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Inside the Eiffel Tower, the wait for the lift to the upper floors is the largest piece of the wait-time complaints, ahead of the gate and security lines.

Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the report

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Its rating4.7from 644.2 thousand reviews on Google Maps and Tripadvisor
Written reviews4.5stars from 760 reviewers, Nov 2025 to Nov 2026
Written reviews sit close to its rating.

Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.

Reviewers praise the attraction experience, 77% of written reviews, and holiday or trip reviewers praise something at 92%. Skip it if wait times bother you: 11% of written reviews raise them, and noise and atmosphere comes up in 7%.

Of the people who wrote a review

Praise something90%
Complain35%

Watch out for

  • Wait times11%
    Most often lift queue

    “Again, no where in the description did it mention you would have to wait like everyone else and all you are paying for is a guide.”

    1 star · Tripadvisor · Jan 12, 2026
  • Noise and atmosphere7%
  • Attraction experience7%

Share of written reviews that raise each one.

Who it suits

  • Holiday or trip175 reviewers; most raised: wait times
    Complain38%
    Praise92%
  • Family and kids43 reviewers; most raised: price and value
    Complain56%
    Praise88%
  • Special occasion8 reviewers; most raised: booking and reservations
    Complain38%
    Praise100%
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What Eiffel Tower reviewers say

One public report on Eiffel Tower reads 760 Google Maps and Tripadvisor reviews from the last year. The report “The Eiffel Tower: is going up worth the ticket and the queue?” was last updated Nov 6, 2026. Of its 760 judged reviewers, 35% complain, 90% praise something, 1% make a request and 1% say they will not come back. The top complaint is wait times at 31% of complaints, then noise and atmosphere (16%) and attraction experience (14%). Top praise: attraction experience, at 82% of praise. Top requests: booking options (11%) and amenities (11%). One audience difference stands out. 4 stars: mention wait times 1.5x as often as everyone (48% vs 32%).

One public report on Eiffel Tower. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.

The Eiffel Tower: is going up worth the ticket and the queue?Natural mix · last year · 760 reviews · refreshed weekly · by OneStarTop praise: attraction experience, then staff and service. Top complaint: wait times (31% of complaints, mentioned in 32%), then noise and atmosphere.

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