we travelled to disney land paris earlier this year, myself my husband and ourt wo children age 2 and 6. we stayed at the holiday inn at disney, the hotel was fine and we had a good stay.
the only compalints we have are the awful train stations in paris that have no signs to help tourists to get to their destintions. if you have kids, stay away.
the icing on the cake was our last day, our flight was early morning and we did not want to take the children on the train. we booked a taxi the evening before and agreed a price with the taxi driver, of 75 euros averge price is up tp 90 euros.
the driver that arrived was not the one we talked to, but he sent his friend and when we got to the airport he said he wanted 105 euros, when we reminded him the card said 7 5euros
he got aggresive and took our lugage from us in front of our children. he then ried to drive away, we got the attention of some police officers nearby who came out and told us they could not do anything. so we took the matter to security in side the airport who said we had to pay the taxi driver what ever he requested.
we paid in the end so as not to upset our children further, but the service and general attitude was disgusting, there are no rules and regulations.
if you are travelling to paris try and get transfers arranged with your hotel.
the french authorities have no regard for others and they have no issue about displaying it.
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I%26#39;m not sure what you mean by %26quot;..no signs..%26#39; but every Paris RER or Metro station I%26#39;ve ever been in had more than ample signage, numbered and color-coded diagrams and system-wide maps (prominently located at station entrances, at junctions along the way from turnstiles to platforms, on station platforms and in each train car). The system is relatively easy to navigate (even at lare, sprawling stations like Chatelet-Les Halles) knowing little more than two(2) terms in French--SORTIE--for passageways to Exits and CORRESPONDENCE--for Transfer passageway between lignes.
As for the problem with the taxi, there was little that either the police of airport security could do. Taxi fares are supposed to be metered. When you work out a separate %26#39;..deal..%26#39; with a private driver, that %26#39;deal%26#39; is between you and the driver. If the %26#39;deal%26#39; changes (in the absence of an amount on the meter...or some outrageously excessive amount charged) then it%26#39;s between you and the driver....and becomes a question of %26#39;..he said / I said..%26#39;. Your %26#39;deal%26#39; was with the original driver that you telephoned. If a different driver showed up...then it was up to you to re-confirm the terms of the %26#39;deal%26#39;...arrive at a new %26#39;deal%26#39;...or choose another taxi. It is unfortunate for you that this substitute driver reneged on the %26#39;deal%26#39; you made with the original driver but, %26#39;.. that%26#39;s life in the big city..%26#39;. Perhaps the authorities could have been more understanding.... but just because a tourist demands instant %26#39;..justice..%26#39; in a dispute of this nature...there really isn%26#39;t a lot that the authorities can do to resolve it.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;the only compalints we have are the awful train stations in paris that have no signs to help tourists to get to their destintions. if you have kids, stay away.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Heaven forbid the train stations should be designed for locals and not unprepared tourists who don%26#39;t know where they%26#39;re going!!
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Hi Saniya, Sorry to hear of your taxi experience: not a nice souvenir of the great city. Hope this trip hasn%26#39;t put you off visiting in future.
Personally I%26#39;ve never had a problem with signage in metro / RER stations: out of curiosity, which stations did you use?
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