All my favorite hotels in Europe (including the Champs Elysees in Paris!) show wide open availability for a number of months between Feb and Sept. I don't have time to look at every possible date, but availability looks fairly decent from just a cursory glance.

And no more "STD" or "ANY" on the calendars - just "RWD".

Oh, and I dashed out side to check, and sure enough, the sky was still up there.