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5 nights in Paris or Rome
Posted on 8/8/17 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 2:50 pm
Both are same price. We did Florence, Venice, Milan and Montecatini last year and loved it (how can you not). The SO wants to go back extremely bad, and I would love to do Rome as well. What are the pros and cons of both? Dont know too much about Paris other than the big name places...Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Arc. Which one would you choose?
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Posted on 8/8/17 at 2:56 pm to auzach91
If you have never done either, that makes it tough. Both are a must do at least once. If I was choosing to return to one over the other, I would hands down choose Paris. We rented an Air BnB there for 7-8 days and absolutely loved it. Both are great. I just prefer Paris over Rome.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 2:58 pm to auzach91
Paris. With the Metro it's a really fun place to explore.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 3:00 pm to auzach91
When? Rome is hot as blue blazes in the summer.
I love Italy so Rome would probably be my choice.
I love Italy so Rome would probably be my choice.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 3:12 pm to auzach91
Paris-I can give you a list of other things to do besides the tourist items-like go to Ru Clur or Ru Cler street (sp??), find a café, drink and people watch-explore the markets on the street, eat as many macaroons you can!
Posted on 8/8/17 at 3:13 pm to auzach91
By the way, great prices on package flight and hotel deals on trippirates.com right now for week of Mardi Gras-we are looking to go from Sat to Thrs staying at Marriot on the Champs ELys.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 4:04 pm to Phattie Jet
This one is 549$ through Gate1...its who we used last year and they were extremely easy
Posted on 8/8/17 at 4:19 pm to Phattie Jet
Agree with Paris. Rue cler is a great place to hang out and watch the locals shop eat and commingle. Rome is a fantastic city; but, Paris is the greatest city in terms of atmosphere, architecture, food, arts, wandering about. Latin quarter, jewish quarter, champs de elysse, left bank, right bank, st sulspice, bakeries every block, jabon, wine...........on and on. Impossible to be bored in paris. Paris gets hot too in the summer. Rome gets hotter in the summer. Have fun.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 4:53 pm to AlceeFortier
Either of these will be in either late February or mid March. Does that change anything?
Posted on 8/8/17 at 5:12 pm to auzach91
still paris although either will be a great time.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 6:28 pm to AlceeFortier
Just booked to Paris. Now to plan...
Posted on 8/8/17 at 6:38 pm to auzach91
I adore Rome, but I'm an art history nerd....no other place on earth has such a concentration of great works. Throw in pizza bianca, suppli, and lots of Roman ruins, and I'm a happy person....but Rome isn't everyone's cup of tea. The centro storico is absolutely overrun with tourists, it's getting harder to find "real" Roman food, and the city is often perceived as dirty & graffiti laden (it's really old). The Italians are warm & friendly.
Paris is a whole other creature....pretty, esp in spring when the chestnut trees are blooming, and it feels tidier & more prosperous than central Rome. It is larger, with more diverse sights, but it is a more formal place, and the French aren't nearly as warm/welcoming as Italians (to the average Americans). If you haven't booked a hotel, consider staying in the Sentier neighborhood around the rue Montorgeuil, a pedestrian market street filled with food shops: boulangerie, Boucherie, epicerie, patisserie, etc.
I'm headed to Paris myself this fall, staying in St Germain.
Paris is a whole other creature....pretty, esp in spring when the chestnut trees are blooming, and it feels tidier & more prosperous than central Rome. It is larger, with more diverse sights, but it is a more formal place, and the French aren't nearly as warm/welcoming as Italians (to the average Americans). If you haven't booked a hotel, consider staying in the Sentier neighborhood around the rue Montorgeuil, a pedestrian market street filled with food shops: boulangerie, Boucherie, epicerie, patisserie, etc.
I'm headed to Paris myself this fall, staying in St Germain.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 12:27 am to auzach91
Been to Paris for 3/4 days and stayed in Rome for a week. Whew tough... Rome. Day trip to Mt. Vesuvius
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:44 am to auzach91
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Just booked to Paris. Now to plan...
good call!
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:43 am to theOG
the main thing it came down to is we just did Italy in February so wanted to see something new. $1234 for two for 5 nights air and hotel included out of Atlanta. 
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:44 am to auzach91
Great price....good score. Where is the hotel located?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:47 am to hungryone
It is the timhotel berthier. I will likely do what I did in Italy and book a couple nights at a nicer place, but it looks more than fine for me and the gf
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:49 am to auzach91
It's in an interesting area: Batignolles...very Algerian-meets-hipster.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:32 am to hungryone
Any tips on a hotel with with the Eiffel Tower view for two nights would be appreciated. Looked a little online but would love some personal experience.
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