When to use Etre vs Avoir for Past Perfect Tense

TItle says it. If i remember my high school French you use Etre for verbs that indicate going somewhere and Avoir for everything else? Like " I got back to the hotel" Would be Je Suis Rendu A L'hotel? Am I right or wrong here?:)

All i learned for etre was we need to use etre for DRMRSVAZNDERTRAMP. AND AVOIR FOR PASSE COMPOSE IRREGULAR VERBS

Well for a start I think you'd say "Je me suis rendu etc" otherwise you are "rendering the hotel" I am not aware of any 'rules' i just learn which verbs use être or avoir http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/passecompose.htm

Bonjour à tous! There are 14 verbs (not including their derivatives) that take the verb être in the past tense and all of the rest take avoir instead. Here is a link to a webpage that has a few mnemonic devices for remembering which verbs take être. Unfortunately you just have to memorise which ones take which form, there is no way around it. http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/etreverbs_2.htm Keep up the good work! - Marie-Claire