Take the Kids to Paris & Disneyland

If you are familiar with other Cadogan guides, this is a little bit of a departure from the usual style, but just as recommendable.This book contains a wealth of information for parents, and older kids, planning their trip to Paris. There are sections on the main tourist areas of he city, eg the Latin Quarter, which include the attractions most likely to appeal to children (never neglecting the `Big Sites'), including museums, and especially parks and playgrounds, shopping relevant to kids, and best of all, family friendly eating places in each quarter, including opening hours, an indication of price, and some specialties/type of fare.There are sections on entertainment, sports and activities, shopping, eating and sleeping. One useful chapter is on `Themed' days out - eg On the trail of the French Revolution, Paris from below, Paris from above - always with food stop suggestions.The latter part of the book is devoted to Disneyland Paris, which provides comprehensive information if you are planning to visit there. One negative: the maps aren't all that useful for actual navigation. They do give an indication of the relative location of different places of interest in each geographical area, and show metro locations so are useful for planning your itinerary. But the streets are not named and you may need an accompanying, more comprehensive map. No hesitation about recommending this book, and I am using it in conjunction with Fodor's Around Paris With Kids (reviewed elsewhere).

While this book covers all the bases for a trip to Paris with children, I found the most useful section to be the extended chapters on Disneyland-Paris. The Disneyland park is huge (1/5th the size of Paris) and this guide helped us quickly prioritize where to go and what to do based on the ages and interests of our children.

Just what I needed when I went touring Paris with my kids. On the ball information delivered with authority and in a way that makes me feel sure the author is in the same boat as me - regularly desperate to find a loo, ice-cream, whatever - trying to please my brood but get to know more about the city myself and have as good a time too. Nice work. Any more kid's city guides welcome!

This is great guide! I lived in the Paris area as an adult, but dreaded returning as a family to this exquisite city. My fears couldn't have been more misplaced. With this guide in hand, I found many things for young children to do. The guide doesn't pull any punches, e.g., it tells you which restrooms will be out of toilet paper, how long queues will be, whether at Berthillon or EuroDisney. I can't find one area where the guide falls short. Approximately ¼ of the guide is devoted to EuroDisney. With this guide in hand though, Paris would be fine place for kids, even without a visit to EuroDisney. Nonetheless, the EuroDisney section is detailed and well done. The page with The Best of Paris for Kids in 19 different categories is alone worth the purchase price. Elsewhere in the guide, most all of your questions will be answered, from where to sleep, eat, and shop, to how to plan days for all seasons of the year, indoors or out, for older or younger children. Hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers, transport tips are included for various destinations. I haven't found a better guide so focussed on taking children to Paris than this one yet. So if you're thinking about a family vacation there, get this guide, and enjoy your trip!