Eurostar - which class

[dfen5]

Got to head out to Paris for a meeting in April. Fancy taking the Eurostar.

Thinking standard premier. Worth it? Is the Business class any better?

[Trabi601]

I did standard class on one of the old trains to get to the Belgian GP in 2015. It was fine - seemed to be as much room as in first on a British train. Don't think there are many (if any) of the old trains left now, they were starting to look a little tired.

[mikef]

From experience (Carte Blanche holder)

Business class is usually full of mainly British men talking, well, business loudly on mobile phones (even where the signs say quiet zone). Half the seats are empty. The rest of the train is likely to be near full, with a mix of international travelers who can be interesting to talk to - and the seats are fine, not like an economy flight. I only do business when it is the only way to get a booking

[Jag_NE]

mikef said:

From experience (Carte Blanche holder)

Business class is usually full of mainly British men talking, well, business loudly on mobile phones (even where the signs say quiet zone). Half the seats are empty. The rest of the train is likely to be near full, with a mix of international travelers who can be interesting to talk to - and the seats are fine, not like an economy flight. I only do business when it is the only way to get a booking

only slightly related but.....the dutch don't hold back if you accidentally have a work related discussion on your phone in the quiet carriage! and rightly so to be honest!

[dfen5]

Booked standard premier in the end. Cheap enough.

Anyone familiar with Paris know roughly how long to get from Paris Nord to hotel Warwick on the Champs-Elysees? Walkable or metro? Taxi cost?

[Badvok]

dfen5 said:

Booked standard premier in the end. Cheap enough.

Anyone familiar with Paris know roughly how long to get from Paris Nord to hotel Warwick on the Champs-Elysees? Walkable or metro? Taxi cost?

not walkable, maybe a 20-25 minute cab ride? Metro options here