Anyone Heard of Railway Stations Private Shuttle?

Has anyone ever used the Railway Stations Private Shuttle before, i am thinking of doing this but i want to make sure its correct the website is

http://www.transerial.com/Railways.htm

it states they pick you up from the gare du nord and take you to your hotel then back again for 4o euros.

Please let me know if you have heard of this and what you think?

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Is your hotel IN Paris ??...or are you trying to get to the Hilton Orly Sud out at ORLY airport ??...because the rates quoted for train station pick-ups are for transfers to hotels WITHIN Paris.

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It strikes me that the price is not much different from a taxi. There are plenty of taxis at Gare du Nord.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;It strikes me that the price is not much different from a taxi.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Given several confusing inquiries, it%26#39;s difficult to determine whether the hotel you%26#39;re trying to get to is IN Paris??...or well OUT of Paris, at ORLY airport?? This NOT-so-minor-detail makes a great deal of difference in relative transfer cost from Gare du Nord to hotel(??).

If for a hotel (a Hilton?) WITHIN Paris, then the fare for an ordinary TAXI PARISIAN from the regular Taxi rank at Gare du Nord, probably wouldn%26#39;t be any more than 20€ vs. 40€ for the shuttle service. If for a hotel (a Hilton?) OUT of the city at ORLY airport, then the taxi fare probably wouldn%26#39;t be more than 40€ vs. 55€ for the shuttle service.

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I am not sure we have completely addressed this question.

As I understand it, you are inquiring about a service which picks you up at say Gare du Nord and takes you to your hotel, maybe the Meurice for example. When your stay is over, the service picks you up at your hotel and takes you back to the train station, all for 40€.

This is an interesting concept and people do like to be met at the station by someone ready to take your luggage and escort you to a waiting car.

Consider: taxis are always present and many hotels are not more than a 10€ ride away.

Conclusion: unless your hotel is quite a distance from your station of arrival, a taxi might offer fundamentally the same service at less money.

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