Paris-HI charles de gaulle airport
Aug 28, 2010, 3:10 pm
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Paris-HI charles de gaulle airport
Will be leaving fairly early in the morning so I'm considering staying here, there is some confusing info on their website however:
We welcome you from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. with a great free cold buffet breakfast.
but there are rates which include and some which doesn't include breakfast, so is this really right, is it free? or do they have 2 kinds of breakkies? i.e. hot and cold
Shuttle is complimnetary to the nearest Metro station, but not to the airport ,
but isn't that really the same place?
Subway
Subway Station Name: Aeroport Charles De Gaulle 1
Distance: 2.1 MI/3.38 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Distance: 2.0 MI/3.22 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way): €5.00 EUR
Is there any better qualifying rate than advance prepaid? (apart from 2-4-1)
and what about Plat upgrades?
Suggestion for other Hotel near CDG (non IHG that is)
We welcome you from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. with a great free cold buffet breakfast.
but there are rates which include and some which doesn't include breakfast, so is this really right, is it free? or do they have 2 kinds of breakkies? i.e. hot and cold
Shuttle is complimnetary to the nearest Metro station, but not to the airport ,
but isn't that really the same place?
Subway
Subway Station Name: Aeroport Charles De Gaulle 1
Distance: 2.1 MI/3.38 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Distance: 2.0 MI/3.22 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way): €5.00 EUR
Is there any better qualifying rate than advance prepaid? (apart from 2-4-1)
and what about Plat upgrades?
Suggestion for other Hotel near CDG (non IHG that is)
Aug 28, 2010, 6:13 pm
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I am staying there in 4 weeks and was wondering about the exact same two points you have raised ie. breakfast and airport shuttle.
I'm using 15,000 PC points for our stay. (The cheapest AP rate for that night is 189 euro so points are good value)
Looking forward to comments from other readers.
I'm using 15,000 PC points for our stay. (The cheapest AP rate for that night is 189 euro so points are good value)
Looking forward to comments from other readers.
Aug 29, 2010, 2:11 am
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@ Hannibal:
The complimentary HI transport will drop you of at terminal 3. Most likely your plane will arrive/ depart from Terminal 2 (A-G). You can use the free light rail service, which takes only a few minutes (light rail map).
If you travel without heavy suitcases, you might also decide to use the complimentary Marriott hotel shuttle. It's right accross the street
. Marriott will take you from/ to T2.
The complimentary HI transport will drop you of at terminal 3. Most likely your plane will arrive/ depart from Terminal 2 (A-G). You can use the free light rail service, which takes only a few minutes (light rail map).
If you travel without heavy suitcases, you might also decide to use the complimentary Marriott hotel shuttle. It's right accross the street
. Marriott will take you from/ to T2.
Aug 29, 2010, 4:15 am
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@ Hannibal:
The complimentary HI transport will drop you of at terminal 3. Most likely your plane will arrive/ depart from Terminal 2 (A-G). You can use the free light rail service, which takes only a few minutes (light rail map).
If you travel without heavy suitcases, you might also decide to use the complimentary Marriott hotel shuttle. It's right accross the street. Marriott will take you from/ to T2.
The complimentary HI transport will drop you of at terminal 3. Most likely your plane will arrive/ depart from Terminal 2 (A-G). You can use the free light rail service, which takes only a few minutes (light rail map).
If you travel without heavy suitcases, you might also decide to use the complimentary Marriott hotel shuttle. It's right accross the street
. Marriott will take you from/ to T2.but are you sure it's complinentary? conflicting messages on their website
Aug 29, 2010, 8:06 am
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light rail is definitively for free, it is an airport operated rail.
As you can see on the map, T1 and T2 are very close. (T1 is the old terminal building from late 60's, T2 was built in recent years)
As you can see on the map, T1 and T2 are very close. (T1 is the old terminal building from late 60's, T2 was built in recent years)
Aug 29, 2010, 9:32 am
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This is what it says on the Hotel's website:
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Distance: 2.0 MI/3.22 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way): €5.00 EUR
Subway
Subway Station Name: Aeroport Charles De Gaulle 1
Distance: 2.1 MI/3.38 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available
Aug 29, 2010, 5:06 pm
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I mean the shuttle from the hotel to the airport
This is what it says on the Hotel's website:
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Distance: 2.0 MI/3.22 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way): €5.00 EUR
Subway
Subway Station Name: Aeroport Charles De Gaulle 1
Distance: 2.1 MI/3.38 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available
This is what it says on the Hotel's website:
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Distance: 2.0 MI/3.22 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Shuttle Charge (one way): €5.00 EUR
Subway
Subway Station Name: Aeroport Charles De Gaulle 1
Distance: 2.1 MI/3.38 KM NORTH WEST to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available
As for breakfast, if it is free, we didn't get it.
Aug 29, 2010, 9:08 pm
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This is, IME and IMHO one of the very worst HIs in the entire system. There are some real dumps in NA, but they tend to lack the awful service.
The place is a dump, and the CS motto appears to be "(lack of) service with a scowl", and "can't do spirit".
My advice is to find an alternative, if you can.
EDITED TO ADD
See post below from LHWolf
So long as they fired all the staff, the new HI may be OK.
The place is a dump, and the CS motto appears to be "(lack of) service with a scowl", and "can't do spirit".
My advice is to find an alternative, if you can.
EDITED TO ADD
See post below from LHWolf
So long as they fired all the staff, the new HI may be OK.
Last edited by dgwright99; Aug 30, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Aug 30, 2010, 8:26 pm
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The issue in CDG is:
Until last year there were two hotels:
One HI and one HIX.
Now:
The HI was closed.
The HIX was completely renovated and is now a HI.
(I found the rooms quite nice)
On the Internet you still find here and there that breakfast is included. But this comes from the old HIX and is not true.
When I stayed there a few weeks ago I was by car, therefore I have no idea about the transport to the Airport.
Until last year there were two hotels:
One HI and one HIX.
Now:
The HI was closed.
The HIX was completely renovated and is now a HI.
(I found the rooms quite nice)
On the Internet you still find here and there that breakfast is included. But this comes from the old HIX and is not true.
When I stayed there a few weeks ago I was by car, therefore I have no idea about the transport to the Airport.
Aug 31, 2010, 6:01 am
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Aug 31, 2010, 10:45 am
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Stayed there about 3 weeks ago - the shuttle is hopeless. Driver decided to go into another of the hotels they pick up from for a coffee and a read of his newspaper! Left us sitting on the bus for 10 minutes. Re. breakfast - it was added to my bill on checkout and removed when I questioned it. One other thing to watch out for - if you ask the front desk to call you a cab to get to the airport then they call them from the airport rank - BUT they start their meter running when they leave the airport to come to the hotel so you are, in effect, paying double! Apart from that, it's all wonderful!
Aug 31, 2010, 12:50 pm
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Stayed there about 3 weeks ago - the shuttle is hopeless. Driver decided to go into another of the hotels they pick up from for a coffee and a read of his newspaper! Left us sitting on the bus for 10 minutes. Re. breakfast - it was added to my bill on checkout and removed when I questioned it. One other thing to watch out for - if you ask the front desk to call you a cab to get to the airport then they call them from the airport rank - BUT they start their meter running when they leave the airport to come to the hotel so you are, in effect, paying double! Apart from that, it's all wonderful!
Aug 31, 2010, 1:12 pm
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But it is of course a good news if this hotel will be renovated.
Aug 31, 2010, 1:26 pm
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I had to stay some nights at former Holiday Inn Charles de Gaulle (because of very late evenings work session for an Air France project), and was very happy with it (very friendly staff, not newest but perfectly decent executive rooms, very quiet).
But it is of course a good news if this hotel will be renovated.
But it is of course a good news if this hotel will be renovated.
Feb 9, 2011, 8:07 am
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Can anyone expand on this? Are there cafes and restaurants in the area if one arrives around dinner time and has a relatively early departure the next day? Trying to decide if it is worth taking the RER into Paris. Thanks!