Peter, thanks for the helpful information. I just bought the Kensington All in 1 Travel Adapter on ebay. Thank you!

We don't know the layout of Paris well at all and haven't been there in 14 years. As a back-up, I booked The Westin Paris @ 3 Rue De Castiglione, Paris 75001 for 3 nights. There was another Starwood Property but I kind of remembered that maybe staying on the Champs-Elysées area might not be the most "walkable" of locations. ???

I was able to book under "cash and points" for 24,000 points plus $450. TOTAL for all 3 nights so this is a good deal. My concern with the Intercontinental Hotel and Denise's friends and family deal is that it is non-refundable. Didn't want to take that leap....at least for now. Starwood can be cancelled up until 6:00pm day of arrival.

Of course, a lot of this will be hinging on whether or not there are AMA cancellation fees for cancelling the land portion of this trip and doing our own thing. I like always having a back-up plan.

Anyone else familiar with Paris that has info to share ?? Thanks again Peter.