keano016

OK, I misspoke. There is a Saturday August 12th when nothing is available. So when I entered for a stretch of 5 days that night was not giving me anything available.

Altough, can you do your search for 6 days and see if there is any availability?

Kacee

I'd guess there's a problem with your search.

I see all kinds of availability for Paris La Defense, CDG, and Waldorf Le Trianon.
Hotel Astor and Opera are tougher, which is really not surprising given that August is absolutely the peak of tourist season in Paris (and an awful time to visit the city I might add).

If you do not have sufficient points in your account for the stay, do not login to your account to perform the search, as it will only return availability if you have sufficient points.

365RoadWarrior

If you can find a place, you'll have the city to yourself.

Kacee

The Parisiens who are left behind tend to be quite bitter about it.

Plenty of tourists though.

Ed Size

The Astor hotel is under renovation, no rooms till December 2017. So the Opera is the only city location, I would more likely choose the WA in Versailles - it´s just the better hotel, and the location is superb for holidays. And La Defense is only a short train ride from the city center, also better choice then La Opera.

From the 5th of Aug till the 20th, I can book all properties with money or points - no problem. And the rates are low for the properties at this time.

whimsey21

I've noticed too that during busy times the Opera often shows sold out until close in, at which point lots of rooms suddenly open. If you want to stay there, you could make a cancellable booking elsewhere and monitor the availability when you get within a week or so of your trip.

Quinlanty

Is the Waldorf in Paris though ahaha..

Simon Schus

Hi all,

I'm staying in Paris for a night, flying into CDG around 1pm... and then flying out of ORY around 10.30am the next day.

I had thought about doing a 5/6-hour jaunt around Paris, just to see a couple of the sights (not looking to go to in-depth; I've been to Paris a few times before, and I'll go again!). I'd want to pop my bags either in a near-enough hotel or in a luggage store, as we'd head to Central Paris after landing with out bags. Equally, I also don't want to have too much hassle trying to get to ORY the morning of our second flight.

In those circumstances, which would you pick between:
- the Hilton Paris Orly?
- or the Hilton Paris La Defense?

Neither are ideal as both hotels are far enough out from Paris that I can't just pop back middle of the day, and both require a bit of effort either on the day of arrival or on the day of departure. However, both have a reasonable points value (25-35k) compared to the other Hilton properties so I'm choosing between those two. Given the short length of the trip, I think it'd be a waste of points for other hotels which require double to almost triple the outlay of points.

jzafar

I aplogize but I can't find a previous thread via search on the best recommendation for a hotel in Paris. I am planning a Spring Break trip with a tween and am looking for a centrally located Hilton property with the most spacious rooms close to major sites and shopping. I will be booking on Points and am a Diamond so hope I can get upgraded to a deluxe larger size. I am open to paying for suite upgrade if available. I know Opera has a lounge which is always helpful but I have read all kinds of mixed reviews on customer service. Maison Astor Paris looks sophisticated and chic. I also saw the Nieprce option which has good reviews but looks like some rooms have an attic feel. Which hotel do you recommend for tourists and will also give us that Parisian feel?

For the dates I am going, Opera is 80,000/night. Maison Astor Paris is 64,000/night. Niepce is $68,000/night. Not sure if this is an indication of how nice and better located the property is.

diesteldorf

It could be based solely on occupancy. When I was in Paris 2 weeks ago, the Maison Astor was around 450 euros and 80,000 points, while the Opera was only around 350 euros.

I chose the Maison Astor since I had a free night certificate.

Since it is going for fewer points than the other 2, I would book it again.

I enjoyed my stay.

jzafar

What about location? Is it convenient to main sites and shopping?

jbandy10

I'm looking at a 5 night trip to paris with my wife next July and none of the Hilton award options look very exciting, to be honest. Paris Opera (80K) has many reports of being incredibly underwhelming. La Defense (66K) is too far from the city for it being a very middling level property. WA Versailles (77K) looks fairly nice, but wife will kill me if we have to transit 2 hours total each day. Niepce (54K) seems like a good value, although the property isn't mind blowing. None of these properties are mind blowing, judging from reviews.

The Niepce seems like the play here. Not crazy about the location. The Opera at 80K a night seems like a ripoff, based on people's feedback.

Tomphot

jbandy10

I'm beginning to understand that. Hyatt has solid options as well, although I tend to hoard my hyatt points for redemptions under 15K.

whimsey21

I've stayed at the Hilton Opera, two of the Hyatts, and quite a few of the Marriotts. From a chain perspective, I'd give Hyatt the edge-- Marriott has many more choices, but I've found them always a little disappointing, while the Hyatts have delivered great service and nice rooms. It is a pity that the Opera doesn't get its act together a bit more given that the public spaces are beautiful and the location isn't bad. Then again, they always seem to be full despite their high rates and lackluster service, so I guess there's no motivation.