Paris Hotel with Parking

[Julian Scott]

Perhaps a long shot, but I'm soon to be taking my daughter to an immersive school in mid-France for a week.

With even an EasyJet flight coming in at over £1,000 and a 300km drive from CdG Airport needing a £600 hire car, I've decided to drive...and take my F-Pace SVR. Even with a prodigeous thirst, the c1,200 mile round trip will still come in at around a third of the cost even after the cost of a return Ferry crossing.

It also means I can take my bike, not be restricted on luggage allowance and get to hear a V8 rumbling around mid-France ;-)

Promised my daughter we could call in somewhere for a 2 nights/one day en route home, she wants to do Paris, which is very much on the route.....but it means driving into Paris, and finding a hotel with sensible parking options, especially with the current 'spirited' protests Macron is fuelling - I could park outside of the city and transport it in, but for security issues, especially with the bike, plus the 'arse' factor, I'd rather not....plus I quite fancy the rumbling around the streets of Paris.

Firstly...am I mad? I've not driven in Paris for over 20yrs.

Secondly, anyone know of any decent hotels that are centrally located that have truly secure parking? Last time we had the car in France on a road trip we stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace which was beautiful and has on site parking, and is still a great option, but with just 2 nights & one day there, its a little far out/inconvenient.

Thanks

[Sixpackpert]

When are you going, Paris is covered in fires and rubbish at the moment apparently!

Edited by Sixpackpert on Thursday 23 March 15:15

[LunarOne]

I travel to Paris regularly to visit my office. I stay in one of the hotels around Place de la Madeleine (VERY central with a good range of 3-5 star options) and while none of them have their own car park, there is a large car park underneath the square which charges €40 per 24 hours. Or there's a weekend deal of €66 from 2pm Friday to 9am Monday. You hardly see any very expensive cars on the streets in Paris, because they are all safely tucked up in there!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Pl.+de+la+Made...
https://www.saemes.fr/fr/parking/parking-madeleine...

[lamduong]

Dont forget that you will need a CritAir sticker

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/law...

To be honest, I lived near La Defense for a year with my UK registered car and only got a CritAir sticker in my last couple of months. I was never stopped or checked at all.

[Julian Scott]

Sixpackpert said:

When are you going, Paris is covered in fires and rubbish at the moment apparently!

Edited by Sixpackpert on Thursday 23 March 15:15

Next month....burning crap might change the Parisian diversion.

[Julian Scott]

LunarOne said:

I travel to Paris regularly to visit my office. I stay in one of the hotels around Place de la Madeleine (VERY central with a good range of 3-5 star options) and while none of them have their own car park, there is a large car park underneath the square which charges €40 per 24 hours. Or there's a weekend deal of €66 from 2pm Friday to 9am Monday. You hardly see any very expensive cars on the streets in Paris, because they are all safely tucked up in there!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Pl.+de+la+Made...
https://www.saemes.fr/fr/parking/parking-madeleine...

AH!! I never knew there was a car park there! Underneath the Church?

We've stayed in both the Sofitel Faubourg & Hotel Costes which a really close to there. Great tip, thanks.

[Julian Scott]

lamduong said:

Dont forget that you will need a CritAir sticker

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/law...

To be honest, I lived near La Defense for a year with my UK registered car and only got a CritAir sticker in my last couple of months. I was never stopped or checked at all.

That I did not know..... Thank you!

[UK952]

Also the new emissions stuff (since 2019) you may need a crit'air sticker for PAris and other cities

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/law...

Though I was over there at half term (Lens and Colmar in France then onto Venice) and I didn't see any cars with them on but only remembered to look on a couple of occasions and also pretty much avoided big cities. I had a proof of purchase within 2 or 3 days, actual sticker took a couple of weeks.

I still haven't really got to the bottom of how you know which levels are in force in which area - apparently it is announced on local radio but a fairly modern petrol car probably has one of the cleaner stickers.

My only other small worry was they now know my address and registration - can they use that data to issue speeding fines from cameras?

I went through the french site https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/ but there are others offering nothing extra for more money!

Tony

PS my top tip for driving a rhd car on LHD roads stick an arrow on the screen pointing right - I just trim a bit of electrical tape and stick it somewhere really obvious - It is great when you jump in the car 1st thing in the morning WTF is that? oh yes, drive on the right.

I also find it handy re-assurance if you meet a car with no obvious lanes like head on in a carpark, instinctively you want to go left but it feels wrong check the arrow - go right.

I may have left a hotel at 05.30 in a quiet town in Frannce driving on the wrong side of the road for several hundred meters, fortunately without incident before using this method.

Tony

[UK952]

I was a bit slow and beaten to it!

[LunarOne]

UK952 said:

PS my top tip for driving a rhd car on LHD roads stick an arrow on the screen pointing right - I just trim a bit of electrical tape and stick it somewhere really obvious - It is great when you jump in the car 1st thing in the morning WTF is that? oh yes, drive on the right.

My top tip having lived in Europe for 3 years with an RHD car is that if you haven't got a passenger in the car, use a folding litter picker for tolls, car park tickets and entry buttons/buzzers. Saves in-car gymnastics or getting out of the car.

[MDMA .]

Sixpackpert said:

When are you going, Paris is covered in fires and rubbish at the moment apparently!

Edited by Sixpackpert on Thursday 23 March 15:15

To improve it?

[LunarOne]

Julian Scott said:

LunarOne said:

I travel to Paris regularly to visit my office. I stay in one of the hotels around Place de la Madeleine (VERY central with a good range of 3-5 star options) and while none of them have their own car park, there is a large car park underneath the square which charges €40 per 24 hours. Or there's a weekend deal of €66 from 2pm Friday to 9am Monday. You hardly see any very expensive cars on the streets in Paris, because they are all safely tucked up in there!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Pl.+de+la+Made...
https://www.saemes.fr/fr/parking/parking-madeleine...

AH!! I never knew there was a car park there! Underneath the Church?

We've stayed in both the Sofitel Faubourg & Hotel Costes which a really close to there. Great tip, thanks.

Yes, right underneath. The ramp to enter is on the right hand side as you face south:

[Baldchap]

Despite all the nonsense and falling out, PH's subforums are bloody brilliant sometimes.

[leyorkie]

UK952
They already have access to your registration details as the UK has access to French registered vehicles

[Freddie Fitch]

leyorkie said:

UK952
They already have access to your registration details as the UK has access to French registered vehicles

But then again not always brilliant sadly.

[numtumfutunch]

lamduong said:

Dont forget that you will need a CritAir sticker

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/law...

To be honest, I lived near La Defense for a year with my UK registered car and only got a CritAir sticker in my last couple of months. I was never stopped or checked at all.

Due to ignorance I violated a whole heap of CA zones last summer without issue and then applied for a sticker after getting home

It cost a few EU at most and in an unusually French manner arrived through my letter box after a week or so

[Julian Scott]

Baldchap said:

Despite all the nonsense and falling out, PH's subforums are bloody brilliant sometimes.

Absolutely agree

[Deesee]

For anyone on a budget (or a non confirming crit air emissions ) the B&B Hotel in Igny has secure gated private parking free with excellent family rooms and a cracking cooked breakfast, also the Novotel Suites in Velizy has secure underground car parking, both last summer were £70 per night per room, for the 4 of us.

We stay overnight before we drive to the Med.

Train and RER station are near by if you want to venture in the city.

Also if you go clockwise heading south around the A86 you can use the excellent duplex tunnel at 10km long to sample the engine noise of your car.

Don't forget a toll beacon.

[Den Den]

UK952 said:

I still haven't really got to the bottom of how you know which levels are in force in which area - apparently it is announced on local radio but a fairly modern petrol car probably has one of the cleaner stickers.

Tony

You can download an app that tells which areas you're allowed to drive in, Geen Zones I think it's called.

[RC1807]

Den Den said:

UK952 said:

I still haven't really got to the bottom of how you know which levels are in force in which area - apparently it is announced on local radio but a fairly modern petrol car probably has one of the cleaner stickers.

Tony

You can download an app that tells which areas you're allowed to drive in, Geen Zones I think it's called.

I’ve only seen signs on the roads in to Paris that show the lowest CritAir rating accessible that day, and it’s usually for trucks, not cars,