Ritz Paris

Character and identity

Anchored on Place Vendôme since 1898, the Ritz Paris reopened in 2016 after a four-year restoration that brightened the interiors without dimming the gilt. The lobby sets the tone: a soaring space scented with amber, a grand staircase winding upward, liveried staff at every turn. Across 142 rooms and suites, the look runs to creams, pale pinks and blues, Louis XV furniture, marble fireplaces and silk tulip lampshades. The address holds Bar Hemingway, the glass-roofed Bar Vendôme, the astrology-themed Ritz Bar, Salon Proust for tea, a vast subterranean pool, the Chanel-designed Ritz Club & Spa, and the École Ritz Escoffier cooking school.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The reason to come is the combination of address, ceremony and a kitchen that has quietly become one of the most exciting in Paris under Béziat, with François Perret's pastry alongside. Book if you care about hotel history or are planning to eat seriously; a Prestige Suite themed to Proust, Chanel or Fitzgerald is the room category that justifies the spend.