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Hôtel Plaza Athénée
At a Glance
- on a luxury shopping street
- new Dior spa
- Eiffel Tower views
- special attention to children
Pros
- vast difference in style of rooms
- easy to feel anonymous in such a large hotel
Cons
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Prime-time stardom as Carrie Bradshaw's Parisian pied-à-terre in the final episodes of Sex and the City boosted the street cred of this 1911 palace hotel. Its revival as the city's lap of luxury, however, owes more to the meticulous attention of the renowned chef Alain Ducasse, who oversees everything from the hotel's flagship restaurant and restored 1930s Relais Plaza brasserie to the quality of the breakfast croissants. Rooms have been redone in Regency, Louis XVI, or Art Deco style, with remote-control air-conditioning, mini high-fi/CD players, and even a pillow menu. The trendy bar has as its centerpiece an impressive Bombay glass comptoir glowing like an iceberg.
2011 Fodor's 100 Hotel Award Winner
The Epitome of Parisian Style
Located in the heart of the Golden Triangle, between the Avenue des Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower, the stunning views of this palace hotel were immortalized as the romantic backdrop in the season finale of Sex and The City. Spacious rooms and suites are all tastefully decorated: two floors are Art Deco and six floors in Regency or Louis XVI styles. But the real show-stoppers here are Alain Ducasse's namesake restaurant, with his contemporary take on French haute cuisine, and the elegant Le Bar. It was decorated by interior designer Patrick Jouin, a former protégé of Philippe Starck, and mixes some of the best cocktails in the city.
- Address: 25 av. Montaigne, 8e, Champs-Élysées, Paris, 75008 | Map It
- Phone: 01-53-67-66-65; 866/732-1106 in U.S.
- Website: www.plaza-athenee-paris.com
- Metro Alma-Marceau.
- Location: The Champs-Élysées
Contact Information
- 146 rooms, 45 suites.
- 3 restaurants, bar, spa, some pets allowed.
- Rooms have: safe, Internet.
- Credit cards accepted.
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