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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, why don't you try using Kid and Coe, which is like an a Air Bnb, but for families? They have nice properties and they vet everyone.  [/quote]

I ended up booking a suite and another room. We are bonvoy platinum so should get upgraded. Hopefully the rooms are connecting or at least adjacent.[/quote]

I wouldn’t count on it. This summer is very crowded in Europe and we have not been getting any upgrades. You’re lucky if they even have a server at dinner, it’s that bad. [/quote]

This thread is lowering my expectations a lot. My expectations were already lowered when we recently went to Hawaii. Service was so bad. Our room never got cleaned due to staffing problems and we couldn’t even get through to make meal reservations. We adjusted accordingly. We waited in line or ate whatever was available, not necessarily what we wanted.

Do I need to book museum reservations far in advance? I know we will want to go to Tate modern, louvre and Pompidou.

Looking for a tour for Stonehenge next. I know it won’t be exciting for the kids but I want to go. [/quote]

Have you been to Europe before? Because we live here and we have been enjoying the countryside everywhere we go. It’s wonderful. But the moment we hit the big cities in Western Europe especially, things are the pits. This is not the right summer for London and Paris, I hate to say. [/quote]

Yes, I have been to Europe about 10x only once with kids. We are already committed so not canceling now.

I will adjust my ambitious itinerary.

London:
On off bus for a day 
Buckingham Palace
Hamleys Toy Store
Wimbledon 
Stonehenge 
Eat some fish and chips and Indian tea
Tate modern if we can

Paris:
Eiffel Tower
Louvre
Versailles
Arc de Triomphe
Jardin des Tuileries
Sacre Coeur if we can
Shopping and pastries

Is there anything else we must see or do?[/quote]

Indian Tea? I think the recommendations were for Indian mean (I agree Dishoom is great) and “high tea” somewhere like a hotel or Harrods/Fortnum & Mason, etc. 
I wouldn’t do Versailles if you only have a few days in Paris. [/quote]

Meal, not mean! Stupid phone autocorrect…[/quote]

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