[Note: I posted on the England forum about the poorly-designed itinerary our travel agent put together for a London-Paris trip for my family of four (2 teenagers), and was grateful for the advice I got there about how to make the best of bad hotel and flight arrangements in London. I have a similar issue on the Paris portion of our trip. Specifically, I'm trying to figure out the best way to get between CDG and Boulogne-Billancourt. The travel agency is very slow to respond to my requests and has made several errors in this process, so I'm planning to make adjustments without their help. And if I switch hotels it's unlikely I'll get a refund, because the hotel was part of a discounted package. Next time I'll know to start on the RS forums and plan the whole thing myself.]
We arrive at CDG Terminal 2D on Sat. April 20 at 10:20. We're booked at the Hotel Paris Boulogne, 20-22 Rue des Abondances, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt. The hotel reception desk told me to take an Uber to the hotel. Given the time of day and the possible length/expense of the cab ride, would it be a better use of our time to take the metro from CDG into Paris - near the Louvre, perhaps, stash our bags using the Stasher app, do some sightseeing and then use metro to the hotel in the evening?
We fly out of CDG Terminal 2D on Wed. April 24 at 07:20 (I know, I know...I looked at using Eurostar instead, but this late in the game it's just too much $. Lesson learned.) The hotel reception desk suggested reserving a car to take us to CDG in the early morning. But is it too risky/stressful taking a 03:00 cab from Boulogne-Billancourt? I'm considering eating the cost of the last night at Hotel Paris Boulogne; I've made a refundable reservation for Apr. 23 (night before the flight) for a 4-person room at the B&B HOTEL Paris Roissy CDG Aéroport (17 Rue du Verger, 95700 Roissy-en-France), which has a shuttle to the terminal (~€20). We'd still get up super early, but there would be fewer variables in the trip to the terminal. We would take our bags from the Paris Boulogne the morning of Apr. 23 into central Paris, stash our bags, do some sightseeing, then take the metro to the CDG hotel in the late afternoon.
Thoughts? I greatly appreciate any input and/or consolation you can provide.