Help! Wkend of October 19th hotels almost sold out

Does anyone know why major Paris hotels would be almost - if not sold out the weekend of October 19th - and the prices are so high and come down after the weekend.

I%26#39;m wondering if I should cancel my idea of spending a few days in Paris and pick somewhere else.

Thanks for such short notice question.

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Yes It does look busy, I have found some rooms available on %26quot;Ratesto go%26quot; last minute booking site. Try and see if you like anything. Must be a Rugby game or a fashion weekend. I have no idea. I do know you will be able to find a room if that is the only weekend you can go, it just not may be in your usual hotels.

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Hotel Vivienne--in the 2nd

paris@hotelvivienne.com

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paris@hotel-vivienne.com

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Another reputable site that will show you only hotels with vacancies is www.venere.com

I think the previous poster is right that this is caused by a combination of the World Rugby matches and Fashion Week- both are capable of filling hotels on their own- so together- wow!

Have you considered spending your weekend in a smaller town outside of Paris- we loved spending a few days in Bayeux, for instance. Even if you find a room in the city, restaurants and public transportation will likely be a madhouse- I%26#39;d rather go where I could relax a bit , not fight the hordes!

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Its the Rugby World Cup Final at Stade de France that weekend. Biggest event in world rugby so its bound to be busy.

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Try lastminute-com. Good luck! October is always very busy in Paris.

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Also try hotels.com - I have booked through them for Paris a couple of times, with good success.

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I tried 6 weeks ago to book a hotel for that particular weekend, and came up empty. Indeed, 80,000+ fans are in town for the rugby championship at Stade de France, so that%26#39;s the explanation.

I ended up saying to heck with Paris and booking a jaunt to Zurich instead, never been there, so I hope the wiener schnitizel ist sehr gut.

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