London -- The Cotswolds -- Paris

May 15-29, 2005

This looks like something out of Star Trek, doesn't it?  Well, it was our hotel for our final night in Paris.  We stayed at the Sheraton at CDG -- inside Terminal 2.  Cost:  10,000 Starwood points.  We took a taxi to the hotel and checked in around 9:00 pm.  Our driver did not speak English and my ten words of French came in handy.  We could see the hotel from the road, but couldn't find a way to reach it.  We finally had the taxi driver deposit us inside the Terminal 2 parking garage. Nowhere did we see signs for the hotel -- not on the roads leading to the airport and not inside the terminal.  Even with a lot of traffic the price for the taxi was no more than a shuttle would have cost for the two of us.

The best way I can describe the Sheraton is to say it's modern, and at night it's dramatic.  When we exited the elevator to our floor we felt like we were on a space ship.  Our room was wonderful: spacious, lots of storage and drawer space, great bathroom with separate tub and shower stall, very comfortable beds, and great sound-proofing.  Needless to say, we were impressed.  In the morning, the hotel provided a driver to take us to Terminal 1 at no charge.

Home

As much as we would have enjoyed staying longer, it was time to head back to Southern California.  But then, we know we'll be back.