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A Review of the 5-Star Shangri-La Hotel in Paris
Considerations on the location, the decor and the Eiffel Tower views of the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris, a 5-star hotel in the 16th arrondissement, including tea in the lounge, a drink at the bar and...
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Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere in Paris: A Drink at the Bar Le Lucien
At the bar of the 5-star Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere, just off the Champs-Elysees, I met Stephane Ginouves, winner of the first Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) competition for...
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5 Days in Auvergne, Part IV: Château La Canière, a Luxury Hotel
Leaving Chatel-Guyon in the late afternoon I felt the call of the hill rather than the plain, in part because I’ve never associated Auvergne with the plain, in part because hills are more exotic to me...
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An Investigation into Nasti Business in Kaysersberg, Alsace
Olivier Nasti may sound like the name of a villainous cartoon character, mean, bony, bitter and solitary, but the Olivier Nasti I met in the town of Kaysersberg in Alsace is a charming, round-cheeked...
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The Reawakening of the Hotel Lutetia: Living Large on the Left Bank
Once the height of Left Bank luxury, the Hotel Lutetia seemed to have lost its soul by the end of the 20th century. But now enhanced design, art, literary and jazz cred are helping shake off the...
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“Gary’s Cocktail” at the Bar of the Hotel Lutetia, Paris
It’s a smooth evening in the lounge-bar at the Hotel Lutetia. Daniel Roca, in-house pianist and musical programmer, wends his way through jazz standards at the center of a well-oiled trio. Head...
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Centennial Celebrations on Avenue Montaigne: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées &...
It’s centennial season on Avenue Montaigne as two of the anchors of Paris’s most couture-conscious street celebrate their 1913 origins and moments in their illustrious histories. The ever-chic Théâtre...
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Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon Closes for Two-Year Renovation
Hôtel de Crillon, the palatial Paris hotel on Place de la Concorde, is closing on March 31, 2013, leaving little time for one last languid late afternoon of high tea-cum-low aperitif. However, you’ll...
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Biarritz Hotels: Hotel du Palais, Café de Paris, Windsor, Edouard VII,...
Accompanying France Revisited’s examination of surfing and museums in Biarritz, here are five notable hotels in the mid and upper price ranges, i.e. 3-,4- and 5-star hotels, including the history of...
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Resort Report: Medieval Meets Modern at Le Moulin de Vernègues in Provence
Corinne LaBalme finds something old, something new, a spa and a golf course, too, at a stylishly revamped inn midway between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. * * * An up-and-coming hotel group decides to...
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Hotel Review: Le Splendor, Paris’s Most Magical Boutique Hotel
Corinne LaBalme checks out the all-new Splendor Hôtel , a four-star boutique hotel in Paris with giant holograms above the beds, a white rabbit snoozing on the reception desk and a receptionist who...
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Great Paris Hotels in Small Packages: Le San Régis
With three of Paris’s heavyweight luxury hotels sidelined for renovation, five-star “boutique” inns are raking in a new clientele. Corinne LaBalme visits the venerable Hôtel San Régis, which completed...
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Paris Hotels: 6 Secret Garden Bars
By Corinne LaBalme Want some peace, quiet and greenery with your morning croissants and/or your afternoon or evening cocktails? From a glamorous hotel to a hip budget hideaway by way of an elegant BnB,...
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