hockeyinsider

And it would be a lot easier to just spell it out, at least on first reference, particularly for the benefit of anyone using the search function.

mikelat

Thanks for pointing that out. In looking at my res, I did only put in 2 adults.

Searching for other availability for same dates for 2 adults + a child I now only find availability at Marriott Opera Ambassador or Renaissance Arc de Triomphe. The Ren Paris Republique shows up but with a EUR170/night add on. Ren Vendome is +200EUR/night.

CJKatl

Before giving up on the hotel, why not email them, explain that you've got a kid and ask if there is a room you can get on points that will work? Worst they can say is no and you're no worse off. If it's a slower time of year you might have luck. During the summer the hotel is pretty full and expensive, but during other times of the year you might have luck.

A family member loved the Opera hotel and I like the AdT property, which has a larger family room.

BTW, the CE property doesn't have a CL, but it has a really nice lobby. There was a man in charge, not sure if he is still there, who seemingly knew each guest. You can order food and drinks and it's quite comfortable, but it is pricey. When I've been with friends we order a lot of tap water, but my nieces were ordering $5 sodas like they were free.

One More Thing: If you do stay at the CE property, they have some rooms with windows overlooking the indoor lobby. I've been in one of those rooms. Yuck. And there are rooms overlooking the CE, which some people like, but I find too noisy and public. The rooms in the back are quieter and many overlook a nice courtyard. You might want to ask for one of those.

CJKatl

Sorry, but one more thing...Since Marriott will let you hold a reservation without taking the points until shortly before you stay, go ahead and grab one of the other (Opera or AdT) reservations now so you at least have something. You may need to call or jigger the system if you have the points and don't want them taken now. Better to hold a couple reservations for a few days/weeks while you sort everything out than to go back in a few days and find they are gone. Marriott has no problem with your holding multiples for the same time block. I've done this many times, but remember, if too many people do it for too long we might lose this helpful privilege, so please cancel the unneeded reservation as soon as you know your plans.

Also, see what you can get if instead of trying to reserve, let's say, a five day stay for the larger room at the CE you try five one day points reservations. You might find you can get four of the nights, which you should grab, and keep checking back for the fifth. Once you get all five, Marriott can pull them into a single reservation spanning five days. This almost always winds up working for me

Good luck. Your trip will be awesome no matter which hotel you wind up in. The hotel choices are each very good.

hockeyinsider

Have you tried two reservations for your dates? Perhaps one of those properties isn't available for one night of your stay. In May, I stayed at the Glasshouse (Autograph Collection) in Edinburgh for two nights on points. I couldn't get Marriott.com to give me two nights on points without a surcharge, but Marriott.com would let me book two separate, one-night stays on points without a surcharge.

mikelat

Most of the properties show availability for my dates if its 2 adults. But when its 2 adults + 1 child I only get 4 showing availability. And some of those have high nightly cash in addition to points stay, due to the child in the room.

I grabbed the Opera room with the 2 adults + 1 child. But they also levy a EUR400 additional person charge on the stay. I'm going to look at others to see if doing the nightly co-pay gets me in to a room without the additional person charge and ends up at same or lower overall cost.

hockeyinsider

I have a hard time believing that any hotel general manager would charge a platinum 400 euros for bringing their kid with them. Especially if the kid was very young (like under 10).

CJKatl

Welcome to Paris. The hotel occupancy laws/rules are very different in Paris. And once the guest is at the hotel, nothing will be done.

The poster should reach out to the hotel ahead of time and see if they UG them to an appropriate room for free. The regular room has a queen bed and no room for a cot, so what is there to waive? Is the kid going to sleep in the tub? It's like showing up in a US Marriott expecting that you can smoke in the room and thinking the hotel manager might waive that rule for you. It's out of the manager's hands.

It's an issue discussed previously on this board, as well as on TA, Rick Steves' Site, and many other sites. I've known people who got stuck and called me from Paris to see if I had any Marriott tricks up my sleeve to help them. They wound up getting a second room for $500/night and spending half the next day finding another hotel.

ysolde

Just got back from this hotel and agree. Excellent location (close to the Marais, walking distance to almost everything). Delicious breakfast. Lively (but not loud) bar and restaurant frequented by a local crowd. Lots of cafes and bistros nearby. The hotel is new, with wide hallways and larger than usual lifts (for Paris). Rooms are comfortable, with an interesting, non-traditional decor, and bathrooms are large and quite nicely appointed, with step-in showers and a separate toilet area. Add to that a wonderful staff (they even called in a doctor when I managed to develop what turned out to be bronchitis , and sent up soup and hot tea with honey).

hockeyinsider

Did they fix the half-glass swinging door in the shower, which doesn't really stop water from going everywhere? I also found the wash basin was too shallow to stop water from splashing everywhere due to strong water pressure.

ysolde

We had a step-in shower with one of those fancy rainforest shower heads, not a bathtub/shower combo. The shower had a swinging door to step into, and the rest was completely glass covered, so no issue there. The wash basin was quite poorly designed -- I noticed this immediately. Splashed water everywhere, unless we kept the water turned down very low. Stupid design, but I suppose it looks very cool, or something.

hockeyinsider

Just like the hotels with showers that you can't turn on without getting wet. Sometimes you wonder about the so-called professional designers, who apparently have never stayed in a hotel or used what they design.

crutch222

My wife and I will be in Paris February 14-17 and plan to use points for a Marriott property in the city. We are currently booked at the Renaissance Paris Republique hotel. The hotel ratings for the Marriott properties aren't significantly different so I'm looking for insights as to room sizes, amenities, location, etc. from people who may have stayed at any of the properties. Specifically, I am interested in the Renaissance Paris Vendome, Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador, Renaissance Arc de Triomphe, and Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel. Thanks for any advice!

CJKatl

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...4-present.html

jakemalloy

Is there a consensus on which hotel is the best use of rewards points?

Right now I am leaning towards the Renaissance Paris Republique.

Any thoughts? Looking to spend 4 nights.