This one is for history buffs. Overcrowded to the point that you want to stay outside in the gardens. On site so called cafeteria is a joke as all its just a counter with bored looking staff. Bit of a waste of time and money.

Visited on an unusually hot October Sunday with pre-booked tickets without which we would not have gained access to the Palace. It is truly stunning inside and out. A basic knowledge of French history is helpful to appreciate the significance of the place, events and personalities involved in the history. However, there are too many people allowed in at one time. The more popular and spectacular rooms were blocked by tour groups listening to their guides which meant that individuals ere blocked or obstructed. There are several cafes in the gardens which were not busy when we walked around, albeit we were early. The cafes nearer to the palace resembled busy motorway service stations on a Bank Holiday weekend.

The Palace of Versailles was a must see site to see. Although it requires a complete day, I would recommend walking it along with their Appl tour. As to walking the gardens, go early and reserve a golf cart or take the tram. It is a huge property. We thought that the Trianon Estates were too much to walk and not worth the time. Take an Uber and bring a picnic lunch to eat on the grounds!

Versailles in something you should definitely do when in Paris. The palace is wonderfully decorated, particularly if you like a lot of paintings of French men in wigs. The décor in the hall of mirrors are things you should see before you die. It is really an art museum in and of itself. They take you on a planned course through the museum of the palace area. Make sure if you want to also see the gardens that you've purchased some type of combination ticket. The Paris museum pass covers entrance to the palace, but not the gardens. For us, we spent just under 4 hours in the palace and gardens combined, with more of that time being in the gardens.

Decided to visit here whilst we were staying with friends about half an hour's drive away. Managed to get most of our entry tickets (except for the gardens) online (and had to queue for a short time for those), but our patience was well rewarded. The gardens are simply stunning and it was delightful to walk around the parterres and avenues at our pace. the inside of the palace was simply stunning too, although at times, it was a bit of a shuffle around, as it was quite crowded. We did get the audio guides (English), but gave up on those after a while. It was a real privilege, too, to be able to walk through the famous Hall of Mirrors where, only a few days earlier, King Charles III and Queen Camilla had had a lavish banquet in the same room. On a more down to earth note, though, the queues for the loos were very long, and the boutique was a bit cramped, but I managed to find some reasonably priced souvenirs. A very memorable visit, one that we will never forget!

Absolutely everything you would expect it to be and more. The main palace is stunning, the gardens amazing, the smaller palace in the back is definitely worth the walk. Plan on spending sometime and wear comfortable shoes.

I am an amateur Historian and this is my second time coming here learning the history of this magnificent extravagant Palace. It is very hard to believe that this Palace used to be a Hunting Lodge by Louis XIII, it is amazing his son Louis XIV went on to build what we can view today. You will never be disappointed with the gardens which is one of the best best gardens I have ever viewed, you can spend a whole day in there and have the most beautiful time there. I recommend coming to Versailles, this palace especially has so much French Monarchy History, when France had a Monarchy. It does get quite busy especially during the summer so if you go during the French summer you will endure crowded rooms. The Palace also has the Grand and Petit Trianon which is only a short walk (or golf cart ride) away from the palace and they are both well worth visiting also so I recommend getting the Passport ticket when you go. Petit Trianon was Marie Antoinette’s place away from the Palace. No matter how many times you come here I reckon there is something new that you didn’t see or learn before which is why I’ll be coming back again and again.

The palace itself is an amazing glimpse at a moment in time, whilst your shuffling shoulder to shoulder through every room with hundreds of others. But the real wonder is the gardens where you can walk through for hours and occasionally be by yourself and imagine The Sun King doing the same thing! Renting the row boats on the lake, and rowing to the far end and having it to ourselves was definitely a highlight . Having my partner row back, priceless! We didn't have time to rent the bikes, but cycling around the grounds looked like another great way to see more of the grounds in less time. Half a day is not enough time to walk around the gardens and grounds.

Yet another stunning aspect of the historical import in this city. This city is ram packed with interesting buildings steeped in history. This one is no exception. Enjoy. Avoid the inevitable tourist traps which surround these type of places.

This is definitely one of those tourist attractions you only need to visit once. We had the Museum Pass and pre-booked a 2:30 pm timeslot for a Tuesday. We arrived early at around 1:50. Luckily, we didn't have to wait around because they let us enter early. The actual chateau is beautiful and there are plenty of photo ops outside. But once you get inside, it's a bunch of tour groups. It's also not like a regular museum. Because the hallways are narrow, the traffic flow pretty much just goes in one direction, so most of the time, tour groups are blocking the pathway. This was pretty much the entire chateau, so we tried to just go through it quickly and get out of there. The Hall of Mirrors was kind of unimpressive but again, probably due to all of the tourists. It's nothing like what you see in Instagram. We probably spent a little under two hours inside and taking pics outside. We skipped the garden. Overall, the chateau is crowded and far from the city centre (an hour minimum ride, depending on where in the city you are coming from). So if your time is limited in Paris, I would say you can skip this because you can expect to spend at least half a day here. Otherwise, try to book early so that you can get the first time slot and maybe you can avoid at least some of the groups (we booked maybe 2 weeks prior and all the early time slots were already taken).