8th Arrondissement
COST: $$$$$
From the T+L 500
Stately 1925 palace with fantastic amenities, including a Michelin 2-starred restaurant and an Anne Sémonin spa; a new wing on Avenue Matignon with new rooms and suites will debut this fall.
| Score | 83.31 |
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| Stats | 161 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar. |
| Rooms to Book | Terrace Suites have balconies with a view of the hotel gardens. |
| Insider Tip | Go for a moonlight dip in the rooftop pool, designed to look like a 19th-century yacht. |
| Cost | Doubles from $1,050. |
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Although this grande dame—just east of the Place Charles de Gaulle—is done up in a style that’s pure French fantasy (endless toile fabric and Rococo furniture), management hasn’t skipped touches of cool, like Smart cars (available for shopping excursions). The on-site Anne Sémonin spa has a cult following for its jet-lag facials, and pedicurist Bastien Gonzalez is a star in his own right. Other amenities—Hermès robes laid out in the city’s largest bathrooms, a sizable (13,000 square feet) formal garden that’s scented with magnolias in spring, and personalized bouquets created by the hotel’s florists upon request—round out the experience.
Insider Tip: Even if you don’t intend to take a dip in the rooftop pool (it’s charmingly designed to look like a 19th-century yacht), visit the adjoining solarium for the sweeping city vistas.
Room to Book: Any of those in the new 26-room Avenue Matignon wing with Eiffel Tower views.
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