Chateau Versailles Hotel

... for the weekend in November of 2007. It was FREEZING but we had an amazing time. Quebec is such a beautiful city, and we found a great deal on a boutique hotel called Chateau Versailles. We'll definitely visit again, but this time it will be summer time!

Friday, July 23, 2010 – Chateau Versailles                Today we headed out to the very exquisite Chateau Versailles, in the outer portion of Paris.  Our day again began ...

... is a fair copy of what would have been there.  When I say copy, it is all antiques, just not necessarily from Versailles itself.  The gardens were in their Autumn colours, sadly all the outside statuary was covered with tarps, perhaps to protect ...

... , we entered our "Ecole Militaire" subway stop next to our hotel, got off at the "Invalides" stop and boarded a train to the "Chateau Versailles Rive Gauche" train station.  After a 10-minute walk we arrived at the former palace of Louis XIV, the Sun ...

... -Antoinette’s estate on the grounds also, this was to give her some escape from The Château de Versailles and some privacy. The dads braved the hotel restaurant tonight, it was well priced with prices of some things less than shops but the food was ...

... her in.  So, we got free admission!  Ah, but the fun didn't stop there.  Well, we toured the chateau - honestly, Versailles is the epitome of extravagance... I think I will let the pictures speak for themselves.  It's really not hard ...

We slept in after having stayed out late the night before.  The kids really wanted to go to Versailles so we headed to the RER station at Invalides and took the next train.  After a short walk from the station, we arrived at the chateau.  ...

... ), but we finally arrived in Versailles, luggage and all!  We dropped off the suitcases at the Hotel de France, which is across the street from the Chateau and about 30 seconds from my apartment.  By this time, my visitors were starving.  I ...

... de RER da Pont d´alma, onde poderiamos ir para Versailles-Rive Gauche. Andamos da estação até os jardins do Chateau de Versailles, cuja entrada é paga nos finais de semana, lamentávelmente. Andamos bastante pelos jardins, vendo as estatuas e as ...

... Grand Canal.  I'm glad he did, because that was one of the most memorable parts of our trip.  We said goodbye to Versailles around mid-afternoon and headed back into the city and up to Montmartre, which is SO different than the rest of Paris. It ...

... to my hotel near Charles de Gaulle Airport.   Shortly after arriving at the complex of buildings, chapels and gardens of Chateau Versailles, I sadly learned that it was closed on Mondays (which it happened to be).  Determined to still see some ...

Today we made our way out to the Chateau Versailles. It was huge, and the gardens were really amazing. The bad thing is that is was misty/drizzling all day. And we had to deal with the masses of tour groups which was not that fun. After Versailles, we ...

... ' de vous avoir laissé sans nouvelle pendant plus de 24 heures. Hier (Samedi), nous sommes allés visiter le Château de Versailles. Nous avons dû passer par dessus notre désire impromptu de ne pas payer pour visiter les choses puisqu'il en coûtait 30 ...

Today we visited the Chateau de Versailles. Many of you will think, "Oh a Chateau, how cute". Nope, you are wrong. This place should have its own zip code. It really is absurd. It is a prime example of how three kings over 200 years compete to spend the ...

... " sign.  Despite this I am still able to communicate with the woman and she gives me a round trip ticket to Versailles Chantiers.  I go through the gate and find the commuter trains to be somewhat more confusing than the metro and RER.  But ...

... at Versailles. Free WIFI.  The hotel is charging $20 a day,  Starbucks didn't have WIFI.  So here we are. The Versailles Chateau is awesome!!!  We went through the hall of mirrors and there is no way I can describe the beauty ...

... the throes of a famine must have felt seeing the extravagances and excesses of the royal family. No wonder they revolted. Bye bye Versailles... This is our last evening in Paris, and I still want to squeeze in some more sight-seeing (don't you ...

... our way to the château and decided to go inside and do the rooms first, as it was still raining pretty badly. Versailles is without doubt the best palace we have been to. Impossibly ornate, with crazy decoration in every room - painted ceilings, gilded ...

...  pour y regarder des "sacoches" à partir de 500 Euros.  Un peu plus loin, des montres Oméga dans une vitrine à plus de 20,000 Euros. À bien y penser, c'est pas juste le château de Versailles que l'on peut qualifier de démesuré. ...