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| - Love, Love, Loved this place!! We booked our trip through travelocity, and originally it was for 8 days @Mandalay. After 3 days at Mandalay, we called travelocity because we were miserable (see that seperate, long, review), and (travelocity has a "happiness guarantee" for the trips they book for you), and we begged to be released from Mandalay hell. After explaining to them that we were not happy due to their poor customer service, lack of housekeeping, etc, they agreed to re-home us at the Paris. We were SO happy!!! We re-packed our things, ran down to Burger Bar (the best thing in Mandalay) grabbed our take out order and jumped in a cab and we were OFF! Paris was wonderful. Pretty, romantic, GREAT customer service. Concierge was always polite and very helpful. Housekeeping was on it. There were soft, clean towels there everyday, beds made, glasses replenished. The AC was COLD!! Great restaurants as well- Mon Ami Gabi (see review), Le Creperie, Le Boulangerie, etc. We had an amazing strip view. We could see the pool, eiffel tower, and Bellagio fountain show from our room on the 9th floor. The room was decorated like a Parisian bed and breakfast. Very quaint and cozy. We did not have a jacuzzi in our room, but the regular tub and the standing shower sufficed. Would Def stay here again. The pool area was AWESOME! The pool is HUGE. There is never anyone on top of you, and there really werent many little kids there which was right up my alley. You can go to the pool at ANYTIME from 8am-8pm (if people are in the pool past 6, they dont kick you out till 8)... You can get a chair at the pool ANYTIME as well. They are also 2 outdoor jacuzzis, and lockers for rent for $5 should you need them. You can have as many towels as you want for the pool. They dont need to see your room key everytime, and the are not militant with the blowing whistles or stingy with towels like other hotels. (In retrospect, I probably couldve gotten my friends in to use the pool, but they were too busy gambling. Lol.) It had a very laid back feel to it. They served drinks to you IN THE POOL, and you could pay there or charge them to the room. Great souvenir cups/sports bottles as well. They also have a cafe by the pool for breakfast/lunch, or you can get a menu and have the food/drinks delivered to your chair. Paris is located RIGHT on the strip. You can walk to a few nearby hotels such as Planet Hollywood, the Miracle Mile shops, and the Bellagio. The monorail stop is in Ballys and you can walk through Ballys right into Paris. Along the way, you will see some live music in Ballys, as well as the dueling pianos at Napoleans. Its free to get in, but get there early for a seat as well. Nice but not as crazy fun as pianos at Harrahs. Well worth the trip over there. Boulangerie had great French bread, sandwiches, and gelato. (coffee gelato was the BEST!) The Paris buffet was not good at all. Went there last year and waited way too long and paid waay too much and there wasnt anything good in there to eat. Skip that and go across the way to Le Creperie. Get an awesome crepe for $8 and it will fill you.Loved that place.
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