I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Milion Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information.
As I lamented earlier, the entire endeavor was probably not worthwhile for the few hours we stayed there, but I appreciated the clean and quiet room at the Paris Marriott Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport Hotel. Here’s a very brief review of our stay.
Paris Marriott Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport Hotel Review
After (finally) arriving at 12:30 am, we were cheerfully checked in by a friendly woman who seamlessly pivoted from French to English when I handed over my US passport.
We were quickly assigned room 119 with two beds and were on our way up the elevator.
The room was clean, modern, and comfortable…it clearly had been refurbished recently.
The bathroom was also refurbished with a walk-in shower instead of tub/shower combo.
And in that sense, it did the job perfectly. Augustine went right to sleep and I would have slept too for 3.5 hours, but I had work to do and at least had an extremely productive time with fast internet, power, and a nice environment to work.
I also appreciated the bottled Evian water (not so much the powdered coffee). The refrigerator was empty: no mini-bar.
I chose this hotel because it had a sauna and I hoped that I could work out and sit in the sauna during the layover, but both closed at 10:30 pm (and opened at 7:00 am), so that was a missed opportunity (but the hours were far better than at the Hilton Madrid the night before). I wish all airport hotels had 24/7 fitness center and wellness available…
Unfortunately, I have no comment on the breakfast or any other dining because at 5:00 am I showered, and by 5:30 am, Augustine and I were out the door and in our Uber back to CDG.
Why this when the Sheraton was in the terminal and we could have walked to it? Money. I had an expiring Bonvoy free night certificate (35K) and this was 32K (though it later dropped to 28K) and the Sheraton in Terminal 2 was over $400 or 44K points.
Yes, the Sheraton would have been less stressful, but I’m trying really hard on this trip not to blow money needlessly. It’s already a $7K gamble on points that could devalue overnight.
But I liked this hotel…even for just a few hours. Let me put it this way, next time if I had a choice between the Hyatt Place CDG or this hotel, I would choose this one.
“It’s already a $7K gamble on points that could devalue overnight.”
How would you like it if SAS wrote to you saying…
Effective immediately, in order for advantaged customers to pay their fair share, those with over 500,000 points will be assessed a “Make the Rich Pay Their Faire Share” tax of 30%. 450,000 of your 1 million points have been deducted.
I would answer : if one is concerned about disappearing points , then one does not have any actual problems .
² typos above.
Happy Thanksgiving
I stayed there for two nights back in July. I thought the breakfast was excellent. It included chefs making food, including omelets. on demand.
In St. Tropez , and nearby San Remo , enjoy white wine for breakfast , and start the day with a good laugh .
The shower alone justifies not sleeping in the terminal.
STFU Aaron
Enough Chi. Leave him alone.