claricehk

..jam-packed all of us to extend the intimacy.
Can't believe that. Little boy came bcak from kindie and gave me a hug which made me slip the post key..
Hey, I did say my thanks to starrville in the very early replies.
THANKS a thousand times to everyone.

alya

clarice

You have boys they will always be your babies LOL

My 'baby' is taking driving lessons. Trust me that is a really scary idea, not sharing a room in Paris with your DH is a walk in the park compared to your children learning to drive

In 20 years you can go back and do the 'romance' part

starrsville

Good night, ladies.
Sweet dreams to your "babies" of all ages.

Jenn

We stayed at the Duquesne last July with our 13 yr old son. The room had three twin beds and hardly enough room to walk between the beds. It was VERY tight-but we made it. I cannot imagine how a 4th - even a small child could have fit in the room. We never thought we would be in Paris in twin beds!

Grcxx3

We stayed in a Holiday Inn several years ago - right on one of the main squares (the name excapes me at the moment!). It was right be a metro line and across the street from many restaurant options.
We had a room with 2 double beds for the 4 of us.

We live overseas and finding such a set-up is quite unusual. Our kids are older now and it's just too inconvenient to squeeze 2 adults and 2 young teens into 1 room - so I always get 2!

starrsville

Great! A first hand report. A Duquense "triple" doesn't have room for a 4th body - no matter how small.

Just miscommunication/ misinterpretation of the website statement.

It is a bit startling to realize what a "small room" really is when you open the door of your Paris hotel room

PattiSca

Some things I think were missed, if it's not too late (Clarice doesn't say when she's traveling in July)...

1. Communicated rooms are what we call connecting rooms in the US. There is a door between the rooms and a door that leads to the hallway. The doors between them can be kept open, so it's like two rooms in one, not just two rooms abutting one another.

2. We're in the same pickle in Paris, because we have three young kids (3, 6, 6) who can't stay in a room alone, and many hotels (e.g., Marriotts and the like) do not accept five in a room, even though my three can share a double bed (a quad). Most connecting rooms are a double and a twin...still not big enough. And being apart will be so difficult with us packing light with very little luggage..."honey can I have the shampoo...honey, I need another pull-up"...you get the idea. However, a hotel recommended connecting rooms a double and a twin (two of mine currently sleep in a twin by their choice, I have two beds in their room) with a cot. I know it will be tight, but the price is manageable...esp. for the extra room.

3. I don't understand Clarice's situation either. First four can't fit into a triple room, but it will be possible if she pays a $50Euro supplement?!? Seems there's a confusion about "children under 12 staying free" -- even in Europe, my understanding (from several travel sites) is without additional bedding, that statement means that kids can sleep in their parents' beds without an extra fee. I don't think Clarice was just disappointed after a lot of hard effort.

Clarice... if you haven't contacted the apartment lease companies, it's quite possible they'd be flexible for more sleeping in a bed than advertised. I found an apartment in Florence that is willing to do just that. So there is hope...there is a place for comments in most reservations forms for apartments. Send the inquiry with a comment requesting if it's OK for kids to share beds. In our case, we have an apartment for three (double bed, one single) and they offered to bring in a cot for my daughter (my sons, 6 and 3, share a twin bed)

**For the record, I travel extensively in Europe, Asia, and Australia and am well aware of how tiny some rooms are and how big the wide angle lens makes everything seem. I'm not an ugly American, I lived overseas for 4 years, and I speak the language pretty darned well...but Clarice's situation would have confused me too...especially after quite a few overseas calls, I might even be miffed.

missypie

Please book an apartment. Some companies have more than one apartment in the same building. Maybe that will work. I would think that with your group, you would definitely want a kitchen, for breakfasts and end of the day snacks.

kwren

My two kids and I will be staying in the Duquesne Eiffle for two nights just to have a view of the Eiffel Tower from our room - just a little splurge. I booked this at 199€ a night - a premium price for the view I suppose, but see above that there is a summer promotion for 109€. I feel funny asking the hotel so I'll ask here - has anyone ever tried to get a promotional price after booking at a regular price? (I haven't been able to find that price online by the way, so it may be a moot point by now.) So glad to hear for that kind of money we can feel like sardines! Maybe if we stick to the higher price, we get more room to breather???