Would you stay in least expensive room in a luxury 5 star or top room in a top 4 star: Paris
Jan 17th, 2007, 07:05 PM
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Hey tripgirl, the one bit of advice I'd give, if they book the George V or the Plaza Athenee, is to use a Virtuoso agent. You get negotiated rates, complimentary breakfast, and an upgrade on check-in if it's available. The Plaza Athenee has a pretty special additional amenity. It's called "Concierge in a Pocket;" it's a PDA with a built-in GPS that contains maps, gives you walking directions to wherever you want to go, and provides tourist information as well as the location of restaurants and shops. Pretty neat!
Jan 17th, 2007, 07:22 PM
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Love this question...it's a chicken or the egg? I've been to Paris a few times but never stayed in a luxury hotel there. One thing I can recommend is never staying at a tour group hotel! As to the question at hand, why don't they look on Trip Advisor? They're usually pretty good. One thing I've found is to be careful not to assume the top rated hotels are the best, because sometimes there are a lot of budget people who post on it. You need to read all the postings, making special note to diregard some of the wackos who complain about silly stuff and give a hotel a low rating because they had to walk up and down the lobby grand staircase to get to the elevators...you know what I mean.
Jan 17th, 2007, 08:29 PM
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Please, everyone--remember that in Paris there is no such thing as a 5* hotel, unless it's a particular chain's rating. The tourist board assigns 4*L (for luxury) as the top rating, given to hotels such as the Crillon and George V. So what you want to look at is the hotels officially rates as 4*L and forget the 5* category, which really does not exist.
Jan 18th, 2007, 12:05 AM
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The Pavillion de la Reine is a lovely hotel in a prime location (though some rooms have some problems: ceiling slopes and elevator noise) but it's not "sumptuous." I don't think it's what your friends are looking for.
Jan 18th, 2007, 04:01 AM
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The French hotel rating system is not based on the luxury of the building but of the services provided. The rooms of a 2 or 3 star hotel can be nicer than hotels with a higher star rating.
A 4*L rating means that a hotel has things like concierge service, 24-hour room service, the size of the reception, the presence of elevators, the number of languages spoken by the staff, etc. It does not mean that the rooms are necessarily charming, only that they have met minimum size criteria.
A 4*L rating means that a hotel has things like concierge service, 24-hour room service, the size of the reception, the presence of elevators, the number of languages spoken by the staff, etc. It does not mean that the rooms are necessarily charming, only that they have met minimum size criteria.
Jan 18th, 2007, 04:35 PM
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tripgirl,
Geez- I wish I could get this much banter on my question of where to go with 8 days in France! We are considering Hotel Tremoille with a 20%discount off rack rate or Relais Christine (not sure what they'll offer off rack rate if anything). We can afford but are unwilling to pay the prices at FS and George V. DId your friends get a discount? Any other boutique hotels? We've seen thread after thread for D'Aubusson but it didn't really excite us. Thanks in advance...and I think you are great for doing so much research for your friends.
Geez- I wish I could get this much banter on my question of where to go with 8 days in France! We are considering Hotel Tremoille with a 20%discount off rack rate or Relais Christine (not sure what they'll offer off rack rate if anything). We can afford but are unwilling to pay the prices at FS and George V. DId your friends get a discount? Any other boutique hotels? We've seen thread after thread for D'Aubusson but it didn't really excite us. Thanks in advance...and I think you are great for doing so much research for your friends.
Jan 18th, 2007, 06:14 PM
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jdp,
I don't recall what they paid, but it still was expensive, but no worries about $ for them.
I like both choices Tremoille and Relais Christine; been to both and like them both.
I don't recall what they paid, but it still was expensive, but no worries about $ for them.
I like both choices Tremoille and Relais Christine; been to both and like them both.
Jan 18th, 2007, 06:20 PM
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The room itself is more important to me than the services of the hotel. I'm not one to ever use room service (I despise eating in a hotel room, no matter how palatial). Some really spectacular hotels can have some terribly small and almost shabby rooms.
Add me to the list that would rather come down a notch of the hotel itself and get the nicest room there.
And I also agree that if you are in the nicest room of a smaller fine hotel, you will get better service than in the big hotel anyway.
Add me to the list that would rather come down a notch of the hotel itself and get the nicest room there.
And I also agree that if you are in the nicest room of a smaller fine hotel, you will get better service than in the big hotel anyway.
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