Thanx Magster for all that info, some of it unusual!
Will follow up your links & read your blog later.
Yes maybe a bit optimistic about sitting outside, but we were in Paris in Feb years ago and had one glorious 'spring' day with unseasonal temps so was hoping for the same............mind you the next day was freezing!!
Really looking forward to my visit...only 3 weeks to go!
- We break up on Friday 30 March and return Monday 16 April - so anything will be considered between these dates.
- Can anyone offer any advice or point me in the right direction to look for this
- Only after 2 possibly 3 nights.
- Would prefer to fly from North West airports
- Would consider Eurostar and add a couple of nights on in London if cheap
- Are there any Travelodge style hotels in the middle of Paris that sleep families?
Thanking all respondees in anticipation - Cheers
John
John, no easy way of saying this but trying to get a cheap flight this close to the Easter holidays will be a task of enormous proportions. Broadly speaking, the earlier you book a flight , the cheaper it is unless you are prepared to leave it until about 2 days before you want to leave! The only thing I would suggest is the laborious task of combing every site you can think of for a cheap flight. Try a site that attempts to draw it all together for you like http://madstock.co.uk/sites.php?cat=6397 for flights and http://madstock.co.uk/sites.php?cat=8201 for hotels.
For our last visit we stayed at the Hotel Paris Ares near the Eiffel Tower and it was fine and quite cheap for the four of us. I think we paid slightly less than £200 for a family room for four nights B&B. Their web site is here: http://www.ares-paris-hotel.com/ but we booked through superbreak or hotelrooms (cannot remember precisely which one it was) and got a cheaper deal than with the hotel direct.
Also is it safe to walk about here at night?!
Hope someone can help. Thanks.
( I'm also posting this on the France thread)
FAO Magster Had a look at your blog...... interesting & entertaining .............excellent!
Hi Toastedmallow - we are staying in Montmartre from next Thursday to Sunday. Same info would be handy for us, but we are taking the kids - 13 and 16 - and looking for places which will suit all of us hopefully. Just going to go and find out about transfers from CDG - the thread is a bit long to try searching through..
I can't help with the restaurant request but for safety, yes you will be as safe as you are in any other large city! Just take the usual precautions and you will be fine. The only really dodgy areas in central Paris at night are Pigalle and Gare du Nord.
Meerkat...we booked Paris shutttle from CDG to our apartment. We're travelling with Easyjet & this option is on their website. 18 euros one way. Didn't think it was too bad compared to what you'd pay bus/metro/ taxi or whatever other option. (although there's just the 2 of us som less expensive than for your family)
Thanks toasted - seems like a good price. Roll on Thursday
Couldn't agree more....Can't come quick enough!
Hpoe you have a good time, i dont go until the 24th its going so slow... Fill me in on the must's when you are back
if i was to get the metro to the Bir Hakeim station from CDg airport can i get a direct route or would i have to change over at some point?
Hi Emma - you need to get a shuttle bus from CDG to the (main line) train station (bus is line 2 from the stance outside door 22 at CDG - free shuttle). Once you get to the train station, buy tickets into Paris (costs 8 euros) and go to the Gare Du Nord. Once you are there you can use the same ticket on the metro without exiting the station. I will need to check the map for how to get to Bir Hakeim - will post later. However the metro is really easy to use and changing lines is very straightforward - didn't get lost once!!! I thought the train station would be right at CDG - it isn't, but doesn't take long on the shuttle bus.
Thanks Meerkat, that is brilliant advice thanks very much, i got told the other day it isnt a trip if you dont get lost!!
Just wanted to let you kow we had the most amazing weather for our long W/E to Paris. Sitting outside having lunch on Sat in t-shirts & then strolling about without a coat was an added bonus to a great break. Had to capture on camera 'cos no-one would believe us.
Can't wait to return sometime....thanks again for your advice. Montmartre was fab and yes I did feel safe! ( and well fed!! )
Hi again Toasted
Hi Emma - I think on the metro it looks like you go on the pale blue line from Gard Du Nord to the stop after Port Royal (sorry, writing on my map too small and I can't read the name) Change there on to the pale green line and that will take you up to Bir-Hakeim. Hope you have a lovely trip -which part are you going to?
Hi Meerkat, we are staying right by the Eiffel Tower, that sounds great your description of the way we should travel. Thanks to you both
Tatty hope you have a similar experience. Let's know how you get on!
Just checked the weather and its going to raining the whole time im there, best pack my umbrella..
Aww Emma - hope it doesn't rain the whole time for you. If it does rain, you will have sit inside some lovely cafe with a nice glass of vino and watch the world go by until the sun comes out again. Fingers crossd though!
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