monalisa Deb |
| Jan 17, 2010 3:52 am | | re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Ellen Schultz | | Hi Mona,
I read about this place in the travel section of a major US newspaper. It sounded good and very affordable. However, it's on top of a hospital.
Check it out:
http://www.hotel-hospitel.com/ang/accueil.htm
You can also check out Sally Peabody's website: http://www.yourgreatdaysinparis.com
Oh, my favorite tearoom in the world is Mariage Freres in the Maris. Their tea selection is widely thought of as the best in the world. It's totally amazing if you love tea as I do.
Have fun and be sure to report back.
EllenPrivate Reply to Ellen Schultz |
| Jan 18, 2010 9:35 am | | re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Jennifer | | MONA
I am in ROMANTIC PARIS this week, staying in a hotel a few minutes walk from the beautiful EIFFEL TOWER. HOW EXPENSIVE is your REASONABLE accommodation ?
JENPrivate Reply to Jennifer |
| Jan 18, 2010 2:31 pm | | re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Priyanka Ghosh | | We stayed at "ideal hotel" , at Amelie Zola, 15 minutes walk from Eiffel tower. This hotel had good reviews on Trip Advisor. It's a small hotel, but neat and clean. The price is very reasonable ours was 89 dollars per day for a double bed.
The metro station is alos near by so is the river.
Hope this helps.
Priyanks Private Reply to Priyanka Ghosh |
| Jan 18, 2010 10:29 pm | | re: Planning a trip to France | # |
William Dunhour | | Hi Mona,
The Notre Dame Cathedral, the Catacombes (lots of old dead things), Louvre muesum, getting a crepe from the sidewalk vendors, The Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge (home of the can-can dancers, may not be suitable for chldren), cruise on the river Seine, the Champs-Elysees (shopping area), the Arc D' Triumph.
Just outside Paris is the Palace of Versailles, the "summer" home of the French Kings. After you see this place you will not wonder why the pesants had a revolt. Also the Mont Saint Michel is interesting.
Hope that gives you some ideas of what to see.
Best Regards
Bill DunhourPrivate Reply to William Dunhour |
| Jan 19, 2010 4:06 am | | re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Monalisa Deb | | Thanks Priyanka, sounds cool...pls send me the contact details/email ids of the hotel.
89$ or 89Euro, whatever, is quite reasonable as per Paris standard, when did u go?
Did you book it online? do they have restaurant attached. was checking through Makemytrip and found many hotels didnt have full time restaurant.
did u plan the trip on your own..many need some more info:)
- Mona
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| Jan 19, 2010 4:21 am | | re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Monalisa Deb | | Thanks Bill, got a rough idea what to see there.
Been to paris in 2008 summer but that was a hurried trip with many other countries in europe so couldnt get to see in details.
Want to spend 6 days in Paris and few places outside.Louvre and another 1 or 2 meuseums, notre dame, Moulin rouge(wudnt like to miss it,have to manage my daughter :-)cruise on Siene (already had last time), Versailles..how abt bourdeux..is it worth visiting? am not too keen on shopping, must be very expensive:-)
also, we would like to include London and surrounding along with Paris if budget permits.
- MonaPrivate Reply to Monalisa Deb |
| Jan 19, 2010 6:07 am | | re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Monalisa Deb | | Found the site link of the "Ideal Hotel"...reasonable rates with additional discount and benefit of Paris Pass!!
Great!!
Thanks Priyanka :-)
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| Jan 19, 2010 10:54 am | | re: re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Monalisa Deb | | Can someone help me getting similar reasonable place in London too? Idea is to combine both Paris and London if budget permits :-) Private Reply to Monalisa Deb |
| Jan 19, 2010 1:29 pm | | re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Priyanka Ghosh | | Hi, Mona
Sorry for the late response
We booked it through http://www.idealhotelparis.com/ you can also book it from Bookings.com
It was 89 euros, You can get some pictures in the first site.
We planned the trip alone , I don know how easy it will be Paris and London together,. We did Rome and Paris. You can buy online Eurail tickets (they have discounts too). The trains are overnite , sleeper class 240 Euros nearly and they leave from Paris Bercy station. Rome is never too cold and loads to see.Take your food with you , don buy from train management.you will save a lot of money that way. We stayed at Hotel Best Roma and got tickets from Trip Advisor. This hotel is also not at all pricy and near Manzoni station( metro which connects Vatican, Termini etc).Be careful with you luggage.Rome can be notorious.We went in Dec, 09. And get all the transportation details and Travel insurance with you on paper if you need a french visa.They are very strict.
Have a nice trip where ever you decide to go!
Best,
PriyankaPrivate Reply to Priyanka Ghosh |
| Jan 19, 2010 1:35 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Priyanka Ghosh | | Oh Mona,
Ideal hotel doesn't have a full time restaurant. It has a breakfast corner 7 euros per head which closes at 10 a.m. every morning. And the elevator is quite small, you carry your luggage.Room Service is good though.
You don need full time restaurants inside the hotel, in fact you will come to loathe it if you do , there's yummy food all around you in Paris. Food doesn't get any better than in Paris.
Priyanka.Private Reply to Priyanka Ghosh |
| Jan 21, 2010 8:24 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Ernie Martin | | Hi Monalisa,
I found Hostel World site user friendly. I used that site in my travels to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and New England states in US.
Here is the link for Hostel World for London, England, rates are reasonable, if you like hostel kind of setting for two people:
http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/London
Happy Travels!
Cheers,
Ernie MartinPrivate Reply to Ernie Martin |
| Feb 26, 2010 4:42 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Ben Jackson | | A very useful site for hotels in Paris is SubwayHotels.com - it shows where hotels are in relation to Paris metro stations and compares hotel rates from lots of travel sites.
http://www.subwayhotels.com/Paris/
BenPrivate Reply to Ben Jackson |
| Mar 06, 2010 11:24 pm | | re: Planning a trip to France | # |
Greg Nox | | France is a great country Private Reply to Greg Nox |
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