Firstly I would like to write about the biggest problem: reaching this hotel without a car! Never count on arriving there after 10 pm!!! There is no (believe me!!) hotel-van "Navette" from the ETAP to pick you up, so you have to find out another way take the IBIS-hotel-van... it s 2 minutes from the ETAP), and after 10:30 pm, there is no way at all to arrive at this hotel - neither at this area. Why? There are no NAVETTES after this time! (You`ll be able to make an reservation for NAVETTE in the morning.... every 30 minutes for 5€ to ORLY) And there s also no way to get a taxi because the proximity of the hotel(s). I tried about 20 times to get a taxi, and all the guys were answering: "Paris? No? No!" Don`t pay 50€ which are asking for some taxi-drivers!!! In fact, they have to take you, but it`s France ;-) Finally I found a taxi after 1 hour in the coldy rain, because a joined a lady with her two little kids, and the driver felt pitty…
Arriving the Etap after 11pm, make sure to have your reservation-code. But don`t mind if you got it: the system will probably not work! Even with a code! To get entrance to the parking and reach the entry of the hotel behind the gate, you can succeed in with your VISA (etc.). Then you`ll come to the proper entry of the hotel, which is likely closed. So you call a kind of emergency office, and a nice lady will tell you what to do… There`ll be no personal in the hotel to help, so you HAVE TO speak the emergency-hotline!
The rooms are clean, new and there is enough space. You`ll have a TV, which can be used as your alarm, and the facilities in the room functione very well. It`s not too loud because of the new windows. But never open them ;-)
Lastly the best: you`ll have free INTERNET with Wifi, which is quite nice to have in such a class.
So know all these facts, and you`ll have a good stay!
