Champs Elysées, Paris

Advantages: Great place to start your trip
Disadvantages: Need good walking shoes and a pack of plasters

...got to be said the Champs Elysees has to be the best Street in the World! I have just come back from an absolutely fantastic time spent on a weekend in Paris - one of the best parts of my trip there was looking down the Champs Elysees from the top of the Arc de Triomphe. Something I will never forget - and will treasure the photo I took of that view! The view is absolutely fantastic - a birds eye view of not only the Champs Elysees but of the whole ...
...til you drop on the Champs Elysees - and remember to pick your lower jaw up off the floor at the magnificant shops that are there to be seen and explored - everything you could want from perfumery shops, to clothing shops - to even shops and I say shops not garages - selling Peugeots and Mercedes! Also, eating out there is an absolute pleasure - DO NOT MISS Arnie and Bruce's Planet Hollywood - you could spend an afternoon there in awe of the collection ... Read review

Advantages: Wide, magnificent et beautiful (as the title suggests)
Disadvantages: Quite long and so many attractions on the way so may take rather long time

Walking down the Champs Elysee in a sunny day is just the perfect thing to do in Paris. We started from the other end of the Concord. It is uphill and you can just see l'arc de triumphe on the other side of hill and you just feel that you had to walk down there - a little experience of how Napoleon felt when he rode here (although the other way round!) At the first half of the street there are not much but paths to parks at either side and I think ...
...down both sides of the road and it did remind me of London (can't remember its name but the one down to the parliament - I think). Then shops starts to come on both sides - perfume shops, cafes, cinemas and even garages (of Peutgeot and Citron)! The one I loved most is the Peutgeot garage (believe it or not!) coz there was so many new designs of the cars in the future and they looked so nice I almost wanted to buy them (as if I had the money!). ... Read review

Advantages: see it for yourself, there isn't enough room to type it all
Disadvantages: cafes can be expensive - cost us £10 for sprite and coke!

Go to the Champs Elysees! You will love it. I went ast year for the first time and I plan to go every year for the rest of my life. Paris is wonderful but it is the Champs Elysees that makes it so good. The shops are great, street cafes are wonderful (good for a nosy), the street is immaculate (they clean it night and day). If you can, stay at the Hotel California just off the Champs on Rue de Berri. It is an art gallery and hotel in one and is ...
...explain how impressed you will be with this incredible monument. I will never forget the first time I saw it - I was awestruck and quite moved by it's splendor. Go to Paris, stay at the Hotel California and spend your nights sitting out in the Champs Elysees. Heavenly. ... Read review

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: too expensive

this is by far and away the most famous street in oaris. the top half starting at the arc de triomphe consists of hotels and massive shops (and of course mcdonalds - lots of them). it is a marvellous street and you can often see famous people there or films being made. further down the shops disappear and the street turns into a treee lined boulevard with small parks to either side, ther are ice cream vendors and crepe sellers and for a short time ... Read review

Advantages: posh street
Disadvantages: too expensive for student

went to paris 1 year ago with my gf. champs-elysees is quite an overrated place. excellent for shopping no doubt but not really for real tourists. since globalization, the brands here are no longer unique to champs-elysees. prices here are obviously too exorbitant for a student. however, would recommend taking a walk down just for the experience. especially if u r nearby visiting the arc du triomphe. and i do recommend u walk further away from champ-elysees ...
...u r far enough. the view is pretty breathtaking, especially in the night. although prices here are high, some of the restaurants are fairly reasonable in their prices. plus the ambience makes the eating experience worthwhile. however, if u're looking for a romantic dinner, this is not the place. simply too crowded and noisy for any romance. ... Read review