Ritz Paris
Place Vendôme · 1st arrondissement · Paris
César Ritz opened his hotel on the Place Vendôme in 1898 with Auguste Escoffier in the kitchen. Coco Chanel lived here for more than thirty years, and the Bar Hemingway remains one of the most famous small bars in the world.
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The best rooms and upgrades usually go to guests who book with the hotel itself, by phone or through its own website.
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Grand hotels are proud of their past. Ask the concierge which suite was whose; the answer is often worth the question.
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Bars and restaurants in palace hotels expect smart dress in the evening, and a few still ask for a jacket.
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