CASTRIES St. Lucia, February 23rd, 2012 -- The reputation of Paris’s luxury hotels –some of the most renowned in the world – is already well established. These exceptional hotels combine luxury and tradition and include famous names such as the Meurice or the Georges V in Paris but also the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz and Le Cheval Blanc in Courchevel.
Others exist all over the country, from the Riviera-Côte d'Azur to the Basque coast, and from Savoie to Normandy. Luxury hotels are the prestigious representatives of the very best accommodation France has to
offer. Each of these world-renowned hotels has its own history, decor and exceptional clientele.
Described by the experts as “unique and inimitable”, French luxury hotels have inherited the very special characteristics of some of the sumptuous establishments of the 19th century.Most luxury hotels which now rely primarily on foreign guests still have the power to enchant us.
First, they enjoy prestigious locations such as the Hôtel de Crillon, which opened in Paris in 1909 on Place de la Concorde at the end of the Champs Elysées, the Carlton, which opened in Cannes in 1912, or the Negresco, which has been in Nice since 1913.
Guests come to luxury hotels to eat outstanding food, to sleep, be seen or simply enjoy themselves. The Hôtel Ritz on place Vendôme in the heart of Paris, founded by hotelier César Ritz in conjunction with chef Auguste Escoffier, welcomed writers such as Marcel Proust and Ernest Hemingway, actor Charlie Chaplin and fashion designer Coco Chanel, who lived there until her death.
The Hôtel Normandy, part of the Lucien Barrière group in Deauville, facing the Channel coastline and close to the casino, welcomes prestigious clients attracted by the peerless charm of fine Anglo-Norman houses.
The 5-star category, created on 1 January 2009, is the highest in the French hotel classification system. The system takes into account a large number of criteria, including the very latest developments in terms of comfort. In 2010, however, France decided to single out a limited number of hotels from the 150 which had already been placed in the 5-star category.
For the first time in France nine luxury hotels, including five in Paris, have been promoted to the rank of palace. So why the new label? Essentially, to promote the fast-growing luxury hotel sector and “to single out the small number of truly exceptional establishments within the sector which France’s exceptional luxury hotels.
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