Articles tagged ‘Accommodation’
Hanging out at the Ritz
By Parisgirl | August 31st, 2007 |
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Paris Girl at the Ritz - Long, long ago.
Princess Diana spent her last night at the Ritz Hotel in Paris- and judging by the current rates, you had better be royalty or something close to royalty to even consider staying at this hotel. A simple room - plain vanilla - will set you back [...]
Paris Hotel Reviews: Can you trust them?
By Parisgirl | August 14th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
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How trustworthy are internet hotel reviews? I’m just putting this question out there because I‘m constantly amazed at the variety of reviews one can find for the same Paris hotel! You’d think ten people must have stayed at ten totally different hotels.
Savvy Meridien-Montparnasse Hotel Manager is Talking Back: He wants to know what you think!
By Parisgirl | August 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’ve been cruising the net lately, you’re bound to have run into Oliver Servat, Hotel Manager for the Meridien Montparnasse Hotel, at 19 Rue Commandant Mouchotte, Paris 14eme.
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He’s taking on customer complaints, one at a time. In the good ole US of A, we’d call this ‘good follow up’.
Hotels with a History
By Parisgirl | August 8th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The first time I heard about the Hotel Lutetia was when Eva and Werner Bernstein came to Paris. Werner and Eva met in Rochester, New York. She was a dentist and he showed up in her office just as she was getting ready to finish up for the day. As he [...]
Paris Hotels: Discreet Charm on the Left Bank
By Parisgirl | July 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There are two kinds of luxury hotels in Paris, those that beat their chests and dominate the boulevard, and those that prefer to take a step back from the main avenues, and let you find them (however years it may take). This is the case with the Victoria Palace Hotel, a family-run four-star hotel, [...]
Planes, Trains and Talking with Strangers
By Parisgirl | June 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In the last week, we’ve been on a number of planes and trains, and I have to admit, train travel is more conducive to talk. If you plan on traveling by train while you’re in France - and you like to like to chat - I’d suggest getting one of the ‘old-fashioned’ 2nd [...]
The 5-Star Myth
By Parisgirl | April 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This may come as a surprise to you, but five-star hotels do not exist in Paris. The most famous hotels in Paris such as the Ritz and the Crillon are called 4-Star hotels ‘de luxe’. 4-Star Luxury Hotels. So, when you hear about 5-Star Cuisine and 5-Star Hotels, this is more often [...]
Hotel Advice from Thackery
By Parisgirl | April 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
For as long as tourists have been visiting Paris, writers far more talented than this blogger have been giving advice about how to pick out a good hotel - what is truly amazing though, when you’re talking about Paris, some of these hotels are still in business. Which means that they must have been [...]
To book or not to book?
By Parisgirl | April 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There are certain times of year when you might want to consider booking a hotel in advance, in Paris, especially in September/October when the fashion industry is in town or if there’s a big show going on at the Porte de Versailles convention center, but in the summertime, there are tons of hotels from which [...]
Site Review: Directory of Hotels.com
By BootsnAll | April 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is a sponsored post. The opinions expressed are those of the staff writers at BootsnAll.
Finding a unique hotel for that special occasion can be difficult with all the choices out there. One website that is geared towards helping you do that is Directory of Hotels.com.
