Hi, i'm going to paris with a big group from college and we are thinking of staying in one of the formule 1 hotels....does any1 know if these are very far from the centre of paris? is there a ...
O.k well my bf was really stupid and decided to get born on the 15th of feb:day after valentines day. So i decided to combine the presents and I'm planning a trip to France and I need to know ...
I would like to stay under 100E/night for a double room in August (preferably around 80E), in an air conditioned hotel. This is for a romantic holiday so the room should be somewhat nice. Ideally I ...
I am a U.S. citizen, and am flying Air France for all flights. I have only 50 minute layover oneway, and 55 minute layover the other way. Air France says that it should take me 45 minutes at the ...
I will be in Paris for two days one night. Has anyone been there recently that can tell me how much I can expect to pay for the basic things... round trip on train from CDG airport to city, an ok ...
My question: I am flying onto Barcelona and have roughly an 8 hour layover at Charles de Gaulle, would I have enough time to run into Paris if only for a couple of hours?
Thanks so much!!...
You can get a perfectly nice hotel room for from 50-70 euros a night. You can eat well for 20-30 euros a day. You can get most places by walking and take public transportation only 2 or 3 times a day for a cost of less than 4 euros a day. Figure another 10 euros a day for paid admissions to museums and 10-15 euros to stop for a coke or a coffee a couple of times a day. So may be 120 euros a day for all expenses. That's admittedly doing it pretty inexpensively.
You can certainly do it even cheaper. Stay in a hostel rather than a hotel and eat only sandwichs purchased from street stands or assembled from ingrediants bought at the grocery and it can be a lot cheaper.
Of course the question is what are you comfortable with and what level of amenities do you need to have a good time.
Going someplace and having to really pinch pennies isn't my idea of a vacation but I know people who delight in doing things on the cheap.
David K
Yes, a euro is like $1.50 and a coke is like 3 euros, so I would bring more than you think you need to bring, maybe four thousand, and you don't have to use all of it.
Sodem O
It really depends on what you do. I know someoone who got through 500 euros in a week end. But that included 150 euros in a lap dancing club.
About eating: don't buy sandwiches - they can cost almost as much as a meal. Just look around and read the menus intelligently (they have to be displayed by law outside the establishment, so you know what you are letting yourself in for). Cafes tend to put a big mark-up on certain items. Coke for example. So just don't drink coke for a week. The price of a small black coffee at the counter is set (around 1.20 euros), but the price of a large milky coffee can be anything they want to charge four or five euros.
You can find places with a set meal for about 8 euros. But beware of hidden extras. Sometimes desert is included, sometimes not. Same goes for drinks. Just read the menu carefully. And restaurants are legally obliged to give tap water free with your meal if you ask for it. If you don't specify, you can end up paying 10 euros for a bottle of mineral water.
The basic rule is, read the menus.
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