RER ST. Germain Notre Dame

I am looking at booking the Hotel Europe Severin and see that the RER St. Germain is close by. Instead of taking a taxi from CDG...this might be a possibility. Does anyone know if there are alot of steps coming out of this station and how carting luggage (24%26quot;) would be? The last time we were here we took the taxi...husband seems to want to try something else. Don%26#39;t know if I would really like this after flying in from Chicago with a stopover in Dublin. Any ideas?

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Assuming you%26#39;re in average physical condition (no physical mobility issues) you should be able to manage a 24%26quot; case up two flights of stairs at the Seine exits from the SAINT MICHEL-NOTRE DAME RER station. For the exits nearest to the HÔTEL EUROPE- SAINT SÉVERIN--38 rue Saint Séverin (at: rue de la Harpe).

IF you%26#39;ve physical mobility issues, you can use the HÔPITEL-HÔTEL DIEU/PARVIS du NOTRE DAME exits from the station, which has escalator service up to street level. It will be a slightly longer walk from these Île de la Cité exits back to the hotel. It%26#39;s a toss-up--gain escalators/longer walk...give up escalators/shorter walk.

For preference, use the station exits at QUAI SAINT MICHEL/PETIT PONT/QUAI de MONTOBELLO...and come up to street level on the Left Bank, to a magnificent view of Notre Dame just across the Seine. You can generate and print out a detailed streetmap of the immediate neighborhood to assist you the short distance from station exit to the hotel.

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Thank you for the information. We will try it. The last time we were in Paris we took a a Fat Tire bike trip to Versaille and had to carry bikes up and down train station steps...I guess I can handle a suit case.

The Hotel Europe Severin has good reviews....do you know anything else about it? Looks like a lively part of Paris...we are older but love the area.

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If you can mamage man-handling a bicycles up %26#39;n down Metro statirs...you can easily manage %26#39;bumping%26#39; a 24%26quot; case up a couple of flights of stairs at the RER station...unless you%26#39;re also carrying bicycles....than all bets are off.

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