se rendre usage ...

[Billy Bosworth]

Is "se rendre" used in everyday conversation to convey the meaning of "to go somewhere"? It's commonly used in text books, but it somehow seems a bit dated ... or am I wrong? eg. Je desirerais me rendre a Paris. (Sorry, but can't find the accented characters).

[Chantal Savignat]

Hello,

yes it's used.

In every day conversation  and in text books.  "aller" is more often used but it's not strange or rare.

Si vous voulez vous rendre à la Tour eiffel, il faudra partir tôt.

[George Hunt]

There is also the expression "rendez-vous compte?" to mean "do you realise"? or "imagine that!"

"il faut se rendre compte que....."