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RESTAURANTS (the best of)

There are hundreds of kosher restaurants in Paris.  The locals generally don't eat the meat under Beis Din as they don't require Glatt meat.  But they will eat everything else under Beis din.

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NameLocationMetroTypeHechsherNotes
Darjeeling17thArgentine-1MeatRottenberg
Sar Eden19thOurcq-5BakeryRottenbergOrganic bakery
Charles Traiteur19thOurcq-5BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur20thSaint-Mandé-1BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur11thRue-Des-Boulets-9BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur16thVictor-Hugo-2BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur17thWagram-3BakeryBeth-Din
Charles Traiteur Halavi17thWagram-3BakeryBeth-Din Chalavi
Korcarz4thSaint-paul-1BakeryBeth-DinIn the Marais
Ardely’s19thOurcq-5Milk ChocolateKatz
Damyel19thOurcq-5Parve ChocolateRottenberg
L’As Du Fallafel4thSaint-paul-1FallafelBeth-Dinin the Marais
L’Inte Cafe12thMiromesnil-9,13DairyBeth-Din15 minute walk from the Park Hyatt
Kosher pizza4thSaint-paul-1PizzaRottenberg
Le Shine17thPorte Maillot-1ChineseLubavitchnear the Arc
Soumsoum11thVoltaire- 9MeatLubavitchGreat Israeli restaurent, there is a second one in the 8th
Doron ba Laïla19thGare Saint-Lazare 3-12-13-14MeatRottenbergNice meat restaurant
Tibs19thOurcq-5DairyKatz
Thai One2ndSentier-3MeatRottenberg
Le XXV16thTrocadéro-9-6BakeryRottenberg Chalavi
Le XXV8thTernes-2BakeryRottenberg Chalavi




Activities:
-Segway Tour. Please do not PM Ergel with requests for coupon codes. The codes are long dead
-Seine River Tour
-Eiffel Tour (Metro: Trocadero -6,9)
-Versailles Palace and Gardens. Never wait on line to buy tickets. 1. Use museum pass 2. Buy in advance 3. There are vending machines near the bathrooms (you have to poke around to find them) without lines. (if you go during a really busy time and the line seems endlessly long, go to the gardens first and return to the palace in the afternoon when lines are shorter). To get an audio guide, you usually proceed across the Royal Courtyard after passing security. If the lines for the audio guides are long, turn left in the Courtyard, to the Apartments of the daughter's of Louis XV’s. There you'll find another counter where you can get audio guides, with no lines at all. You can then exit the apartments and continue along the tour, bypassing the longer line.
-Louvre Art Museum (Closed Tuesday) (Metro: Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre -1,7) Shushan/Purim artifacts that can be seen at the Louvre, per the book Purim and the Persian Empire.
-D'Orsay Art Museum (Closed Monday) (Metro: Solférino -12)
-Musée de l'Orangerie des Tuileries (closed Tuesday) small museum featuring Monet's lilies (Metro Concorde: -1,8,12)
-Centre Georges Pompidou modern art museum open 11-9. closed tuedays (Metro: Rambuteau -11)
-Tuileries Gardens. (Metro: Tuileries -1)
-Paris sewer museum Smells really bad but an interesting look at the sewer system
-Champs Elysees shopping (Metro: Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau -1,13)
-Arc de Triomphe (Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Étoile -1,2,6)
-Operan National De Paris opera house. tours daily 11:30 and 2:30. Admission included in Museum Pass, tour extra
-Montmartre (Great neighborhood to walk around with boutiques, artists, and great views, and a funicular that kids will love) (Metro: abbesses -12, Anvers -2)
-The Great Synagogue (La Victoria) is beautiful but the main shul is only open on Shabbos mornings for Shacharis, but definitely worthwhile if you're there over Shabbos (Metro: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette -12)

Hotels:
-Park Hyatt Paris (Hyatt cat 7) is an outstanding value for your points. They used to give a phenomenal kosher breakfast but now it's barely even worth requesting.  Still rooms are a decent size for Paris, the Spa facilities are very nice, and the intoxicating smell used throughout the hotel for forever be linked with the romance of Paris. Ideally located between the Opera and Tuileries metro stations.
The Park Hyatt has free parking, though driving and parking elsewhere in Paris is very difficult.
The Park Hyatt has also complimentary bikes for guests.
There is a backdoor for entry on shabbos.

-The InterContinental Paris - Le Grand is not far from the Park Hyatt. It cost 70k IHG points per night or you can use IHG free nights. It is a good alternitive if the PH is not available or if you don't have/don't want to spend 30k Hyatt points per night.

-The Westin (SPG cat 6) is not as luxurious at the Park Hyatt but is located nearby and does the trick if you only have Starpoints and not Chase or Hyatt points.

Shabbos meals:
-Chabad of Champs Elysees has great shabbos meals and you're sure to bump into other tourists there as well to share tips.
It is a 30 minute walk to the Park Hyatt, but the walk is quite lovely via the Tuileries Gardens and the Champs Elysees.
Reservations are required: http://www.chabadchampselysees.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/888847/jewish/Shabbat-at-Chabad-Champs-Elyses.htm
-if you don't/can't eat at Chabad, they suggest getting takeout from Ben & Cook located in the 8th. Hashgacha: rabbinate Lubavitch De France 33 1 45 61 03 95. 35 Euro for 2 challas, 2 dips, meatballs with noodles or veggies for 2. they close at 3pm on Fridays (in the summer). call for more info
- Friday night meals at Grand Synagogue http://www.tiny.cc/chabbat

There is no eruv in Paris. Consider taking the metro to shul with your talis bag along with return tickets for motzei shabbos.

Transport from CDG:
-If you are going to the Opera area you can take the RoissyBus (pronounced Wahsee-Boos as you will get blank stares if you ask for the Royzee-Bus) which goes there nonstop. You can pay by credit card in the RoissyBus waiting station or on the bus.  The cost is €10.  It is a 5 minute walk to the Park Hyatt.

-There are also train options from CDG: the subway is located in terminal 2E/2F, to get to paris its ligne B (Blue) it should take approximately 30minutes to get to Gare Du Nord
it cost 9€10 each way per person

- Mendy Taxi: 0(1133) 6 50 99 82 93 http://mendystransport.com/en/
- Shimon taxi: 0(1133)6 98 27 16 08  Tamidshuttle@gmail.com

- Uber, Bolt are the best option to get to paris cheapest and fastest

Metro:
The subway is fast, efficient, and cheap. A book of 10 tickets is 13,30€ for adults and 6,65€ for kids.
The subway closes between 12:30 and 2am.

Map:
Streetwise Paris cannot emphasize enough, this is really a must. Of course, if you have GMaps and data you don't need this map unless you really like paper.

Guidebooks
Rick Steves' Paris 2013
Fodor's Paris 2013 (Full-color Travel Guide)

Other Tips
-If you plan on visiting several of the items covered by the Museum Pass - make sure to check it out and price out your options.  Many times it is worth it to get a one-day or multi-day Museum Pass to save some money and more importantly, time (see link for more details: http://en.parismuseumpass.com/)
-Double check days when museums/sites are closed as many do close on different days of the week.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #400 on: February 29, 2012, 11:18:05 AM »
3 nights * 2 rooms, yeah. A bucket of money it cost, but not mine.

I know whose it was :P

In any case, I hope you got a better deal buying the points than you would have gotten booking straight with cash...
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #401 on: February 29, 2012, 11:21:04 AM »
I know whose it was :P

In any case, I hope you got a better deal buying the points than you would have gotten booking straight with cash...
Oh boy. Payed about 30% of list price. Hopefully will get upgraded as a diamond.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #402 on: February 29, 2012, 11:22:22 AM »
Its an upgrade cert? what does it do for me if I already booked a basic suite? I'm buying 2 suite stay certs.
O I was confused, sorry.

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #403 on: February 29, 2012, 11:24:10 AM »
O I was confused, sorry.
Thanks for the offer.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #404 on: February 29, 2012, 11:42:23 AM »
Oh boy. Payed about 30% of list price. Hopefully will get upgraded as a diamond.

Wow, buying UR and you only paid 30% of list price seems like a good deal to me all things considered.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #405 on: February 29, 2012, 11:43:06 AM »
Wow, buying UR and you only paid 30% of list price seems like a good deal to me all things considered.
would u like to explain what u mean

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« Reply #406 on: February 29, 2012, 11:44:54 AM »
would u like to explain what u mean

It needs explaining?

I'm saying it seems he got a good deal considering he had to buy UR and still only ended up paying 30% of cost.
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #407 on: February 29, 2012, 12:11:06 PM »
It needs explaining?

I'm saying it seems he got a good deal considering he had to buy UR and still only ended up paying 30% of cost.
upon recon, 50%. (30% of my original 3 rooms plan)
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #408 on: March 05, 2012, 05:12:13 PM »
Could anyone tell me whether I should buy some tour tickets online before leaving for Paris? I am trying to avoid to wait in line for long time. Thanks!

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« Reply #409 on: March 05, 2012, 11:21:04 PM »
Could anyone tell me whether I should buy some tour tickets online before leaving for Paris? I am trying to avoid to wait in line for long time. Thanks!

Yes . You should buy tix to the Eiffel Tower...the lines are ridiculously long...If you want to buy them online, you need to do so in advance.

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« Reply #410 on: March 05, 2012, 11:23:15 PM »
Yes . You should buy tix to the Eiffel Tower...the lines are ridiculously long...If you want to buy them online, you need to do so in advance.
+1 didn't make it to the top because of this (went in August and when I tried to buy tickets they were already sold out
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #411 on: March 06, 2012, 09:28:42 AM »
Yes . You should buy tix to the Eiffel Tower...the lines are ridiculously long...If you want to buy them online, you need to do so in advance.
Thanks, well do. Bye the way, I will stay in Paris for 4 days, could anyone tell me whether I should by Paris pass or simply bus pass? Thanks!

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« Reply #412 on: March 06, 2012, 12:03:15 PM »
Thanks, well do. Bye the way, I will stay in Paris for 4 days, could anyone tell me whether I should by Paris pass or simply bus pass? Thanks!

Take the metro not the bus. The metro in Paris is very easy to use and takes you everywhere.

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« Reply #413 on: March 06, 2012, 02:43:23 PM »
Take the metro not the bus. The metro in Paris is very easy to use and takes you everywhere.

+1. I used 10 pack tickets to save a bit... if you're going to be traveling more, you may want to look into a (weekly?) pass (forgot what its called).
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #414 on: March 06, 2012, 03:08:03 PM »
+1. I used 10 pack tickets to save a bit... if you're going to be traveling more, you may want to look into a (weekly?) pass (forgot what its called).

Is this the Metro pass what you guys talk about? Thanks!

Quantity   Description   Price
   1 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-014)   $14.91 USD
   2 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-019)   $25.39 USD
   3 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-015)   $33.02 USD
   5 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-016)   $47.62 USD
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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #415 on: March 06, 2012, 03:31:33 PM »
Paris visite pass: Unlimited use of Metro & Bus Network

   Description   Price
   1 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-014)   $14.91 USD
   2 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-019)   $25.39 USD
   3 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-015)   $33.02 USD
   5 Day Adult - Zone 1 to 3 - Paris Center ONLY (Item#E-016)   $47.62 USD




Museum Pass:

   Description   Price
   Paris Museum Pass 2 day (E-115)   $57.49 USD
   Paris Museum Pass 4 day (E-116)   $82.13 USD
   Paris Museum Pass 6 day (E-117)   $104.44 USD



Paris Pass:
      
Code   Description   Days of Week   Child   Youth   Adult   Child   Youth   Adult
2DAY   Unlimited use for 2 consecutive calendar days from time of first use   smtwtfs 45.62   82.95   143.76
4DAY   Unlimited use for 4 consecutive calendar days from time of first use   smtwtfs   59.43   111.97   210.13
6DAY   Unlimited use for 6 consecutive calendar days from time of first use   smtwtfs   74.64   127.18   255.75


I am confused here. If I stayed in Paris for 4 days,

I bought Metro pass + Museum Pass: $46.72 + $82.13 = $128.85.
If I bought Paris Pass, it will cost me $210.13.

Why does the someone buy Paris pass? It is much cheaper to buy separately. Did I miss something here?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #416 on: March 20, 2012, 02:28:23 PM »
Anyone exprienced travelling from Orly Airport to Park Hyatt?

There is no availablility going into CDG and was wondering how to get from Orly to Vendome.

Unless there is a way to find availability into CDG?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #417 on: March 20, 2012, 02:32:33 PM »
Anyone exprienced travelling from Orly Airport to Park Hyatt?

There is no availablility going into CDG and was wondering how to get from Orly to Vendome.

Unless there is a way to find availability into CDG?

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Re: Paris Master Thread
« Reply #418 on: March 20, 2012, 02:33:53 PM »
Next time I go even from CDG I'll just take a taxi.  Unless you're by yourself the savings of the bus isn't worth the hassle.
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« Reply #419 on: March 20, 2012, 02:38:49 PM »
Next time I go even from CDG I'll just take a taxi.  Unless you're by yourself the savings of the bus isn't worth the hassle.

20 EUR vs (up to) 70 EUR?

You think its worth an additional 50 EUR (more than triple) to take a taxi? Even if it's only ~double at 50 EUR

Maybe it's because you have a kid...
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