We bought a 4 day pass but, to be honest, we did not plan ahead like we should have, and, we didn't count on museum fatigue setting in. When my husband and I finally decided to move forward, it was only a week before thr trip and The Louvre then had very limited availability to book our time. We ended up with only getting a Friday night at 7:30! A week earlier we could have had a half a day and really seen alot more and had lunch there, etc. Then, you have to ask yourself, if the weather is beautiful and sunny in Paris, do you really want to spend your time inside a museum fir 4 days straight? If you don't you won't feel you got your money's worth.....for US, the lesson learned was it put too much pressure on us to be in museums when we didn't feel like it. However we did see wonderful things inside each museum....they were all top notch. The point is whether you think a 4 day is a good idea or value for you.
A two day pass enabled a visit of five sites - much cheaper than buying individual tickets. More importantly, skipping queues saved several hours! A strong negative that could be easily fixed: You have to physically walk out of your way, to the so called office to collect your bar code. This wastes time. The office has no sign and there are three entrances to 23. The one with no number is the office! People mill around outside searching and asking locals. Crazy. Get with the program and send the bar code on line as they do for the trains. Stop making it feel like you are in a backward Asian country from last century! Apart from that stupidity. Awesome!
Having this pass helped my family immensely while we were touring Paris. It saved us literal HOURS by not having to wait in line for tickets at individual sites. Purchasing it ahead of time relieved stress on our budget. With so many options and places to visit, we went to many that we just happened to be near allowing our schedule to flow easily and brought us to many that we either were unaware of or wouldn't have thought to visit! This is definitely a must for the savvy traveler!
If you are a planner like I am, then this is an ideal way to prepare for a special trip to Paris. The location to get your passes is a short walk from the Louvre, the staff inside is professional and friendly, and we opted to do the Seine River cruise to gain a different perspective of the wonderful city of Paris. Make sure you make a reservation for the Louvre after you purchase your passes to secure your entry!
It was unclear that I had to physically pick up the museum pass, and where, so I was denied access to the first museum I visited, where I was told to pickup the pass at the "meeting place." Not at all intuitive and very inconvenient, 10 minutes from the nearest museum. You should make the pass and code available on the app and keep it available in the cache while off-line, like Google maps.
We visited Paris 30 years after we honeymooned there and the Paris Pass helped visit most of the art galleries and sights without queueing. It was also Bastille day with fantastic fireworks at Eiffel tower. Pity about all the security nowadays think they have ruined the Eiffel tower with the glass wall....But it is what it is! Still a fantastic city to visit and great food
The best part was the "skip the line". Oh my gosh, a couple of times we went right to the head of a line that was over 200 yards long (close to 200 meters). There are so many great museums to see. However, you have to do at least two a day to get your money's worth so if you are not a real museum buff, the two day pass is the best.
Paris is an appalling city, certainly beautiful and full of interesting places to visit. The Museum pass allows the visitors to arrive and enter without much problem, it is really useful! We went there for 6 days and it helped us to keep our itinerary flexible! Thank you very much
It was great to have the opportunity to be able to go into all these locations. Very telling, as it enables you to access the fast lane and pass people who have been waiting 2 hours for tickets, let alone standing in line to get into the museum. Saved hours of time.
