London & Paris
Five days across the UK and France
Oct 23 - 27, 2026
Jon Bridget Cheryl Reece Lucy Rachel Isabelle Gemma
Three nights in a flat just off Piccadilly, an afternoon tea bus around London, then over to Paris for a night by the Eiffel Tower and dinner and a show at the Moulin Rouge. Résidence Charles Floquet is one apartment - two single beds and one double, sleeps 6 - booked for 4 adults and 2 children. The named guests are Jonathon, Bridget, Cheryl, Reece, Isabelle and Gemma. Lucy and Rachel are not on the booking and there is nowhere for them to sleep on the night of October 26. The booking is non-refundable, so ring +33 1 45 66 86 91 before changing anything. It says 3 adults and 4 children. The flat takes 10 guests maximum, so there is room - the guest count on the booking just needs putting right with Aura Stays. Free cancellation ends 3:00 PM on October 9 if it turns out the flat won't work. Evan Evans has 4 adults and 4 children, the Moulin Rouge has 5 adult menus and 3 child menus. Both add up to 8. Evan Evans counts a child as 2-15 while the Moulin Rouge child menu stops at 11, so anyone aged 12-15 is a child on the bus and an adult at dinner. Worth a sanity check against everyone's ages, but the numbers hang together. Anyone under 6 cannot come in at all, whatever menu is booked. EUR 1,000 is taken on arrival at Résidence Charles Floquet and returned at checkout the next morning, on top of the EUR 50.70 stay tax. Trip days are marked. Click one to jump to it in the itinerary below. These dates are on the family calendar too - or take just this trip into your own calendar app. Get to London, settle in Not booked yet - see 'Still to book' below. Any time after 3:00 PM. Self check-in with a lockbox - the host sends the code. Message Aura Stays on +44 7928 511283 to coordinate. 33 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4HABooking details Afternoon tea on a double-decker Upper deck, 90 minutes. Print the tickets and bring them - a phone screen is not enough per the confirmation. Confirm the boarding point with Evan Evans beforehand on +44 207 932 8385. Evan Evans ToursBooking details A free day in London The one wide-open day of the trip. Good candidate for whatever the girls most want to see. London to Paris, then the Moulin Rouge Not booked yet. The tightest gap in the trip - 10:00 AM checkout in London, dinner in Paris at 6:45 PM. Any time after 3:00 PM. Bring a card for the EUR 1,000 deposit and the EUR 50.70 stay tax, both due on arrival. Pin code for managing the booking is 61811. 8 Avenue Charles Floquet, 75007 ParisBooking details Arrive 6:45 PM. Doors open 1h15 before the show and close ten minutes before it starts - no entry after that and no refund. Arriving late enough to disrupt service counts as giving up dinner, also with no refund. 82 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018 ParisBooking details Two hours, four acts. Elegant attire. Phones off, no photos or filming at all. 82 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018 ParisBooking details Check out and head home By 11:00 AM. Get the EUR 1,000 deposit back before you go. Not booked yet - see 'Still to book' below. Everything attached to this trip. Open each one once before you leave and it stays readable offline. Drop new files in Opening… Opening… Opening… Opening… Airbnb - entire home hosted by Aura Stays Cancellation: Free cancellation before 3:00 PM on October 9. Cancel before 3:00 PM on October 16 for a partial refund. Times are local to the listing. Evan Evans Tours Ltd A 90-minute fully guided tour through the heart of London with a freshly prepared afternoon tea served on board. An expert live guide shares the stories behind the sights. The tea menu is a selection of sweet and savoury treats, freshly baked scones, and a hot or cold drink of your choice. Résidence Charles Floquet A modern apartment with a balcony looking at the Eiffel Tower. Three quiet bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious sitting room and a separate dining room. Flat-screen TV and Blu-ray player in the living room, free wifi, and a fully furnished kitchen with a washing machine and spin dryer. SoundproofedSafeBalconyIron and ironing boardTelephonePrivate bathroomShowerBathHair dryerFlatscreen TVThemed TV channelsDVD playerWireless internetRadioAlarm Cancellation: Non-refundable. 100% of the booking amount was charged as soon as the booking was made. There is no right of withdrawal for accommodation booked for a set date under Article L. 221-28 of the French Consumer Code. Moulin Rouge (Bal du Moulin Rouge S.A.) Dinner followed by the Féerie revue - two hours of showtime in four acts, with champagne, feathers and a fair few surprises. Cancellation: No right of withdrawal under Article L.221-28 12° of the French Consumer Code. Tickets cannot be returned, refunded or exchanged - if you cancel, the Moulin Rouge keeps the full amount as compensation. If they cancel, refund requests go to reservation@moulinrouge.fr within six months. 6 things have no price yet, including every leg of the travel. The total above is what's booked, not what the trip will cost. Put an Converted at 1 GBP = $1.27, 1 EUR = $1.08, set August 20, 2026. These rates are set by hand and are not live. Check them before you trust the converted total - the per-currency subtotals below are the real numbers. Not counted in the total above, but you need the money available on the day. Nothing booked for getting to London on or before October 23. Check-in opens at 3:00 PM. The tightest link in the trip. Checkout is 10:00 AM in London and dinner is 6:45 PM in Paris. Eurostar from St Pancras runs about two and a half hours, and St Pancras is roughly 20 minutes from Haymarket. Nothing booked after the 11:00 AM checkout on October 27. The confirmation gives the operator's office address but never says where the bus actually leaves from. Ring +44 207 932 8385.Worth a look before you go
Paris has beds for 6, but 8 of you are going
The Airbnb is booked for 7, not 8
The adult/child split differs between the tea bus and the Moulin Rouge, and that's probably correct
Moulin Rouge admits children from age 6
Bring a card with room for the Paris deposit
The route
Calendar
Day by day
Friday, October 23
Travel to LondonNot booked
Check in at the Haymarket flat
Saturday, October 24
Afternoon Tea Sightseeing Tour with PG Tips
Sunday, October 25
Nothing booked
Monday, October 26
Travel to ParisNot booked
Check in at Résidence Charles Floquet
Dinner at the Moulin Rouge
Féerie - the Revue show
Tuesday, October 27
Check out of Résidence Charles Floquet
Travel homeNot booked
Documents
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Bookings
Grandeur 3 Bedroom Flat in London, Mayfair HY3
HMRBE4QCTXBalance due (USD) $1,575.93 Scheduled payment - Amex 1008, Oct 1 2026 $1,575.93 Worth knowing
House rules (2)
Afternoon Tea Sightseeing Tour with PG Tips - Upper deck
PRIO8680917711387534178680899964596Adult / age 16+ ×4 GBP 276.00 Child / age 2 - 15 ×4 GBP 256.00 Total price GBP 532.00 Worth knowing
Apartment 3 Superior - 3 rooms
K2GBNW61811Apartment 3 Superior - 3 rooms, night 1 ×1 EUR 760.00 Reservation price EUR 760.00 Stay tax - paid at the hotel on arrival EUR 50.70 Total price EUR 810.70 Already paid (deposit) EUR 760.00 Left to pay on arrival EUR 50.70 On the booking
Worth knowing
In the room
Dinner & Show Evening - Féerie
156Toulouse-Lautrec Menu ×5 EUR 1,315 Child Menu (6-11 years old) ×3 EUR 360 Booking fees ×8 EUR 24 Total EUR 1,699 Worth knowing
House rules (12)
Budget
amount on those rows in src/trips/london-paris-2026.json as you book them.What Booked In USD Status Lodging $2,451.49 Grandeur 3 Bedroom Flat, three nightsCharges automatically to Amex 1008 on October 1.Booking $1,575.93 $1,575.93 To pay Résidence Charles Floquet, one nightBooking €760.00 $820.80 Paid Paris stay taxPaid at the hotel on arrival.Booking €50.70 $54.76 To pay Travel $0.00 4 unpriced Getting to LondonNot booked yet - eight people. — Not priced yet London to Paris on October 26Eurostar for eight, or however you go. — Not priced yet Getting home from Paris — Not priced yet Local transport - Tube, Metro, taxis — Not priced yet Activities $2,510.56 Afternoon tea sightseeing tourBooking £532.00 $675.64 Paid Moulin Rouge dinner and showIncludes EUR 24 of booking fees.Booking €1,699.00 $1,834.92 Paid Food $0.00 1 unpriced Food beyond the two booked mealsFour days of breakfasts and lunches for eight. — Not priced yet Other $0.00 1 unpriced Spending money — Not priced yet Total booked $4,962.05 In the currencies you actually paid
Refundable deposits
Payments and deadlines
Still to book
Travel to London
London to Paris on October 26
Travel home from Paris
Confirm the Evan Evans boarding point