Yippee....booked our air today going to Paris (via 3 night stopover with family in NYC) using Delta f.f. miles. We decided to go with Delta all the way round trip from/to LAX. Good news too is how quickly the Starwood points transferred into Delta f.f. account....only took 48 hours!

I also called Amadeus lady and found out the hotel we'll be at in Paris. It is a Holiday Inn (in the process of becoming Crowne Plaza by the time we arrive) This is the link for the hotel Holiday Inn Paris Republique We've only been to Paris once but from what we remember, this is a good location and it's SMACK at the Republique metro stop which is wonderful and lets us get around easily.