Budget for a week on Paris/UK??

We are doing hotels. 2 in London and 1 in Paris. I'm thinking me and my wife can do it for 6k

Nothing wrong with Italy in August, things shut down but not that much. It will be hot as shite and hvac is not everywhere like the US including lodging.

Lodging budget can vary drastically. Apt rentals (airbnb) can save you a ton but not as much with only 2 people as that’s a regular hotel room. You have to be careful as most big European cities are limiting Apt rentals in central locations.

You could do it for $5000 easily or you could spend as much as you want. I would say something like $6000-7000 is more likely for 7 nights. Need to set some flight trackers and get on some airline notifications. $2000 for flights, $1600 for lodging, and $1400 for food and expenses. But that’s a fairly limited budget in a big city especially for August. I’d say Italy that’s more doable because a lot of the food options you will want to do like pizza and pasta will be cheaper. You can do pizza and a gelato for 6 euro.

If it’s your first time over, I highly recommend NOT having a layover going over in Europe. Get a layover in the states and fly direct to your destination. This gets you in from 8-11am instead of noon-4 pm and those extra 2-4 hours are huge imo to making your first day useful.

ETA: you have to eat at home too. I don’t budget 100% of my food in Europe as a vacation expense because of that. I’m usually frugal and try to eat about 1/2 of the time from a grocery or cheap, like a bakery to go for breakfast and I don’t really count that. I really only count eating out where we are lazy or enjoying it because we are on vacation. I love going to the local bakery or grocery store to get any meal or snack and that is the same price as eating at home.

If you do diligent research and look regularly for the best deals (Google flights, hotwire, etc.) you can book everything pre-landing for just under 2k (for 2) without sacrificing too many standards.

If dates are negotiable, Google flights is your best friend. Regularly going for over 1k per person, but (for example) you can get to CDG for $714 from 8/20-8/27.

Search hotwire with Hotels.com open... you can compare the sample picture to hotels within the same area and always figure out what the hotel it is.

Prepare for lack of air conditioning. If fall/spring are an option, I'd do that instead.

I wouldn't so easily discard Italy though, nearly everywhere that you'd find yourself will be mostly open.

As far as your answer goes, I'd budget 5k but that depends a lot on how you spend on the ground

Also — no we’ve never been.

Are their weather seasons the same as ours??

It’s the southern hemisphere that is opposite of the US, you’re safe. But, as another poster pointed out, AC can be an issue (not cold enough, not enough units to cover the whole place, etc.) I stayed at the Mercure next to the coliseum (European hotel group) and had to have a fan brought to my room, and still had to sleep with the windows open in May? I’ve only stayed in Marriott stuff in Paris and London, and they were fine for AC, but it can be an issue ñ.

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I’ve only stayed in Marriott stuff in Paris and London, and they were fine for AC, but it can be an issue ñ.

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Yeah, American brand hotels are usually fine (the taller, the more likely you'll have climate control due to regulations) but Euros will smoke you out in a heartbeat. It was only 50-something in Germany while we were there and the heat was cranked to 80 with no option for cold air, only the windows

Bon Chance!

Girls love the Seine dinnertime private cruises. Buy your booze on the dock, use your phone for tunes on the boat.

I hope I can hit my price which is less than yours. So far...

Tickets $1500
Hotels $1600
Train $250

I haven't priced any attractions or food. It's just me and the wife.

Let's us know how your trip goes

It was I ended up giving $635 pp and when you buy the seats it came up to $750pp

Flying with British airways in September

I hope to fall in this range with attractions and meals as well.