Richardcyoung.com

The Online Home of Author and Investor, Dick Young

  • Home
  • Debbie Young
  • Jimmy Buffett
  • Key West
  • Your Survival Guy
  • How We Are Different
  • Paris
  • About Us
    • Foundation Principles
    • Contributors
  • Investing
    • You’ve Read The Last Issue of Intelligence Report, Now What?
  • The Great Reset
  • The Swiss Way
  • My Rifles
  • Dividends and Compounding
  • Your Security
  • Dick Young
  • Dick’s R&B Top 100
  • Liberty & Freedom Map
  • Bank Credit & Money
  • Your Survival Guy’s Super States
  • NNT & Cholesterol
  • Your Health
  • Ron Paul
  • US Treasury Yield Curve: My Favorite Investor Tool
  • Anti-Gun Control
  • Anti-Digital Currency
  • Joel Salatin and Alfie Oakes
  • World Gold Mine Production
  • Fidelity and Vanguard Since 1971

The Paris Palace Hotels: Part IV

September 7, 2018 By Richard C. Young

In this installment of The Palace Paris Hotels, I lead off with a nice intro from francetoday.com, which includes a nearly complete roster of the exalted fraternity of Paris Palace Hotels. I also include three additional names for you.

Are you aware that France is home to a hotel category so prestigious it merits its own distinction? Above and beyond the five-star hotel, the “Palace” is an exceptional property recognized for its architectural heritage, service, design, gastronomy, and unrivalled geographic location. What the palaces embody is a certain “art de vivre” unique to Paris and renowned around the world.

About France, France’s Agency for Tourism Development, launched the “Palace” label in November 2010 to distinguish these magnificent hotels. The label lasts for a period of five years, after which, if standards are met, it can be renewed. Today there are 12 Palaces in Paris. (11 official, plus my addition of the unofficial Paris Ritz)

The Paris Ritz

It is my understanding (directly from Ritz staff) that, after its recent and much delayed opening, the Paris Ritz was once again admitted to” the club.” The Ritz declined, however, desiring to be free of certain restraints required by the French Agency for Tourism. Debbie and I have stayed at the newly opened Paris Ritz, with its luxurious attention to detail and impeccable service. The friendly staff makes you feel like you have stayed there since early childhood days. We enthusiastically label the Paris Ritz a Palace. If not, there is no sense bothering with the designation at all. And no, on an early visit, we felt the food scene was not up to speed and the staff was still working out hiccups. But that is often expected during an extended opening shakeout. The location and setting on Place Vendôme makes the Ritz iconic Right Bank. And who wouldn’t enjoy a cocktail in Bar Hemingway, where the ghosts of Paris past still linger? That is, if you are lucky enough to secure a seat. The guestrooms have been renovated with a maximum in classic old-line good taste and elegance. Place the Ritz on your short list. Debbie and I will return to the Ritz and will report in to you in an upcoming Paris Palace Hotels post.

Hotel de Crillon

Recently reopened after a four-year renovation, the historic building housing the Hotel de Crillon is sumptuous to a fault, which marginalizes any hesitation about the busy location on Place de la Concorde. Once inside the hotel, muted pastels and clean lines lull guests in an oasis of serenity. The hotel is priced to match Paris Palace hotels, among the world’s most expensive when it comes to luxury. One of its unique standouts among other Palaces is having butlers assigned to each guestroom. Another is the transformation of two rather dingy internal courtyards into leafy garden spaces used for afternoon tea or dining from the brasserie. The hotel’s two young women sommeliers do an impressive job. A thoughtful and fascinating tour of the wine cellar left us flabbergasted! OK then, the Crillon most definitely belongs on your short list.

Read more about Crillon here.

Hotel Lutetia

Hooray. The beloved historic Lutetia is taking reservations for it’s grand mid-May reopening. As the website announces, “The Story of Lutetia Is the Story of Paris.” From the drawings I have seen, the top-down multi-year makeover looks elegant and deserving of a Palace designation. Debbie and I cannot wait to book. We will certainly be on the property for a complete introductory tour when we return to Paris next month. One of our best friends will be returning to Lutetia in his concierge post, so we will be fortunate to have a Lutetia insider to get us up to speed on all the exciting developments. I project that within a year or so Hotel Lutetia will apply for and receive a Palace designation. If things go as expected, we’ll be able to introduce to you Paris’s only Left Bank Palace. Exciting.

Read more about Lutetia here, here, and here.

Below is the full list of Palaces. Enjoy!

  • Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
  • Hôtel Plaza Athénée
  • La Réserve Paris
  • Hôtel Le Bristol Paris
  • Le Meurice Hotel
  • Mandarin Oriental, Paris
  • Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme
  • Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris
  • Shangri-La Hôtel
  • Le Peninsula Paris
  • Hotel de Crillon
  • Paris Ritz (our add on)

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Originally posted April 26, 2018.

Read the entire series here.

If you’re willing to fight for Main Street America, click here to sign up for my free weekly email.

Related Posts

  • Best Paris Bistros
  • Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part II
  • Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part III
  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Richard C. Young
Richard C. Young
Richard C. Young is the editor of Young's World Money Forecast, and a contributing editor to both Richardcyoung.com and Youngresearch.com.
Richard C. Young
Latest posts by Richard C. Young (see all)
  • The Best Place to Cut Spending - October 3, 2023
  • ESTABLISHMENT NIGHTMARE: Tucker Carlson Interviews RFK Jr. - October 3, 2023
  • Can Cinnamon Inhibit Early-Stage Prostate Cancer? - October 2, 2023

Dick Young’s Must Reads

  • FARM AMERICA: New York City’s Finest Cheesemongers
  • Conflict Between Democratic Sovereignty and Transnational Progressivism (Globalism)
  • Why You Miss <em>Richard C. Young’s Monster Master List</em>
  • “Then One Day the Grandfather was Gone”
  • Marry Compound Interest, Divorce Market Timing
  • Washington Is the Systemic Risk
  • U.S. Survival AR-7
  • Yes, Your Children Are Listening to You
  • A Look at the Future of Main Street America
  • A Threat to Our Constitutional System

Our Most Popular Posts

  • Bidenomics: Distrust of Public Officials and Institutions
  • Skyrocketing Costs of Building a Green Grid Are Starting
  • The Government Attack on Americans' Independence
  • "The Goal Is to Break Down the Individual"
  • “Doctor, What Are You Doing?” “Nothing,” He Said
  • Can Cinnamon Inhibit Early-Stage Prostate Cancer?
  • Fighting Russian Power with a Hill of Crosses
  • Investing Habits of the Fairly Wealthy: #10 Powerball
  • “Oh, This Is Prime Real Estate,” They Say
  • Your Survival Guy Fishing with Dolphins

Compensation was paid to utilize rankings. Click here to read full disclosure.

RSS Youngresearch.com

  • “Doctor, What Are You Doing?” “Nothing,” He Said
  • Has Tupperware Survived Its Brush with Death?
  • Biden’s “War” On Fossil Fuels Keeps Shale Drillers Idle as Oil Prices Rise
  • “Oh, This Is Prime Real Estate,” They Say
  • Investing Habits of the Fairly Wealthy: #10 Powerball
  • “Then One Day the Grandfather was Gone”
  • India Choose to Promote Coastal Trade. The US Should Too
  • “No Way I’m Spending That Much on Those”
  • The War Machine’s Manpower Problem
  • Profits Becoming Elusive in China

RSS Yoursurvivalguy.com

  • “Doctor, What Are You Doing?” “Nothing,” He Said
  • Bidenflation Making It Harder to Retire
  • Will Illinois Gun Owners Register Their Firearms?
  • “Oh, This Is Prime Real Estate,” They Say
  • Survive and Thrive September 2023: “I Want to Be a Farmer, a Garbageman, or Tom Brady”
  • Tucker and O’Reilly Discuss the Three People Everyone Needs
  • Investing Habits of the Fairly Wealthy: #10 Powerball
  • Your Survival Guy: “Life on Main Street Hasn’t Been This Hard in a While”
  • Your Retirement Life: Striped Bass Fishing off Block Island
  • “Then One Day the Grandfather was Gone”

US Treasury Yield Curve: My Favorite Investor Tool

Five Year Treasury Yield

“The Economy Is Buried Under Trillions in Debt”

“Never Back Down” Fundraising Upbeat

“Doctor, What Are You Doing?” “Nothing,” He Said

The Best Place to Cut Spending

Copyright © 2023 | Terms & Conditions | About Us | Dick Young | Archives