NEED TO KNOW
- Part of the Dorchester Collection, the hotel is located opposite the Tuileries Gardens, between Place de la Concorde and the Musée du Louvre
- One of just a small group of hotels to receive the highest French grade for hotel - 'Palace distinction'
- Yannick Alléno runs the three-Michelin-star restaurant. Let us know if you want a much sought after table
- The Valmont Spa offers packages to relax and unwind between a busy schedule of sightseeing and dinner
- A nice touch is that each room is soundproofed, allowing the famed Parisian traffic to be kept at bay
- Every room has both a shower and a bath
- We recommend the Deluxe Junior Suites
The Hotel
Le Meurice is a sumptuous Parisian palace with a twist. In 2007 Philippe Stark was challenged with adding some modern and fun touches to the gilded mirrors, frescos and chandeliers of Le Meurice. He didn't disappoint and took inspiration from Salvador Dali who spent around a month a year at the hotel. Some of the touches are designed to surprise and leave guests doing-double takes in the lavish surroundings of the hotel's lobbies. In one, guests sit under a giant handpainted canopy amongst tables with loud cowhide print sofas and dainty chairs offering just three legs. Dali would have loved it.
Make sure you spend time chatting to William, the head barman, in Le Bar 228. William has been with Le Meurice for decades and knows a thing or two about making cocktails. In fact Le Bar 228 has 17 exclusive drinks created by William and the team and is a place to which Parisians and celebrities flock.
Quite simply excellent. If I could say one thing it is that Egypt is the place to go right now, as there were virtually no tourists at some of the sights and that,I should think, is quite rare!
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