Our Paris trip was the trip of a lifetime!
France
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Dec 26 - Jan 6, 2026
Our Paris trip was the trip of a lifetime! We couldn’t have managed without your planning, careful attentiveness, and fast communication. Our Notre Dame and Saint Chapelle guide, Manny, was uniquely able to engage with my 8 year old grandson. He was extraordinary.
Our photographer, Kouss, was the sweetest guy, and gave us “forever images” of our time at the Tour Eiffel.
Lourdes, our guide for the Louvre is a true scholar. Our treasure hunt felt way too complicated for us so she graciously agreed to slow the pace. We still managed to see all three wings and the highlights we asked for.
We got lost and missed our bus to Mont Saint-Michel. We rescheduled the trip for the penultimate day, but we were exhausted, so we cancelled again. We’ll catch it in the future.
Versailles was a mob scene. We hadn’t realized that the “self-guided tour” was simply an app. Even if we had known to bring earbuds, the deafening din and the press of the crowd, many of whom were loudly making their own videos and podcasts, would have made it a useless endeavor. The app itself was way too mysterious to manœuvre at my age.
There was a misalignment of dates on day 1 and 2 that kept us from our first tour. I also wanted to check in about our last night at Chantilly. I don’t remember if we had paid in advance, but I was charged for the night.
Great castles tours, too.
Thank you all, and Liz and Diliana, for making these memories possible. We’ll never really be the same!
Lucia May and family
Hotel Reviews
Very attentive and pleasant staff. Fantastic breakfasts. The hotel itself is a bit dated, but very clean. You use an app to do your laundry(!).
Pure luxury!
Activity Reviews
The Versailles Half-Day Essentials by Bus was underwhelming. I expected guidance and commentary during the bus ride, but it was merely transportation. Once there, the self-guided tour was challenging to follow amidst the crowds, and the app provided was inaudible. Overall, it lacked the historical context I was hoping for.
The Louvre Museum Treasure Hunt was a bit sophisticated for our family, especially with an eight-year-old in tow. The guide, Lourdes, was fantastic and flexible, allowing us to go at our own pace despite the content being above our level.