Paris -- St. Genevieve review

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Author Message   Fred Hanna Member Username: Fhanna Post Number: 8 Registered: 01-2010 Posted From: 149.101.1.126 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 08:40 pm:    I emailed this hotel and the following is their response. I followed up with an additional email stating I lived in the midwest and the 2 US clubs were 2400 kilometers away thus membership was not pratical. They responded to email a letter to the director and they may make an exception. Fred Dear Madam / Sir, As a retired officer, you need to be a member of a reciprocal club Please find hereunder the list of the foreign military circles affiliated to the French military circle of Paris. If you want to make a booking, please send us your request as follows: number of rooms, number of guests per room, arrival date, departure date, type of room, mail adress, telephon number and as guarantee of your future reservation your credit card number with its expiry date. Club Prince Albert - 20 rue des Petites Carmes - B 1000 BRUXELLES - email : cpa.members@mil.be Army and Navy Club : Pall Mall 36/39 - GB - SW1Y 5JN LONDON - email : armyandnavy@therag.com.uk Union Jack Club - Sandell Street Waterloo - GB - SE1 8UJ LONDON - email : abo@ujclub.co.uk Royal Air Force Club - 128 Picadilly - GB - W1J 7PY LONDON - email : memship@rafclub.org.uk In and Out - Naval & Military Club - N°4 Saint James Square - GB - SW1Y 4JU LONDON - email : club@navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk Cercle des officiers de Madrid - La résidencia El Alcazar - 4 calle Diego de Léon - S - MADRID - Tél: 00 34 902 20 13 74 La Casa dell' Aviatore - Viale Dell' Universita 20 - I - ROMA - email : amministrativo@casaviatore.it The Army and navy Club on Farragut Square - 901 Seventeenth Street, NW -WASHINGTON DC 20006 - 2503 - email : membership@armynavyclub.org The Marine's Memorial Club - 609 Sutter Street - San Francisco CA 94102 - email : reservations@marineclub.com Naval, Military and Air Force of South Australian - 111 Hutt - Street Adelaide - St Aust 5000 ; email : admin@navmil.org United Service Club - 183 Wickham Terrace - Brisbane - Queensland 4000 - Australia ; email: enquiries@unitedserviceclub.com.au Naval and Military Club - 27 little Collins Street - Melbourne - Vic 3000 - Australia ; email : enquiries@nmclub.com.au Armed Forces Officiers Club - PO Box 6382 Abu Dhabi - tél/Fax: 00 971 2 64 15 200 ; email info@afoc.mil.ae Revista militar - Sede Central Santa Fe 750 - 1059 Buenos Aeres - Argentine - email : rrpp@circulomilitar.org We look forward to welcoming you soon at the french military circle, and remain, Best regards, Service Réception - Réservations / Reception and Booking service Tél. 00 33 (0)1 44 90 27 28 – Fax 00 33 (0) 1 45 22 17 75 Cercle national des armées – 8 place St Augustin – 75008 Paris Email : hotel@cnaparis.com - Site internet : http://www.cnaparis.com/ ________________________________________   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1353 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.35.71.161 Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 02:59 pm:    Is the lodging restricted to commissioned officer personnel?   wendy m Member Username: Wwm4167 Post Number: 20 Registered: 07-2007 Posted From: 217.235.225.65 Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 07:06 am:    to make reservations at the St Genevieve, we called them. We are AD and had no problem getting a room. Don't know about retirees. I have heard of retirees that have stayed there. Were they just lucky? It might depend on how much space they have space A when you call.   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 3592 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 03:53 am:    William K, Sorry for the confusion but your question wasn't the one I was referring to. Your question was fine )which is why I replied to it with info). The unrelated post was deleted and I requested the poster to start a new thread in the appropriate forum.   william k Intermediate Member Username: Ltcbosco Post Number: 125 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 68.196.112.66 Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 09:51 pm:    John D--having read previous postings about CNA in the past,we were told that a membership at certain military clubs was required before CNA/St Genevieve would accept a reservation. Sorry,did'nt relize that my question was unrelated to"lodging".   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 5940 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 96.241.127.69 Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 11:15 am:    Thanks for the explanation, John. Obviously, I had experimented and found that despite the "notice" the thread WAS accepting follow up new comments. (BTW, I cannot begin to express how very comforting it is to this non-tekkie "user" that on occasion even you technical wizards can experience unsolvable computer problems!)   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 3588 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 06:35 am:    Cherry, Someone had posted a totally unrelated question - when I attempted to move it to its own thread something hiccuped and that message appeared (can't explain it or seem to fix it). The thread is accepting new responses but no sub-threads (which are not used anyway).   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 5938 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 96.241.127.69 Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 12:16 am:    Why does this thread have a "closed" notice above it?   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 3565 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 06:56 am:    William, You should be able to request a reservation via their web site or calling them. You can request reservations at both hotlels via the The Cercle National des Armées web site linked from spacea.net's France Travel Lodging Section. The web site also includes their phone numbers.   william k Intermediate Member Username: Ltcbosco Post Number: 123 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 68.196.112.66 Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 09:05 pm:    Wendy--how did you make reservations for the St Genevieve and were there any restrictions on getting a room there??Great report!   John R Garrison Senior Member Username: Majorg Post Number: 2144 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 79.206.42.45 Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 09:23 am:    Wendy: Fantastic review! Thanks for taking the time to write it up and share it with us. Happy Travels, John   wendy m Member Username: Wwm4167 Post Number: 19 Registered: 07-2007 Posted From: 217.235.171.151 Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 06:08 pm:    Hello All, Stayed at the CNA St. Genevieve recently and thought I'd share our experience. First off -- Location, location, location! The hotel is just a block from the hub-bub of the latin quarter, with every dining choice from supermarkets to street food to fine dining within a quick stroll. Those of you who are Rick Steves devotees (as I am) know he's not fond of the Latin Quarter, but I really enjoyed the atmosphere and its energy. The hotel is a short 5 minute walk to a metro station, easily done with rolling luggage. (The Cardinal Lemione station) A little further walk, through the botanical gardens, to an RER line. (not that you can't take the Metro and transfer) Just down the hill from the Pantheon. A 20 minute brisk walk from Notre Dame. Felt completely safe at night in the neighborhood. The room was bare bones and small (no room for a blanket on the floor for a little one, for example), but at only 75 euro a night, a steal for Paris. There were persistent problems with our room key not working, but hopefully they'll get a new key maker soon. They offer breakfast, but we didn't eat at the hotel, opting instead for bakery goodies as we walked. Most reviews on this site are for the CNA's other hotel, the St. Augustine, and from only ducking into its lobby, my guess is that it's far far plusher than the St. Genevieve They kept our luggage for us on both our inbound and outbound day without a problem. If you go: finding the hotel can be a bit tricky. It doesn't have a sign outside. Once you've found Rue Descartes and you are walking along Rue Descartes (away from the Pantheon). The hotel is the huge brown wood door on your right (just after you've passed the government-looking, gated building). There's a buzzer to buzz you in and at check in they'll give you a key code for the outside door. If you're of the "sleep cheap" school then St. Genevieve fits the bill --a little worn around the edges, but clean and safe.